New Zealand in the finals after defeating West Indies Women in semi final of T20 World Cup 2024 (Women). The 2nd semi final match between New Zealand women vs West Indies women was a thriller of the edition. New Zealand secured the win by just 8 runs and entered the finals with South Africa. Here we’ll share the New Zealand women vs West Indies women match scorecard and match summary. For further feed you’ll get all the update about Final of T20 World Cup 2024 (Women).
New Zealand Women Vs West Indies Women (Semi Final Match T20 World Cup)
On 18 October 2024, was the day of New Zealand women Vs West Indies women semi final in ongoing T20 World Cup (Women). Early in the tournament South Africa already eliminated defending champions ‘Australia’. Here, fans were wondering if New Zealand was going to end the campaign of West Indies ‘Champions of 2016’. And New Zealand answered it beautifully on the night of last Friday with a thrilling win. In the next section we have mentioned the New Zealand women vs West Indies women match scorecard.
New Zealand Women vs West Indies Women Match Scorecard
New Zealand Women
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Suzie Bates | 26 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Georgia Plimmer | 33 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 106.45 |
| Amiela Kerr | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Sophie Devine(c) | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Brooke Halliday | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Maddy Green | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Izzy Gaze(wk) | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Rosemary Mair | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Lea Tahuhu | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Eden Carson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fran Jonas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Chinelle Henry | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Zaida James | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Hayley Matthews(c) | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Afy Fletcher | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
| Karishma Ramharack | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Deandra Dottin | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
West Indies Women
| Batting | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R |
| Hayley Matthews(c) | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Qiana Joseph | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shemaine Campelle(wk) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 65.00 |
| Deandra Dottin | 33 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 150.00 |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Afy Fletcher | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Chedean Nation | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zaida James | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Ashmini Munisar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Bowling | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
| Rosemary Mair | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Fran Jonas | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Eden Carson | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
| Amelia Kerr | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.50 |
| Lea Tahuhu | 3.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Suzie Bates | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |
New Zealand women won the match by 8 runs
New Zealand women vs West Indies Women Match Summary
The match of New Zealand women Vs West Indies played on the ground ‘Sharjah Cricket Stadium’. ‘Sophie Devine’ the skipper of New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first.
First Innings
New Zealand started the innings in good confidence. Their opening pair seemed to be set on the crease and building a good partnership. Then ‘Karishma Ramharack’ bowled out ‘Suzie Bates’ who seemed to be in good touch. The Second opener stayed on the crease and continued running the scorecard for New Zealand. But after the dismissal of ‘Ameila Kerr’. Plimmer also got out in the next over. And after that a series of fall of wicket started. Only ‘Izzy Gaze’ played a balanced innings and was not out till the last ball. And New Zealand reached a score of 128 runs.
Second Innings
New Zealand got early success when ‘Eden Carson’ bowled ‘Qiana Joseph’ on 4th delivery of 3rd over. But, ‘Haley Matthews’ The skipper was still on the crease. And was concerning for New Zealand and they got skipper after putting pressure on her by picking wickets at the other end. ‘Deandra Dottin’ Came as savior for West Indies and played an explosive knock of 33 runs off 22. But, Ameila got her wicket in the 17th over and this was the turning point for New Zealand. However ‘Afy Fletcher tried to tug West Indies but she got no other batter who helped her. And West Indies lost the match by 8 runs in the end.
Top Performers From New Zealand women vs West Indies Women
We have picked the top performers from the match scorecard.
- Georgia Plimmer
- Suzie Bates
- Izzy Gaze
- Eden Carson
- Amelia Kerr
- Daendra Dottin
- Afy Fletcher
- Hayley Matthews
New Zealand Women Vs West Indies Women Head to Head in T20 World Cup
New Zealand qualified for the T20 World Cup final by defeating West Indies by 8 runs. This is the first time for New Zealand since 2010 to play in a World Cup Final. There are a total of 4 New Zealand Women Vs West Indies Women matches in the T20 World cup till now. We have mentioned the short table of head to head from T20 world cup matches.
| New Zealand Women | Vs | West Indies |
| 4 | Matches Played | 4 |
| 2 | Won | 2 |
| 2 | Lost | 2 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 0 | No results | 0 |
Final Of T20 World Cup 2024 (Women)
Now New Zealand is in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 (Women). South Africa is already in the final after defeating defending champions. The match will be played on 20 October 2024 at ‘Dubai International Cricket Stadium’.
South Africa vs New Zealand
South Africa and New Zealand both teams reached the final after defeating World Cup champions. And whoever wins the final is going to be champion for the first time.
South Africa’s Expectations
In the last edition of the T20 World cup South Africa lost against Australia at their home. But, they took revenge from Australia in the semi finals of this edition. And looking to win the trophy they missed last time.
New Zealand’s Expectations
New Zealand never have won a single World cup title till now. So, this is the chance for them to become champions for the first time. They have good confidence after beating West Indies in a thriller.
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