The Group stage in this Women’s World Cup ended in dramatic fashion with West Indies knocking England out of the competition and New Zealand beating Pakistan to book their place in the Final four.
The 2nd Semi-final of the T20 World Cup Final will be played between these two sides and will be a battle of the hard hitting batters.
Women’s T20 WC 2024 Match 21: Semi-Final 2 – West Indies vs New Zealand I 19:30 IST, October 18
West Indies have had hiccups along the way and had to beat England to keep their chances of the play-offs alive and the Caribbeans did it in fine fashion with some help from a poor England fielding effort. They not only beat England; they even managed a better NRR to make their way to the play-offs with their top order batters looking in ominous form.
On the other hand, the White Ferns batting lineup struggled against Pakistan in their last group stage encounter. However, their bowling and some poor batting from Pakistan saved them the blushes. Their bowlers bowled out Pakistan for a measly total of 56 with Amelia Kerr being the star of the show.
Tough to call this one, West Indies will go into this encounter with a lot of confidence and momentum. However, New Zealand have proved time and again that they can handle tough situations and defend low scores. But looking at the two teams, West Indies could edge this one just because their batting looks in dangerous form and their bowling has been decent as well.
Fantasy XI
Haley Matthews, Qiana Joseph, Suzie Bates, Deandra Dottin, Amelia Kerr, Lea Kasperek, Sophie Devine (C), Shermaine Campbell (wk), Karishma Ramharack, Lea Tahuhu, Afy Fletcher.
Venue: Dubai
Winner’s Prediction: West Indies
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