New Delhi. On the basis of Suzie Bates' brilliant bowling in the last over, New Zealand defeated West Indies and made it to the final of the Women's T20 World Cup for the first time since 2010. West Indies needed 15 runs in the last over but Suzie Bates spent only 7 runs taking one wicket in this over. And by giving a memorable victory to the Kiwi team, it took it closer to the title.
In the Women's T20 World Cup semi-final played in Sharjah, New Zealand defeated the West Indies in a low-scoring match with the help of spinners Eden Carson and Amelia Kerr's brilliant performance. The New Zealand team, which has so far been the runner-up in 2009 and 2010, will face South Africa in the final on Sunday. South Africa had defeated defending champion Australia in the semi-finals on Thursday. The New Zealand team, which won the toss and batted first, could score only 128 runs for nine wickets in which Deandra Dottin contributed 33 runs in 22 balls. This includes three sixes hit by Lia Tahuhu in the 16th over.
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West Indies scored 120 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.
West Indies team could score only 120 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. Off-spinner Carson took three wickets for 29 runs while Kerr took two wickets for 14 runs in four overs, which included the valuable wicket of Dottin. Carson has taken eight wickets and Kerr has taken 12 wickets in the tournament. Suzie Bates, who has played in the Beijing Olympics, bowled the last over when West Indies needed 15 runs. Bates gave only seven runs. This could be the last T20 tournament for Bates, captain Sophie Devine and Tahuhu, which they would like to make memorable with a win. Earlier, Dottin, who had performed all-round for West Indies, bowled brilliantly and took four wickets for 22 runs.
Dottin has hit a total of 31 sixes in the Women's T20 World Cup.
Deandra Dottin hit a total of 9 sixes in this World Cup. Dottin holds the record for hitting most sixes in Women's T20 World Cup history. He has hit 31 sixes. After this, no other player could hit more than 19 sixes. The record of hitting most sixes in a single edition of Women's T20 World Cup is in the name of Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Who hit the maximum number of 13 sixes in 2018.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 18, 2024, 11:38 PM IST
