Australia vs. New Zealand Highlights of the Women's World Cup Second Semifinal: New Zealand defeats the West Indies by 8 runs to advance to the top match against South Africa.
West Indies defeated New Zealand by eight runs at 128 for 9 (Plimmer 33, Dottin 4-22, Fletcher 2-23) to 120 for 8 (Dottin 33, Carson 3-29, Kerr 2-14).
After 14 years, New Zealand defeated the 2016 champions, the West Indies, by eight runs in a low-scoring thriller in Sharjah to go to the Women's T20 World Cup final. The competition is looking for a first-time champion, and New Zealand will face South Africa, the runners-up from the 2023 edition.
Unmute and Pause Fullscreen Sophie Devine's team chose to bat first, and on a field where the ball was not hitting the bat, they puffed and huffed their way to 128 for 9. With a 4 for 22 record, Deandra Dottin was the standout of the West Indies. However, Eden Carson and company held the West Indies to 25 for 2 on the powerplay, so their pursuit did not go as planned.
Despite their best efforts, Hayley Matthews and Stafanie Taylor were only able to muster a combined 28 off 41 balls. West Indies then needed 78 from 55 and were 51 for 4. Once more, Dottin kept the West Indies in the match. The equation dropped from 24 to 34 because to her spectacular performance, which included hitting Lea Tahuhu for three sixes in an over at 22-ball 33. However, Dottin's innings was cut short in the 17th over when she top-edged a sweep to short fine leg, which was taken by Amelia Kerr, the World Cup's leading wicket-taker. Despite their shortcomings—they lost five catches in the field—New Zealand's bowlers managed to limit the West Indies to 120 for 8.
It was clear from the way they began with the ball that Matthews was delighted to bowl first. With spin and pace delivered equally in the opening six overs, West Indies held New Zealand to a low score of 32 runs. Chinelle Henry, a fast bowler, bowled three of her four overs during the powerplay. She did this by hitting strong lengths and causing movement both off the pitch and in the air, which prevented Bates and Georgia Plimmer from getting going.
During this phase, Zaida James' full toss and Henry's high-pitched delivery were two of New Zealand's three free fours. Early on, Plimmer had a hard time finding her timing. Bates made an unsuccessful attempt to cross the track and head down to locate fast runs.
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