NZ-W vs WI-W, the 4th match of the group stage of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, the first inning, as West Indies-W won the toss and elected to field first. NZ-W openers, Isabella Gaze and Georgia Plimmer, gave a good kick start to NZ-W, as 9 runs came from the 1st over, with 2 fours from Isabella’s bat. Gaze-Plimmer were in destructive form, and as 12 runs came from the 5th over, where Isabella hit a hat-trick of fours on captain Hayley Matthews’ over.
The first breakthrough came in the 6th over’s 5th ball, where Georgia Plimmer was trying to hit a cross-batted shot but got caught out after scoring 8(11), and she got out. After 6 overs, New Zealand were at 49/1. Amelia Kerr 0*(1) and Isabella Gaze 38*(25).
NZ-W vs WI-W: New Zealand In Turbulence, as 2-Wicket Loss in a Single Over
NZ-W vs WI-W, the middle overs started on a good note for West Indies, as in the 8th over, 2 breakthroughs came for WI-W, in the form of captain Amelia Kerr, as she was trying to hit straight but ended up giving a low catch to an inner-circle fielder. She scored only 5(6), and on the 4th ball of the 8th over, Isabella Gaze got caught out on the ball of Aaliyah Alleyne’s over. Brooke Halliday and Sophie needed a partnership of about 50-60 runs.
As the tempo of the match was a bit tremulous, and after the loss of 2 wickets in a single over, NZ-W didn’t lose the momentum and scored boundaries fearlessly. The 13th over began with Hayley Matthews’ fierce bowling and Sophie Devine’s wicket, as she scored 22(15), and after 16 overs, NZ-W were at 121/4. Brooke Halliday 29*(24) and Maddy Green 13*(12).
NZ-W vs WI-W: Halliday’s Crucial Knock led NZ-W to 163 Target
The death overs of NZ-W vs WI-W started with a balanced singles and doubles approach by Green-Brooke. The 5th breakthrough for WI-W came in the 18th over, where Alleyne, on her last ball of the over, dismissed Brooke. Halliday produced a crucial knock of 40(32), with a strike rate of 125.
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Maddy Green, on the other end, stood like a wall and was scoring runs, as 22 runs came from the last 2 overs of the innings. With Maddy Green’s crucial contribution of 35 runs in 22 deliveries, New Zealand-W ended up setting a total of 162/6. To win the match, West Indies need 163 in 20 overs, with a run rate of 8.15 per over.
