Newsday Reporter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: West Indies Girls saved their finest efficiency of the 2024 ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup for when it mattered most, in a clinical six-wicket victory over England Girls that seen them growth to the semifinal spherical.
In a have to web game, Qiana Joseph scored her first-ever T20 half century for the West Indies and captain Hayley Matthews struck an even 50, because the Caribbean facet chased down England’s 141 for seven in 20 overs, ending on 144 for four off 18 overs.
The victory used to be the West Indies Girls’s first web over England Girls since 2018 and snapped a 13-game losing lunge.
The consequence helped the Windies high Community B, whereas taking away England from the tournament with South Africa advancing in 2d web page online on rep poke rate despite all the pieces three teams carried out on six facets.
It also marks the first time the West Indies Girls occupy qualified for the semifinal of a T20 World Cup since 2018.
Australia will play South Africa in the first semifinal on Thursday, whereas the Windies and Fresh Zealand will battle on Friday for a web page online in the ideal.
Taking half in in her A centesimal T20 world, skipper Matthews and Joseph added 102 runs in an opening partnership that attach them in company withhold an eye fixed on.
It used to be an especially impressive showing by Joseph, who opened in inform of the injured Stafanie Taylor, who used to be dominated out with a leg injury.
Matthews wasted minute time in getting on the scoreboard, blasting like a flash bowler Lauren Bell’s 2d transport of the innings over the boundary at prolonged leg.
Two balls later she guided Bell past quick magnificent leg for four and then ended off the over that leaked 14 runs with every other boundary over mid-off.
Joseph despatched Nat Sciver-Brunt to the boundary on two times in the following over, as West Indies raced to 26 with out loss.
An aggressive Joseph then clobbered off-spinner Charlie Deane for a six over midwicket and followed it up with successive boundaries off left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone in the fourth over.
Joseph used to be lucky to no longer be pushed aside by Sciver-Brunt when she used to be 31, nonetheless Alice Capsey spilled the choice.
They occupy been made to pay for the probability, and Matthews introduced up the West Indies’ 50 in the fifth over when she happy Sciver-Brunt to magnificent leg for four.
Matthews continued her assault by hitting Dean for three more boundaries in the sixth over as West Indies ended the vitality play on 67 with out loss.
Joseph moved into the 40’s after surviving every other likelihood, this time Maia Bouchier shedding the fetch at deep midwicket.
Bouchier gave Joseph a third lifeline when she received both hands to Joseph’s slug that went to deep midwicket, nonetheless she palmed the ball over the rope for six.
Joseph finally introduced up her maiden T20 half century off 34 balls when she whipped leg-spinner Sarah Glenn to deep midwicket for a single.
Her luck finally ran out when she used to be caught by Danni Wyatt-Hodge for 52 off 38 balls, inclusive of two sixes and 6 fours.
Matthews introduced up her 14th T20I fifty rapidly afterwards, nonetheless with the ranking 104 for one she used to be abet in the pavilion after miscuing a pull off Glenn to be out for 50 from 38 balls. Her knock contained seven fours and one six.
Her dismissal introduced Deandra Dottin to the crease and she or he ensured the West Indies stayed in the ascendancy by clobbering Deane for two sixes and a four in the 16th over to leave her crew needing 14 runs from 24 balls.
And even supposing both Shemaine Campbelle and Dottin misplaced their wickets, Aaliyah Alleyne held her nerve to total the competition by riding Ecclestone to the veil boundary to spark wild celebrations among the many West Indies camp.
West Indies’ bowlers had earlier laid the groundwork by restricting England, with handiest Nat Sciver-Brunt putting up any accurate resistance.
Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 57 from 50 balls, nonetheless England’s innings fell abet as soon as captain Heather Knight used to be compelled to retire effort on 21, with the ranking 80 for three.
Afy Fletcher used to be the indispensable destroyer with 3-21 from her four overs whereas Matthews took 2-35. CMC
SCOREBOARD
ENGLAND
Maia Bouchier c Joseph b Fletcher*14
Danni Wyatt-Hodge c Dottin b Matthews*16
Alice Capsey poke out*1
Nat Sciver-Brunt no longer out*57
*Heather Knight retired effort*21
+Amy Jones c Dottin b Fletcher*7
Charlie Dean c Matthews b Fletcher*5
Danielle Gibson c Fletcher b Dottin*7
Sophie Ecclestone c Dottin b Matthews*7
Sarah Glenn no longer out*1
Extras (lb2, w3)*5
TOTAL (seven wickets; 20 overs)*141
Did no longer bat: Lauren Bell.
Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-31, 3-34, 4-94, 5-104, 6-126, 7-135.
Bowling: Henry 2-0-14-0, James 2-0-10-0, Matthews 4-0-35-2, Alleyne 3-0-23-0, Fletcher 4-0-21-3, Dottin 3-0-16-1, Munisar 1-0-11-0, Ramharack 1-0-9-0.
WEST INDIES
*Hayley Matthews c Gibson b Glenn*50
Qiana Joseph c Wyatt b Sciver-Brunt*52
+Shemaine Campbelle poke out*5
Deandra Dottin b Ecclestone*27
Chinelle Henry no longer out*0
Aaliyah Alleyne no longer out*8
Extras (w2)*2
TOTAL (four wickets; 18 overs)*144
Did no longer bat: Chedean Nation, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack.
Fall of wickets: 1-102, 2-104, 3-136, 4-136.
Bowling: Bell 3-0-22-0, Sciver-Brunt 4-0-33-1, Dean 4-0-46-0, Ecclestone 4-0-23-1, Glenn 3-0-20-1.
Result: West Indies won by six wickets.
Player-of-the-Match: Qiana Joseph.
Umpires: Eloise Sheridan, Sarah Dambanevana.
TV Umpire: Claire Polosak.
Match Referee: Shandre Fritz.
Reserve Umpire: Vrinda Rathi
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West Indies females stormed into the Girls’s T20 World Cup semi-finals after outplaying England by six wickets at Dubai World Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on October 15.
Two half-centuries from openers Qiana Joseph (52) and skipper Hayley Matthews (50) blended for a stellar 102-poke opening stance, which plot the stage for a target-reaching total of 142/4, in answer to England’s 141/7.
The victory for the Windies females (six facets) seen them climb from third to first in Pool B with a superior rep poke rate (NRR) of +1.504. The consequence also eradicated England (six facets) from pole web page online and into third, and inevitably, out the tournament.
South Africa (six facets) also developed to the semis in 2d inform with a NRR of +1.382 as in comparison with England’s +1.117.
Despatched in to bat, England stumbled to 34/3 courtesy properly-organized catches from Joseph and Deandra Dottin. Dottin also made the highlight reel for a ambitious fraction of fielding to rob away Alice Capsey (one).
Nat Sciver-Brunt rescued the innings with a properly-performed, unbeaten 57 from 50 balls. Skipper Heather Knight (21) also had a fiery stint in the guts sooner than retiring effort.
Any Fletcher, Dottin and Matthews squeezed the England batters in the ideal few overs, which seen them restricted to 141/7 after 20 overs.
Leg-spinner Any Fletcher (3/21) used to be the make a choice of the bowlers and off-spinner Matthews (2/35) also bagged a couple.
In answer, West Indies females confirmed decided intent, with a commanding 36 runs coming from the first three overs. Matthews and Joseph beat the English bowlers across the park, including to their frustration.
At the midway price, West Indies occupy been 89 with out loss, needing a joyful fifty three runs from 60 balls.
Brunt had Joseph caught out by Danni Wyatt-Hodge in the Thirteenth over and Sarah Glen eradicated Matthews, caught by Danielle Gibson, 5 balls later.
With the openers gone, Dottin opened to blast a like a flash-fire 27 from 19 balls. Shemaine Campbelle scored 5.
After 15 overs, West Indies females wished 30 from 30, and despite losing Campbelle and Dottin in a while, Aaliyah Alleyne (eight no longer out) and Chinelle Henry (zero no longer out) took them over the road with two overs to spare.
Matthew’s half-century used to be her 14th in T20Is, and Joseph scored her debut T20I 50.
West Indies now face Fresh Zealand females in semifinal two on October 18 from 10am (TT time).
The indispensable semi bowls off on October 17 between Australia and South Africa, from the the same time.
SCORES
ENGLAND 141-7 in 20 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 57 no longer out, Heather Knight 21 retired effort, Danni Wyatt-Hodge 16, Maia Bouchier 14; Afy Fletcher 3-21, Hayley Matthews 2-35).
WEST INDIES 144-4 in 18 overs (Qiana Joseph 52, Hayley Matthews 50, Deandra Dottin 27).
Reporting by Jonathan Ramnanansingh
