Tag: Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

DUBAI: Amelia Kerr displayed her all-round brilliance to guide New Zealand to their maiden ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title by defeating South Africa in the final here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

South Africa, the runners-up of the 2023 edition, once again failed to win the trophy as they could not chase the 159-run target.

Amelia Kerr put on a stellar performance, earning the Player of the Match award. She showcased her all-round capabilities by scoring 43 runs off 38 balls and taking 3 wickets for 24 runs.

While chasing 159, South Africa got off to a flying start with a 51-run opening stand between skipper Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits.

However, Fran Jonas provided the breakthrough with the wicket of Brits, who scored 17 off 18 to disrupt South Africa’s momentum.

Laura Wolvaardt top-scored with 33 off 27 before falling prey to Amelia Kerr, leaving South Africa reeling at 59-2.

New Zealand bowlers did not allow South Africa to make a comeback and restricted them to 126-9 courtesy of timely wickets.

Apart from the opening batters, only Chloe Tryon (14) and Annerie Dercksen (10) managed to reach double figures for South Africa.

For New Zealand, Rosemary Mair also took three wickets along with Kerr, while Jonas, Eden Carson and Brooke Halliday managed one wicket each.

Earlier, South Africa invited New Zealand to bat first in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 and earned an early breakthrough in the second over.

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Ayabonga Khaka dismissed Georgia Plimmer (9) before Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr joined hands to construct a cautious partnership of 37 runs.

Nonkululeko Mlaba broke the budding partnership, removing Bates, who was playing at 32 off 31 with the help of three boundaries.

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine could not add much to the total, falling victim to Nadine de Klerk after scoring 6.

Brooke Halliday joined settled Amelia Kerr and together they added 57 runs for the fourth wicket from 44 balls to push the team’s total to 127.

Chloe Tryon halted New Zealand’s momentum as she ended Halliday’s entertaining knock of 38 runs from 28 balls, which featured three boundaries.

Meanwhile, Amelia Kerr fell prey to Mlaba in the next over after playing a 43-run knock, which conceded 38 balls and included four boundaries.

Maddy Green then struck an unbeaten 12 off 6 to take the team’s total to 158-5 in their allocated 20 overs.

Nonkululeko Mlaba led South Africa’s bowling with the figures of 2-31, while Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk bagged one wicket each.

PLAYING XIs

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze (wk), Lea Tahuhu, Rosemary Mair, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka.

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SHARJAH: A disciplined bowling performance, led by Eden Carson powered New Zealand to edge past West Indies by eight runs and qualify for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 final.

Set to chase a modest 129, the former champions only managed to amass 120/8 in the allotted 20 overs despite Deandra Dottin’s brisk knock.

West Indies had a shaky start to the pursuit as they lost two quick wickets, Qiana Joseph (12) and Shemaine Campbelle (3), inside five overs with just 20 runs on the board.

Following the slump, returning Stafanie Taylor joined skipper Hayley Matthews and together they raised a cautious 21-run partnership until the former was cleaned up by Carson on 13 as West Indies slipped to 41/3 in 8.5 overs.

Coming out to bat at No.5, Dottin took the reigns of West Indies’ run chase with a counterattacking knock.

She smashed three sixes on her way to top score for West Indies with a 22-ball 33.

Dottin had kept West Indies on track, courtesy of her sixth-wicket partnership with Afy Fletcher but her untimely dismissal diminished the 2016 champions’ hopes.

West Indies slipped further to 97/7 when Fran Jonas struck in the next over, dismissing Chedean Nation for a duck.

Fletcher was then supported by Zaid James, who had glimmered a ray of hope by hitting Suzie Bates for a four on the first delivery of the final over, bringing the equation down to 11 off five.

James, however, failed to continue and was cleaned up by Bates on the third delivery without adding further runs and walked back in disgust after playing a fighting 14-run knock from eight balls.

Fletcher got the strike on the penultimate delivery with West Indies needing 10 but managed only one and remained unbeaten 17 on 15.

Carson was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand, courtesy of her three wickets, followed by Amelia Kerr with two scalps. Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu and Bates, on the other hand, made one scalp each.

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New Zealand captain Sophie Devine’s decision to bat first backfired as the White Ferns had to settle for a modest total.

New Zealand had a steady start to their innings, courtesy of a cautious 48-run opening stand between Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer.

The duo frustrated the former champions until Karishma Ramharack provided them with a much-needed breakthrough in the ninth over by bowling Bates, who made 26 off 28.

Plimmer then put together a brief partnership with Amelia Kerr, which yielded 17 runs before both perished in successive overs to leave New Zealand reeling at 69/3 in 12.1 overs.

Georgia Plimmer remained the top-scorer for New Zealand with a grafting 33 off 31 balls with the help of three fours and a six.

Skipper Devine was then joined by Brooke Halliday, who gave a minor push to New Zealand’s scoring rate with a brisk cameo. She made 18 off nine deliveries before falling victim to Dottin in the 15th over.

Halliday shared a crucial 27-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Devine, who followed suit in the next over, departing for a run-a-ball 12.

Deandra Dottin then posed a double blow to New Zealand in the next over, dismissing Maddy Green (3) and Rosemary Mair (2) to bring the total down to 104/7 in 16.4 overs.

Wicketkeeper batter Isabelle Gaze then offered some resistance at the backend with a fighting knock. She remained unbeaten with a 14-ball 20.

Dottin was the standout bowler for the West Indies, returning brilliant bowling figures of 4/22, followed by Afy Fletcher with two wickets, while Ramharack and Aaliyah Alleyne shared two wickets between them.

New Zealand will now face South Africa in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 final, scheduled at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Sunday.

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DUBAI: New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first against West Indies in the second semi-final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (capt), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack.

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DUBAI: Anneke Bosch’s unbeaten half-century powered South Africa to stun defending champions Australia by eight wickets and qualify for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 final.

Set to chase 135, South Africa comfortably knocked the winning runs when Bosch fittingly hit Megan Schutt for a four on the second delivery of the 18th over.

The Proteas, however, had a contrasting start to the pursuit as Tazmin Brits fell victim to Annabel Sutherland on the first delivery of the fifth over. She scored a run-a-ball 15.

Skipper Laura Wolvaardt was then joined by Bosch in the middle and together they dominated Australia bowlers to put South Africa in touching distance.

The pair shared a match-defining 96-run stand, which lasted with Wolvaardt’s dismissal in the 15th over. The South African captain made 42 off 37 deliveries with the help of three fours and a six.

Meanwhile, Anneke Bosch kept going and registered a one-sided third-wicket partnership with Chloe Tryon (1*) to guide South Africa to the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 final.

Bosch top-scored for South Africa with an unbeaten 74 off just 48 balls, hitting eight fours and a six.

For Australia, Annabel Sutherland bagged two wickets, while the rest went wicketless.

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Put into bat first, the defending champions had to settle for a modest total despite an anchoring knock from wicketkeeper batter Beth Mooney.

Australia had a shaky start to their innings as they lost Grace Harris (3) and Georgia Wareham (5) with just 18 runs on the board in three overs.

Following the early hiccup, stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath joined Mooney in the middle and launched a recovery.

The duo batted sensibly against a disciplined South African bowling attack and knitted an important 50-run partnership for the third wicket.

Nonkululeko Mlaba then provided a much-needed breakthrough to South Africa in the 13th over when she got rid of McGrath with a slower delivery.

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McGrath struck three boundaries on her way to a 33-ball 27.

Mooney then joined forces with veteran all-rounder Ellyse Perry and propelled Australia close to the 100-run barrier before a direct hit from Marizanne Kapp drew curtains on her brilliant knock.

She remained the top-scorer for Australia with a 42-ball 44, laced up with two fours.

Perry then partnered with Phoebe Phoebe Litchfield and bolstered Australia’s total with a 35-run partnership, which culminated with the former’s dismissal on the final delivery of the innings.

Ellyse Perr scored a quick 31 off 23 balls, while Litchfield remained unbeaten on 16 off nine deliveries.

Ayabonga Khaka was the standout bowler for South Africa, picking up two wickets, while Marizanne Kapp.

South Africa will now face either West Indies or New Zealand in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 final, scheduled to take place on Sunday.

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DUBAI: South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first against Australia in the first semi-final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

PLAYING XIs

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka.

Australia: Grace Harris, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.

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DUBAI: Skipper Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph scored rampant half-centuries and propelled West Indies, alongside South Africa, into the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final as England crashed out.

West Indies’ eight-wicket victory knocked England out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 as the former champions slipped down to third in Group B standings.

West Indies got off to a flamboyant start to the pursuit as skipper Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph recorded a brisk 102-run partnership.

Joseph, who was the core aggressor of the opening stand, fell briefly after amassing her half-century when she was deceived by a Sciver-Brunt’s slower delivery in the 13th over.

She remained the top-scorer for West Indies with a 38-ball 52, which included six fours and two sixes.

Matthews followed suit in the next over when she miscued a pull shot off Sarah Glenn. She smashed seven fours and a six on her way to a 38-ball 50.

The back-to-back dismissals glimmered a ray of hope for England bowlers, who did well to halt the flow of runs for West Indies.

But Deandra Dottin turned the tide in West Indies’ favour when she smashed Charlie Dean for 16 runs in a match-defining 16th over.

England got another thin chance when they struck twice in the span of three deliveries including the prized scalp of Deandra Dottin, 27 off 19 balls, with West Indies needing six off 14 deliveries.

But Aaliyah Alleyne, unfazed by the pressure mounted by the England bowlers, steered West Indies over the line with an unbeaten six off four deliveries.

For England, Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone and Glenn made one scalp each.

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Put into bat first, England registered a formidable total on the board, courtesy of an unbeaten half-century by Nat Sciver-Brunt.

The 2009 champions had a shaky start to their innings as they lost three wickets inside seven overs with just 34 runs on the board.

Following the slump, skipper Heather Knight joined Sciver-Brunt in the middle and anchored the innings with a crucial 46-run partnership, which culminated with the former getting retired hurt after scoring a 13-ball 21.

Knight’s injury jolted England as they began to lose wickets at an alarming rate.

But, Sciver-Brunt stood her ground firm and kept the scoreboard ticking single-handedly. She carried her bat all the way through with an unbeaten 57 off 50 deliveries with the help of five boundaries.

Afy Fletcher was the standout bowler for England, picking up three wickets, followed by Hayley Matthews with two, while Deandra Dottin made one scalp.

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DUBAI: West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the 20th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

PLAYING XIs

England: Maia Bouchier, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Heather Knight (capt), Amy Jones (wk), Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell.

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (capt), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack

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DUBAI: A disciplined bowling effort, followed by Tazmin Brits’ anchoring knock steered South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the 16th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana’s decision to bat first did not prove beneficial as her side could accumulate 106/3 in their set of 20 overs.

The Asian side had a shaky start to their innings as they lost Dilara Akter (0) on just the second delivery of the innings.

Following the early hiccup, Sobhana Mostary joined opening batter Shathi Rani in the middle.

The duo batted cautiously amid their 36-run partnership for the second wicket until Annerie Dercksen dismissed Rani in the eighth over.

Shathi Rani played a scratchy 19-run knock from 30 deliveries with the help of two boundaries including a six.

Bangladesh continued to bat defensively after Rani’s dismissal as the 45-run partnership between skipper Nigar Sultana and Mostary came from 56 balls.

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Mostary remained the top-scorer for Bangladesh with a 43-ball 38 while Sultana carried her bat all the way through and returned unbeaten with a 38-ball 32.

For South Africa, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Annerie Dercksen and Marizanne Kapp took one wicket apiece.

Chasing a modest 107-run target, South Africa comfortably knocked the winning runs on the second delivery of the 18th over.

The Proteas had a shaky start to the pursuit as they lost their captain Laura Wolvaardt in the third over with just 23 runs on the board.

Wolvaardt’s dismissal, however, did not bother South Africa much as Brits and Anneke Bosch recorded a match-defining second-wicket stand, which yielded 53 runs at a brisk rate before both both fell in quick succession.

Brits remained the top-scorer for South Africa with a 41-ball 42, laced with five boundaries, while Bosch made a run-a-ball 25.

Later, Marizanne Kapp (13*) and Chloe Tryon (14*) guided South Africa home with a sensible unbeaten 26-run partnership.

Fahima Khatun was the standout bowler for Bangladesh, picking up two wickets, while Ritu Moni made one scalp.

The seven-wicket victory put South Africa at the top of Group B standings of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 with six points in four matches while Bangladesh remained at fourth with two points in as many matches.

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SHARJAH: Georgia Plimmer’s anchoring half-century powered New Zealand to a thumping eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the 15th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka only managed 115/5 in the allotted 20 overs despite Chamari Athapaththu’s sensible knock up the order.

The Asian champions got off to a briefly flying start to their innings with Athapaththu dominating the Proteas bowlers.

The brisk opening stand ended in the fourth over when Vishmi Gunaratne perished after a scratchy eight-run knock.

Gunaratne’s dismissal pushed Sri Lanka to the backfoot, and Athapathu then put together a cautious partnership with Harshitha Samarawickrama that lasted for 10 overs and only yielded 48 runs.

Sri Lanka then suffered a massive blow to their batting expedition as both Athapththu and Samarawickrama perished in quick succession, leaving their side reeling at 76/3 in 14.2 overs.

Athapaththu remained the top-scorer for Sri Lanka with a 41-ball 35 while Samarawickrama made 18 off 29 balls.

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Sri Lanka soon lost two more wickets as Kavisha Dilhari and Anushka Sanjeewani walked back after modest contributions before an unbeaten 18-run partnership between Nilakshika Silva and Ama Kachana gave a late push to their total.

Leigh Kasperek and Amelia Kerr claimed two wickets each for New Zealand, followed by Eden Carson with one.

In response, New Zealand comfortably chased down the modest target for the loss of just two wickets and 15 balls to spare.

Openers Suzie Bates and Georgia Plimmer laid a solid foundation for the pursuit with a 49-run partnership, which culminated with the former’s dismissal in the eighth over.

Bates scored 17 off 22 balls, hitting one boundary.

Plimmer then partnered with Amelia Kerr and added 46 runs for the second wicket before falling victim to Athapaththu, briefly after amassing her half-century.

She remained the top-scorer for New Zealand with a well-crafted 53 off 44 deliveries, laced up with four boundaries.

Skipper Sophie Devine then joined Kerr in the middle and made sure there were no further hiccups for New Zealand in the modest pursuit with an unbeaten 23-run partnership.

Kerr smashed three boundaries on her way to a 31-ball 34, while Devine made 13 not out.

For Sri Lanka, Athapaththu and Sachini Nisansala could pick up a wicket apiece.

The eight-wicket victory lifted New Zealand to third in Group A standings of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 with four points in three matches while Sri Lanka concluded their campaign winless.

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DUBAI: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against South Africa in the 16th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

PLAYING XIs

Bangladesh: Dilara Akter, Shathi Rani, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana, Murshida Khatun, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter.

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka.

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