- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 Ramharack gets the breakthrough West Indies were after! This is fuller, straighter and perhaps slightly quicker. Bates, like the previous ball, wants to access the region behind point via the reverse. Makes a complete hash of it and hears the death rattle soon after. Bates has to walk back, and is that the last time she is walking back in T20I cricket for New Zealand?! 48/112.1 stumped by an absolute mile! Fizzed through on a length outside off. Hangs in the air and then drops like a stone on Plimmer, who despite advancing, is not to the pitch of the ball. Swishes at it anyway and the ball breezes through to the keeper, who has little trouble in whipping off the bails. A slightly dodgy celebration, but Fletcher seems to have enjoyed that wicket! 69/311.2 straight to Ramharack, and Dottin is working her magic again! Full outside off. Kerr tries to generate momentum by charging down but cannot get as much under it as she would have wanted. Chips it to mid off, and Ramharack makes no mistake. Kerr throws her head back in disappointment, and West Indies keep plugging away! 65/215.1 Devine bites the dust, and that is a monumental moment in the game! Short, wide and tempting Devine to throw her hands at it. She does so but cannot keep her stroke down. Skews up tamely off the outer half of the bat and Ramharack snares the chance at short third. Not sure Fletcher quite nailed it with her celebratory dance, but she is turning this game in her team's favour! 98/514.4 hot knife through butter, and Dottin is delivering on the big stage, yet again! Zipped into the blockhole on off stump and that slight break seems to have led to a lapse in concentration. Halliday cannot jam her bat down in time and the ball knocks back off stump. Dottin is absolutely pumped; NZ a little pensive! 96/416.1 Campbelle calls early, and the World Boss is dominating the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final! Hard length on off, and this seems to stick in the surface a smidgen. Green, looking to tug it to leg, is too early into the stroke and the ball loops up off the leading edge. Campbelle, with those big mitts, gets under it and gobbles up the chance. NZ faltering; West Indies flying! 102/616.4 huge appeal from Dottin, but the umpire is unmoved! Slower ball on a full length on middle and leg. Mair is all at sea, with respect to picking the variation and seems to play too early. Gets rapped on the pads and while that seemed to be heading down leg, West Indies want to chance their luck with this. Ohhhhh...this looks a lot closer than it first seemed. Impact is on the back leg and there is no bat involved. Three reds on Ball Tracking and Mair is outta here! Dottin has four, and NZ are sinking fast! 104/719.4 goes high up, and taken on the second attempt by Qiana Joseph! Slanted across on a full length on off. Tahuhu has a mighty swipe at it but cuts across it too much. Joseph settles under it at extra cover and very nearly makes a meal of it. To her credit, she keeps her eyes on it all the way and is alert enough to snap up the rebound! 127/819.5 Carson has been run out first ball, but she gets Gaze back on strike! Low full toss just outside leg. Carson has a pop at it but miscues it terribly. The ball bobbles towards the bowler and that is the cue for Gaze to hare down. Carson is happy to sacrifice her wicket, and NZ are nine down! 127/9Extras1 (nb 1)TOTAL128/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.4)Fall of wickets: 1-48 (Suzie Bates, 8.2 ov), 2-65 (Amelia Kerr, 11.2 ov), 3-69 (Georgia Plimmer, 12.1 ov), 4-96 (Brooke Halliday, 14.4 ov), 5-98 (Sophie Devine, 15.1 ov), 6-102 (Maddy Green, 16.1 ov), 7-104 (Rosemary Mair, 16.4 ov), 8-127 (Lea Tahuhu, 19.4 ov), 9-127 (Eden Carson, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB CA Henry 4 0 24 0 6.00 11 2 0 0 0 Zaida James 2 0 8 0 4.00 7 1 0 0 0 HK Matthews 1 0 9 0 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 ASS Fletcher 3 0 23 2 7.66 4 2 0 0 0 K Ramharack 2 0 11 1 5.50 6 0 1 0 0 AA Alleyne 4 0 31 1 7.75 8 3 0 0 1 DJS Dottin 4 0 22 4 5.50 9 0 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.5 goes high up, and taken at deep mid wicket! Tahuhu breaks the game open, and lets out a huge celebratory cry! Length on off stump. Matthews comes down the track and looks to tonk it into tomorrow. The ball, though, holds just enough in the surface to make her lose control and drag it. Kerr settles under the high ball at deep mid wicket and makes no mistake whatsoever. NZ right in the driving seat now! 51/42.4 off stump knocked back, and Carson has the last laugh! Tossed up beautifully on a length on middle stump. Drifts into Joseph and then grips just enough to spin past Joseph's swipe. Smashes into the top of off stump, and Carson is delighted. Last match's POTM will not play a major role in the run-chase tonight! 16/14.1 Carson has two, and New Zealand are cock-a-hoop! Darted in full and wide outside off, asking Campbelle to go over the off side. She takes up the challenge but comes up woefully second-best. Clinks it off the toe-end and Bates dives forward to snaffle it up at extra cover. Immediately points to Devine, and that seems like a plan that has worked a charm. Either way, West Indies in some early trouble! 20/28.5 timmmbbbberrrrrr, and Carson has three on the biggest night of her life! Dangled up on a length outside off. Taylor looks at the flight and the length, and thinks she can deposit this over cow corner. Does not get close enough to the ball, though, and it drops on her late before ripping past her flailing blade. Stumps go splat, and New Zealand break through! 41/316.3 goes straight up, and Amelia Kerr has done it! She has gotten rid of the World Boss, and New Zealand can now sense that spot in the final, even as Dottin walks back crestfallen! Fizzed through on a back of a length on middle and off. Dottin steps across, looking to sweep it away. The ball, though, bounces that tad bit extra and takes the top edge. Spoons up to Jonas at short fine leg, and the contrast of emotions is quite visible. Dottin cannot believe what she has just done; Kerr absolutely over the moon with that breakthrough! 96/613.4 a phenomenal catch on the fence, and Kerr immediately runs over to her! Thrown up full outside off and Alleyne thinks this is the ball that gets her going. Swings at it with all her might and makes decent connection. The only problem, though, is that it is too close to Green at long off. She sprints to her right, gets into a great catching position and holds on high to her right ultimately! NZ keep chipping away! 63/517.3 stumps shattered again, and now Nation bites the dust! Darted in full on middle and off. Nation has a wild yahoo across the line and forgets the watch the ball closely enough. The ball thunders into the stumps and West Indies are flat-lining here! 97/719.3 leg stump pegged back, and Bates roars in delight! Tahuhu comes racing over to embrace her, and NZ feel they are almost there now! Full, flat, you-miss-I-hit stuff from Bates. Slants into leg stump and that takes it inside James' arc. She only swats away a few flies and sees her leg stump knocked back. A stirring cameo, but now, someone else will have to take WI past the finish line! 118/8Extras8 (lb 1, w 7)TOTAL120/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Qiana Joseph, 2.4 ov), 2-20 (Shemaine Campbelle, 4.1 ov), 3-41 (Stafanie Taylor, 8.5 ov), 4-51 (Hayley Matthews, 10.5 ov), 5-63 (Aaliyah Alleyne, 13.4 ov), 6-96 (Deandra Dottin, 16.3 ov), 7-97 (Chedean Nation, 17.3 ov), 8-118 (Zaida James, 19.3 ov)
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
New Zealand Women advanced
Match number
Season
Match days
18 October 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- New Zealand Women: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: New Zealand Women - 54/1 in 10.0 overs (GE Plimmer 25, AC Kerr 3)
- Over 10.2: Review by West Indies Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Agenbag, Batter - AC Kerr (Struck down)
- New Zealand Women: 100 runs in 15.3 overs (94 balls), Extras 1
- Over 16.4: Review by West Indies Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Agenbag, Batter - RA Mair (Upheld)
- Innings Break: New Zealand Women - 128/9 in 20.0 overs (IC Gaze 20, FC Jonas 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 25 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: West Indies Women - 48/3 in 10.0 overs (HK Matthews 15, DJS Dottin 2)
- West Indies Women: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 4
- West Indies Women Concussion Player Sub: Chedean Nation in for Chinelle Henry (West Indies Women innings, 13.1 ov)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
Match Coverage
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