ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024: The 2nd Semi Final match of Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played on Friday, October 18 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE. West Indies Women vs New Zealand Women teams will face each other in this match.
| Match | West Indies Women vs New Zealand Women (WI-W vs NZ-W) |
| League | Womens World Cup T20 |
| Date | Friday, 18th October 2024 |
| Time | 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT) |
The second semi-final match will be played today between WI-W and NZ-W team. WI-W team defeated PK-W by 6 wickets in the last match on the basis of explosive batting by Hayley Matthews, Kiana Joseph and made its place in this semi-final.
On the other hand, NZ-W team won by 54 runs against PK-W with the help of excellent bowling spells by Amelia Kerr, Eden Carson. Suzie Bates also scored 28 runs in this match. In the last 10 matches played between the two teams, NZ-W team has won 8 matches. The team that manages to win this match will play in the final with South Africa.
Hayley Matthews: In the last match played against EN-W team, she has taken 2 wickets and scored 50 runs. In this match also, she will be everyone's first choice as captain.
Qiana Joseph: She is the opening batsman of WI-W team. She has also scored a half-century in the last match batting with a strike rate of 136.
Afy Fletcher: In the last match played against EN-W team, she has taken 3 wickets giving just 21 runs in 4 overs. She can take wickets in this match as well.
Amelia Kerr: The most prominent player of NZ-W team. She has taken 3 wickets for her team in the last match. She can also contribute well with the bat.
Eden Carson: She has also performed well in the last match from NZ-W team. She has taken 2 wickets giving 7 runs in 3 overs.
West Indies Women (WI-W) Possible Playing 11: 1. Hayley Matthews(C), 2. Qiana Joseph, 3. Shemaine Campbelle(WK), 4. Deandra Dottin, 5. Chinelle Henry, 6. Aaliyah Alleyne, 7. Chedean Nation, 8. Zaida James, 9. Afy Fletcher, 10. Karishma Ramharack, 11. Ashmini Munisar
New Zealand Women (NZ-W) Possible Playing 11: 1. Suzie Bates, 2. Georgia Plimmer, 3. Amelia Kerr, 4. Sophie Devine(C), 5. Brooke Halliday, 6. Maddy Green(WK), 7. Isabella Gaze(WK), 8. Fran Jonas, 9. Rosemary Mair, 10. Lea Tahuhu, 11. Eden Carson
The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium is a dry pitch and favours fast bowlers. The dimensions of the ground are 62 meters down and 65 meters square of the wicket which makes boundary hitting an attractive proposition. Generally, the wicket in Sharjah is equally helpful for both batsmen and bowlers. Once the batsmen understand the movement of the balls, they get a chance to set high targets.
The weather will be clear during the match between West Indies Women vs New Zealand Women in Sharjah, UAE. The temperature is expected to be around 30°C on the match day, with 56% humidity and 8.1 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
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