DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Girls’s captain Hayley Matthews says her teammates confirmed great coronary heart and grit in defeating England to qualify for tTuesday’ssemifinals of the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup
Needing a win to safe a spot within the remaining 4, West Indies Girls produced an distinctive efficiency on their method to recording a snug six-wicket victory over the favorites, eliminating them from the competitors.
It marked the primary time West Indies Girls had defeated England since 2018 and snapped a 13-game dropping streak.
West Indies will now play New Zealand within the second semifinal on Friday for a spot in Sunday’s remaining.
Matthews mentioned she was extremely happy with the Caribbean facet’s progress within the event since their embarrassing opening-round loss to South Africa, during which they misplaced by ten wickets.
“Yeah, it was simply large jubilation. I feel we’re simply extremely happy with what we’ve been in a position to take action far this event.
“I feel lots of people wrote us off coming into this event and the best way we’ve been in a position to go about our cricket, particularly after the beginning we had towards South Africa, we’ve simply bounced again towards Scotland, towards Bangladesh, and I feel we haven’t beat England in about six years,” Matthews mentioned on the post-match press convention following their victory that propelled them to pole place in Group B.
“So far as I can bear in mind, the final time we beat them was again in 2018, however everybody nonetheless got here right here with a perception and a battle.
“And it exhibits what we will do as a West Indian workforce. I feel many individuals arising towards us know that whether it is one factor we’ve bought, it’s lots of coronary heart and lots of battle, and we simply confirmed that as we speak,” she added.
Matthews, who scored a good half-century and, along with fellow opener Qiana Joseph, who made 52, placed on 102 runs to spearhead the Windies’ chase, admitted that all the pieces had clicked throughout that stand.
“I feel going out, we didn’t think about getting 60 off six overs, however from the primary ball I confronted, I observed it was sliding on, and I form of took a liking to that,” she mentioned.
“After which Qiana just about has only one function when she goes on the market, and that’s to get us off to an ideal begin. She has superb hand-eye coordination, and I feel she is a harmful participant if you are available her half on a great wicket.”
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