West Indies vs New Zealand Women's T20 World Cup 2024 2nd semi-final: Pitch Report and Head-to-Head

West Indies vs New Zealand Women's T20 World Cup 2024 2nd semi-final: Pitch Report, Head-to-Head and Playing 11

The second semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be played today between 2016 champions West Indies and New Zealand. The match will start at 7:30 pm at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The semi-final will be played for the third time between the two teams. Earlier it was played in 2010 and 2016. New Zealand won in 2010 and West Indies in 2016.

Today's champion team will face South Africa on October 20. South Africa made it to the final by defeating defending champions Australia in the first semi-final.

Match details

West Indies vs New Zealand

When: 18 October

Where: Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Toss: 7 PM | Match start: 7:30 PM

West Indies sixth semi-final

This is West Indies' sixth semi-final. Earlier, the team played semi-finals in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. It was eliminated in the first round of the last two World Cups 2020 and 2023.

New Zealand made it to the last-4 for the 5th time

New Zealand is waiting for its first title. This is the team's fifth semi-final. Earlier, the team made it to the semi-finals in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2016. The team was runner-up twice.

New Zealand Women's team dominates West Indies in T20 cricket

New Zealand Women's team has dominated West Indies in T20 cricket. 23 matches have been played between the two since 2009. In this, New Zealand has won 15 and West Indies has won only 5 matches. At the same time, 4 matches were played between the two in the Women's T20 World Cup. Both won 2-2 in this.

Matthews scored the most runs, good performance is expected from her even today

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews will be expected to give a match-winning performance. Matthews plays an important role with both bat and ball. She is the team's top run scorer in this World Cup. The bowling attack will be led by Afy Fletcher and Karishma Ramharack.

The New Zealand women's team led by Sophie Devine is balanced. Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr will play an important role in the top order. Wicketkeeper Isabella Gage brings depth to the batting. Amelia Kerr is at the top in bowling. Kerr is also the top wicket taker of this World Cup.

Pitch Report and Records

This match is to be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The pitch here is bowling-friendly. So far 20 women's T20 matches have been played in this stadium. In this, the team batting first has won 10 matches and the chasing team has also won 10 matches.

Weather Condition

On Friday, there will be very bright sunshine and heat in Sharjah. The temperature here on the day of the match will be between 27 to 37 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain. The wind speed will be 13 km/h.

Possible playing-11 of both teams

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (Captain), Kiana Joseph, Shamin Campbell, Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Jada James, Ashmini Munisar, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher and Karishma Ramharack.

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimer, Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, Maddie Green, Isabella Gage, Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson and Fran Jonas.

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