West Indies vs New Zealand HIGHLIGHTS, Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal: NZ-W beats WI-W by eight runs to qualify for final

Halliday is into the attack for the first time! 15 needed off the final over. Full and outside off, James drives it through covers for a FOUR!! 11 needed from five now! Is there a twist in the tale?! Right into the blockhole this time, dot. STRAIGHT AND THROUGH THE GATE! JAMES HAS TO WALK BACK! Ashmini Munisar is the next batter in. She gets a single and it’s Fletcher on strike, 10 off the last two needed now. Fletcher moves towards the line of the ball, tries to slog and misses. It’s all but over now! Single off the final delivery and NEW ZEALAND IS THROUGH TO THE FINAL AND WILL FACE SOUTH AFRICA ON SUNDAY!

Carson to bowl the penultimate over. 23 needed off 12 balls. Three singles and a double in the first four balls. Another catch dropped! This time it’s the substitute fielder Penfold at covers as James survives. To add insult to injury, New Zealand has exceeded the over rate and will get penalised in the final over 

Jonas back into the attack for her final over. Nation gone for a five-ball duck! She tried to slog sweep, missed and the ball rattled her stumps! Angled down the leg side, James clears her front leg and smashes it for a FOUR! 

Kerr replaces Mair. Fletcher sweeps and gets Dottin back on strike. AND KERR PROVIDES THE IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH! Wonderful bowling change from Devine! Slightly short, Dottin tried to slog sweep but miscues it to Jonas at short third! Nation is in at eight. An impactful over comes to an end, just one run and the huge wicket of Dottin

Slightly short from Tahuhu, Dottin rocks back and pulls it for a SIX over deep midwicket! Directed towards the leg stump this time, Fletcher gives herself room and drives it through covers but there’s protection, two. Full and straight, Dottin goes bang! Over deep midwicket yet again for a SIX! ANOTHER ONE! On the off stump this time and the result is the same! SIX! 

Mair is back into the attack, replaces Kerr. Back of a length and Fletcher hits it right back over the bowlers head for a FOUR! 

Chidean Nation to replace Chinelle Henry as a Concussion replacement.

Kerr replaces Mair. It has been 19 balls since the last boundary was scored and the required run rate is close to 10 now! What a catch by Green in the deep! Kerr sprints towards her to celebrate the wicket! Alleyne gone for a 11-ball four. Fletcher is in at seven. Another catch dropped in the deep and this time its Carson! 

Tahuhu bowls short, Dottin pulls it high, Mair gets under the ball but squanders it! A chance goes begging. Seven runs off the over including a couple of doubles 

Mair back into the attack, replaces Kerr. Three dots on the trot. Just two runs from the over 

Tahuhu is into the attack, replaces Carson. Full and outside off, Dottin lofts it and the ball goes just out of a diving Bates, who was running back from the cover region. HIGH IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! MATTHEWS HAS TO WALK BACK! The WI captain came down the ground and played a one-handed lofted shot straight to Kerr at deep midwicket. Alleyne is the next batter in 

Kerr continues. Starts off with a yorker, dot. On the off stump, Matthews shuffles across and hits it through the onside for a FOUR! The Windies need a lot more of those 

Carson into the attack, replaces Jonas. Fullish and slightly wide outside off, Taylor comes down the track and drives it through covers for a FOUR! Full and wide again, Matthews clears the infield this time for a FOUR! That would take the pressure off West Indies a bit. You miss, I hit! Carson picks up her third! Pitched outside off and angled into Taylor, who tires a slog sweep and misses! Dottin is in at five. The required run rate has increased to 7.88 now

Kerr, the joint-leading wicket-taker of this tournament, is into the attack and she replaces Mair. And the dots continue. It has been over five overs since WI’s last boundary and that speaks volumes of what the NZ bowlers have done thus far

Jonas continues. The innings so far has been dominated by the NZ bowler, with Carson being the pick with two wickets. Jonas meanwhile, is raking up the dots. Three singles form the over 

Mair back into the attack, replaces Jonas. Tidy over so far, just three runs off the first four balls. Full and wide outside off, Matthews chases it but misses, dot

Carson continues and she strikes on her first ball! Full and straight, Campbell tries to loft it only for Bates to catch at covers! Taylor is the next batter in. Just a couple of runs from the over 

Shemaine Campbelle c Bates b Carson 3 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60

Jonas continues and she continues to attack the stumps, giving no room for Matthews to swing the bat. Three dots on the trot. Four runs from the over 

Carson bowls a full toss and it is dispatched for a FOUR! In the slot this time and Joseph lofts it over the bowler’s head for another FOUR! Carson gets the last laugh though! Full and straight, Joseph attempts to go big but misses and the ball rattles the stumps! Campbell is in at three. A dot to finish the over 

Jonas to bowl the second. Just a single off the first three balls. Short and wide, Joseph rocks back and cuts it for a couple of runs

Mair opens with the ball. Matthews gets a single off the first ball and the Windies are off the mark. Shortish and width offered, Joseph hits it through the point region for a couple of runs 

Alleyne gets the yorker wrong and bowls one down the leg, Gaze helps it towards fine leg region for a FOUR! Slower one, Tahuhu miscues it and Joseph completes the catch after an initial fumble! Another wicket and it’s a run out. Carson hits it straight back to Alleyne and runs and gets dismissed but she’s brought Gaze on strike. Just a single to finish the innings. NZ finish with 128/9 on board 

Dottin will bowl the penultimate over. Can she get the fifer? An over throw helps Gaze pick up an extra run as they collect three. Nine runs off the over 

Alleyne replaces Fletcher. Wide outside off, Gaze moves towards the line and scoops it for a FOUR! Straighter this time but Gaze tries the scoop again but almost comes close to getting played on. 

Dottin continues and picks another one, third wicket of the evening. Fullish and straight, Green tries to flick it through the legside but gets a top edge as the keeper completes an easy catch! Dottin takes the pace off and deceives Mair as the ball crashes on to the pads. Huge appeal but the umpire thinks otherwise, review taken. It’s three reds and Mair has to walk back! TWO WICKETS IN AN OVER. Tahuhu is the new batter in. 

Fletcher replaces Alleyne and she strikes on her first delivery! Short and wide, Devine tries to cut it but hits it directly to the short third fielder! Two new batters in the middle and the Windies are calling the shots now. Four runs and a wicket from that over 

Sophie Devine c Ramharack b Fletcher 12 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100

Dottin replaces Fletcher. Injury scare for Halliday as she rushes for a second run towards the danger end, she’s down on the ground and looks uncomfortable. Physios rush to attend her. She’s back in action but her stay in the middle is cut short as Dottin excecutes a perfect yorker that disturbs the timber! 

Brooke Halliday b Dottin 18 (9b 2x4 0x6) SR: 200

Alleyne is back into the attack, replaces Dottin. Slightly short and outside off, Halliday just helps it through the line and a good work from the deep fielders save one run for their side. Full and outside off, Devine finds the gap through covers for a FOUR! A couple of runs to end the over 

Fletcher replaces Ramharack. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! Slower through the air, Plimmer tries to loft by coming down the track and misses, and it’s an easy stumping. Brooke Halliday is the next batter in and she’s off the mark with a single. Pitched towards the pads, Halliday comes down the track and lofts it for a FOUR! Much shorter this time and Halliday whacks it on the onside for another FOUR! 

Dottin replaces Alleyne. Short and slightly outside off, Kerr tries to pull it but doesn’t get the desired elevation, it goes straight to Henry and the ball has gone straight through her hands and hits her forehead! The support staff rush in to attend Henry, who’s on the ground wincing in pain. She’s taken off the field. SOFT DISMISSAL THIS! Kerr goes down the track and hits it straight to Ramharack at covers! Skipper Devine is in at four. 

Amelia Kerr c Ramharack b Dottin 7 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 63.63

Ramharack continues. On the up, Kerr tries to slog sweep and misses. Huge appeal from the bowler and keeper. DRS taken. Impact is outside off and WI loses a review. Full and straight, Plimmer advances down the track and smokes it over long on fielder for a SIX! 

Alleyne replaces Fletcher. Just a couple of singles in three balls. Just four from the over 

Ramharack replaces Henry. AND SHE PROVIDES THE BREAKTHROUGH ON HER SECOND DELIVERY! Bates tries the reverse sweep on consecutive delivery and perishes as the ball goes through her gates! Kerr is in at three. Down the legside, Kerr moves down the track and gets off the mark with a single. That’s New Zealand’s 50 as well. Superb over for the Windies, two runs and a wicket

Suzie Bates b Ramharack 26 (28b 1x4 0x6) SR: 92.85

Afy Fletcher is into the attack, replaces Matthews. Three singles off the first three deliveries. Bates goes straight this time and gets a quick double. Seven runs from the over 

Henry is in to bowl her final over. Slightly outside off, Bates gives herself room and hits it on the onside but the deep square leg fielder is there to stop, two runs. Shortish and straight and Plimmer lofts it, James misjudges the trajectory and it runs away for a FOUR! 

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

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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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