West Indies Girls exited the ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup in a gut-wrenching semi-final defeat, falling brief by eight runs in opposition to New Zealand on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Regardless of an excellent all-round efficiency by Deandra Dottin, the Windies have been unable to safe a spot of their second T20 World Cup closing.
New Zealand posted a modest whole of 128 for 9 of their 20 overs, with Dottin main the West Indies bowling assault with a stellar spell of 4-22. Nevertheless, their chase faltered as a consequence of common wickets falling at essential moments, and so they ended on 120 for eight on the shut of their innings.
On the forefront
Dottin, as soon as once more, was on the forefront, top-scoring with 33 runs off 22 balls, smashing three sixes in her entertaining knock. However New Zealand’s trio of Rosemary Mair, Fran Jonas, and Participant-of-the-Match Eden Carson saved the strain on all through the innings, stifling the West Indies’ makes an attempt to construct momentum.
The Windies started their chase with excessive hopes, needing simply over six runs an over, however they struggled early on. Qiana Joseph managed a few boundaries however was bowled by Carson for 11. Shemaine Campbelle adopted quickly after, caught for 3, leaving West Indies limping to 25 for 2 on the finish of the facility play.
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The state of affairs worsened when veteran Stafanie Taylor was bowled for 13 by Carson, who claimed three wickets in whole. West Indies captain Hayley Matthews was dismissed for 15, and when Aaliyah Alleyne fell for simply 4, the Windies discovered themselves at 63 for 5 within the 14th over.
Briefly revived hopes
Dottin and Afy Fletcher (17 not out) briefly revived hopes with a 33-run partnership, and Dottin’s blistering three sixes off Lea Tahuhu within the sixteenth over introduced the equation all the way down to 34 runs from 24 balls. However simply as momentum appeared to swing within the Windies’ favor, Dottin was caught at brief tremendous leg off Amelia Kerr, halting their progress.
With 15 runs wanted from the ultimate over, Zaida James struck the primary ball from Suzie Bates for a boundary, however she was bowled for 14 quickly after. New batter Ashmini Munisar managed solely a single, and when Fletcher couldn’t join with the penultimate supply, West Indies’ hopes of a second T20 World Cup closing slipped away.
New Zealand, reaching their first-ever T20 World Cup closing, have been led by Georgia Plimmer’s 33 and Suzie Bates’ 26, with Dottin and Fletcher combining to limit them to 128-9. Nevertheless, Eden Carson’s 3-29 and Kerr’s 2-14 ensured that New Zealand held their nerve in a tense end.
