WI-W vs NZ-W Live Score, Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal updates: Bates, Plimmer off to slow start; NZ 32/0 (6)

Henry is in to bowl her final over. 

Hayley Matthews is into the attack, replaces James. Slightly outside off, Plimmer advances down the track and clears the midwicket region for a FOUR! Identical line and Bates goes down the track this time but its kept low, they get a couple of runs. Nine runs came from the over and that’s the end of PowerPlay as well. Windies will be a happy camp seeing how things have panned out so far 

Henry to Bates, full and just outside off and Bates tries a scoop shot but miscues it, thankfully it falls out of reach of the keeper. They get a couple of runs. Shortish again, Bates comes down the track, swings and misses, light appeal from the keeper and the bowler but the umpire thinks otherwise. Seven off the over

James continues. Bates makes full use of the full toss and smacks it over square leg for a FOUR! Much needed one that for the Kiwis. 

Henry continues. Wide outside off, Bates hits it to the covers fielder and takes a dangerous single, had the throw been a bit better, she would’ve been in trouble. Back of a length, wide outside off, Plimmer takes a swing at it and misses, dot. Quiet over, just three from it 

Zaida James to bowl the second. Tidy over so far and she’s swung it both ways. Just a single in the first four deliveries. Full and outside off, Plimmer comes down the track, lofts it but gets just a single

Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer will open the innings for New Zealand while Chinelle Henry will bowl the first over 

Henry starts off with three dots on the trot and she’s kept the lengths tight, not giving any room. Slightly outside off, driven through covers but Joseph’s diving effort restricts it to just one. Full and straight and Plimmer punches it through the line for a FOUR! Henry finishes off with a dot. Five came from that over

Players of both the teams have entered the field and its time for national anthems. New Zealand’s anthem is being played first

Wicketkeepers: Shemaine Campbell

Batters: Qiana Joseph

All-rounders: Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Deandra Dottin, Sophie Devine

Bowlers: Afy Fletcher, Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas

Composition: WI 5:6 NZ Credits left: 12

West Indies Women

H Matthews, Q Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle, D Dottin, S Taylor, C Henry, A Alleyne, Z James, A Fletcher, A Munisar, K Ramharack, H Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (wk)

New Zealand Women

S Bates, G Plimmer, M Kerr, S Devine, B Halliday, M Green, I Gaze, R Mair, L Tahuhu, E Carson, F Jonas, S Devine (c), I Gaze (wk)

Sophie Devine wins the toss and elects to bat first. She also confirms that they are going with an unchanged 11

West Indies Women

Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Chedean Nation, Hayley Matthews (C), DJS Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Q Joseph, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Zaida James, K Ramharack, Ashmini Munisar

New Zealand Women

IC Gaze (wk), ML Green, SW Bates, BM Halliday, Georgia Plimmer, SFM Devine (C), AC Kerr, F Jonas, LMM Tahuhu, Eden Carson, RA Mair

Click the link below to catch the highlights of the first semifinal, where South Africa beat Australia by eight wickets: 

Australia vs South Africa HIGHLIGHTS, Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal: SA secures first-ever T20 WC win over AUS to qualify for final

AUS-W vs SA-W: Follow for scorecard, updates and highlights of the Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal between Australia and South Africa at the Dubai International Stadium. 

WI: Hayley Matthews (c), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (vc, wk), Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Mandy Mangru, Nerissa Crafton

NZ: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

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