Key occasions
sixteenth over: West Indies 95-5 (Dottin 33, Fletcher 9) A scorching forehand off Tahuhu sails over the rope for SIX. One other SIX follows 4 balls later, a again foot swivel and swipe. AND ANOTHER! Her thirty first six in her T20 WC profession. 34 wanted from 24 balls
fifteenth over: West Indies 72-5 (Dottin 14, Fletcher 6) Seven from Mair’s over, completed as Fletcher steps and smashes her again over her head. 57 wanted from 30 balls
14th over: West Indies 65-5 (Dottin 12, Fletcher 1)
After the lack of Alleyne, extra dangerous information for West Indies all methods spherical: Nation is a concussion substitute for Henry, after that head blow within the subject. Henry introduced added spice with the bat.
But it surely seems Dottin has been fortunate – within the earlier over, the umpires didn’t choose up a tiny edge – that was given as broad, and right here New Zealand drop one other catch on the rope – this time Carson the responsible celebration. If Dottin goes onto win the match – New Zealand might be rueing their probabilities.
WICKET! Alleyne c Inexperienced b Kerr 4 (West Indies 63-5)
Alleyne tries to hit Kerr out of the stadium, however picks out Inexperienced on the rope who dives and holds on with musical alacrity. Kerr raises each arms and sprints in direction of her.
thirteenth over: West Indies 61-4 (Dottin 10, Alleyne 3) Dottin flies at Tahuhu’s first ball – West Indies appear to have determined she’s the one to focus on – simply misses laying out the bowler, and taking out the umpire – hits the non-striker’s stumps as an alternative. Woofs the following to deep mid wicket for a pair, and is dropped on the rope off the following by Mair – not one for the household scrapbook. 19 balls for the reason that final boundary.
twelfth over: West Indies 54-4 (Dottin 5, Alleyne 2) Mair is immaculate as soon as extra. Simply two from the over, because the run charge hits the vertical.
eleventh over: West Indies 52-4 (Dottin 4, Alleyne 1) Dottin courts hazard by leaning again and lofting the headbanded Tahuhu. Bates runs backwards from cowl however can’t fairly attain the dropping ball in time. (I had no thought she’d additionally performed basketball for New Zealand – thanks commentators). Then Matthews go huge, and isn’t so fortunate. The trumpets blare their tunes.
WICKET! Matthews c Kerr b Tahuhu 15 (New Zealand 51-4)
Matthews expenses Tahuhu and drives to the heavens, one hand flying away from bat. However Kerr is ready at deep midwicket, ft planted, and calmly takes the catch.
tenth over: West Indies 48-3 (Matthews 15, Dottin 2) Kerr licks her lips, retains issues tight till the fifth ball, when Matthews sweeps with abandon and beats the sprinting boundary fielder to select up 4. Half manner stage – NZ had been 54-1 on the similar level.
ninth over: West Indies 42-3 (Matthews 11, Dottin 1) Boundaries eventually! Two in three balls, a canopy drive by Taylor – and a lofted drive from Matthew, hovering excessive of mid-off . However then the wicket. West Indies want Dottin to do one thing huge right here.
WICKET! Taylor b Carson 13 (West Indies 41-3)
The massive fish! Caron snaffles a 3rd as Taylor licks her lips for a 3rd boundary for the over however as an alternative flamboyantly misses and loses her stumps.
eighth over: West Indies 31-2 (Matthews 6, Taylor 8) Devine throws the ball to Kerr – the joint main wicket taker within the event with ten in her pocket. Taylor repeatedly tries to power her away, lastly manages with a backfoot musle to midwicket for a pair. The run charge stretches as much as eight an over.
seventh over: West Indies 28-2 (Matthews 6, Taylor 5) Simply three singles from the over as New Zealand tighten additional the screw. Within the crowd some pleased little women play with a cuddly kiwi. Who’s going to press the accelerator?
sixth over: West Indies 25-2 (Matthews 5, Taylor 7) 4 dots, a single and a large from Mair’s second over. Matthews has a swing and almost brings within the diving Bates into play once more, however it falls simply quick. The facility play considerably misnamed on this match.
fifth over: West Indies 22-2 (Matthews 4, Taylor 2) New Zealand squeezing, squeezing. NZ had been 23-0 at this stage
WICKET! Campbelle c Bates b Carson 3 (West Indies 20-2)
Cracking diving catch from Bates, who swoops at further cowl after Campbelle toeends with out impact. Bates factors as her captain – this one’s yours skipper!
4th over: West Indies 20-1 (Matthews 4, Campbelle 3) Three dot balls to start out Jonas’ over, and West Indies can’t discover the boundary within the final three balls.
third over: West Indies 16-1 (Matthews 3, Campbelle 0) This feels tense already. A key wicket for Carson – one o England’s destroyers from Tuesday, safely again within the dressing room.
WICKET! Joseph b Carson 12 (West Indies 16-1)
Tremendous from Carson: after conceding two big boundaries she tempts Joseph to have one other go and rolls the ball into off stump . Carson conducts a mini farewell, and Joseph should trot off.
2nd over: West Indies 8-0 (Matthews 3, Joseph 4) Joseph goes to grandly sweep Jonas’s first ball however misses, and is left kneeling on the bottom. 4 from the over, together with a large.
West Indies innings
1st over: West Indies 4-0 (Matthews 1, Joseph 3) An immaculate trying Mair with the primary over. And I believe she’ll see that as successful, proscribing West Indies to dibs and dabs.
They’re out already and the kettle hasn’t boiled!
“On this wicket, something is defendable”
Suzie Bates: The wicket was holding just a little bit so we didn’t get our timing proper. That innings (by Gaze) to get us over the 120-mark is essential and something can occur with this West Indies aspect. We’ve got to maintain taking wickets. Good for us that there’s sufficient within the wicket to bowl the West Indies out.
[Asked about Henry’s injury[ It is never nice, sometimes when that happens, cricket takes a back seat. Best wishes to her.
[Confident?]You’ve got to be. On this wicket, something is defendable and in semi-final cricket, something can occur.
New Zealand 128-9, West Indies want 129 to win
twentieth over: New Zealand 128-9 ( Gaze 20, Jonus 0) Alleyne with the ultimate over. Gaze scoops her first ball right down to the rope. An amazing little bit of fielding off the third ball as Tahuhu expenses on the ball however it’s picked up by the bowler. In between the wickets, New Zealand handle six from the over. Very a lot not the entire they’ll have been aiming for a few hours in the past. However on the radio, Katherine Sciver Brunt says that they’ll assume it’s sufficient.
WICKET! Carson run out (Alleyne) ) (New Zealand 127-9)
Carson has a go however can solely hit the ball again to Alleyne, who turns round and clops the bails off. Gaze, although, has made it down the opposite finish.
WICKET! Tahuhu c Joseph b Alleyne 6 (New Zealand 127-8_
After Tahuhu goes excessive, Joseph almost performs the drop of the event at further cowl, however rescues herself with a one-handed catch off the rebound – and holds on as she lands on the laborious Sharjah floor with a thump.
nineteenth over: New Zealand 122-7 ( Gaze 14, Tahuhu 6) Matthews throws her arms about in frustration as New Zealand take an overthrow off a fumble from Dottin on the bowler’s finish. Good work by these two, who choose 9 from the penultimate over, after 9 from the 18th as nicely.
18th over: New Zealand 113-7 ( Gaze 9, Tahuhu 2) Glorious farming by Gaze who picks up a boundary shifting one previous high quality leg – 9 from the over.
seventeenth over: New Zealand 104-7 ( Gaze 2, Tahuhu 0) Can New Zealand squeeze as much as 120? Dottin (4-13) nonetheless has an over left.
WICKET Mair lbw Dottin 2 (New Zealand 104-7)
Dottin fancies it… the umpire says no… they go upstairs. When it’s your day, it’s your day: the evaluate reveals Mair accomplished by a slower ball.
WICKET! Inexperienced c Campbelle b Dottin 3 (New Zealand 102-6)
Oh expensive, springs now becoming a member of wheels as the entire jalopy hits the rocks. A 3rd wicket for Dottin and a neat catch behind the stumps.
sixteenth over: New Zealand 102-5 (Inexperienced 3, Gaze 2) That is slipping away from New Zealand now – no Devine to information them house.
WICKET! Devine c Ramharack b Fletcher 12 (New Zealand 98-5)
At this stage of the innings Devine can’t resist a fats broad one that claims hit me – however will get no reward because the ball loops to quick third.