2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and now 2024: the West Indies are back to where they feel they belong - in the semi-final, and within two games of repeating their 2016 heroics all over again! A cracking Caribbean performance and they have doused England in the desert, beating them for the first time in 14 T20Is, and beating them away from home for the first time in more than 10 years! Ecclestone was going for the yorker again but ended up bowling a low full toss outside off. Alleyne held her nerve and threaded this wonderfully between extra cover and cover. The fielder gave chase but could not pull it back in. Screams of delight in the West Indian camp - they have come to Dubai tonight, and they have run over one of the pre-tournament favourites!
ENG Women vs WI Women, 20th Match, Group B at Dubai, Women's T20 World Cup, Oct 15 2024 - Match Result
WI Women won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
9:35pm And...breathe. Another riveting day of Women's T20 World Cup action, ending in pure delirium for one, and utter disappointment for the other. More of that, of course, is lined up, and we will be back at it on Thursday with the first semi-final. Until then, this is goodbye from Raghav and myself. Take care, everyone, and hope to see you on Thursday!
9:30pm The dates are set. The teams have also been finalized now. It will be Australia versus South Africa in Dubai on October 17, with New Zealand taking on the West Indies a day later in Sharjah. Two past winners, including the defending champions, and two teams that have lost finals before. A tantalizing semi-final line-up, which promises a whole heap of drama.
Hayley Matthews, West Indies captain: I don't think many people had us (as semi-finalists). Incredibly proud of the group. Up against the odds tonight but to put up a performance like that with the bat, Joseph scoring her first T20I fifty - what a time to do that. For the first six or so overs of our innings, it did slide on a bit (better). We have been chasing (before in this tournament) and we back ourselves to knock off whatever runs are put on the board. Important to take tomorrow off but to then get right back to it. We have not won the World Cup yet. It will be a big game against NZ and we are up for the challenge. Everyone knows their roles, what they want to do and on the day, we want to execute. (On today's performance) Pretty close (to perfection). We bowled really well but we did let up in the field. Feel we are peaking at the right time, and hopefully we can see something even better in the semi-final. This is exactly what I wanted (in my 100th T20I)
Heather Knight, England captain: (On how she is feeling) Frustrated. Bad timing for me and tough to watch. Credit to them, they came at us hard, played the conditions well and put us under the pump. Tough to take but credit to Hayley and her team. (On the score) I don't think we were far off. There was a bit of turn in the surface, and was tough at times (to bat on). We bowled too short and they played it well. That partnership was top-quality and put us under the pump. (On her calf injury) Little tweak. I was strapped up, ready to come in and hit a few but yeah, frustrated. We will be judged on today. In a tournament like this, you slip up once and it can be costly. Very frustrated but very proud of the girls and they fight they have shown.
Jamie: "Congratulations, West Indies! You have thoroughly outplayed England tonight, particularly with the bat. England will know this was a game they could have won (e.g. by taking catches), but they crumbled badly under pressure, and that too is partly down to WI who applied that pressure!"
Qiana Joseph, speaking to the broadcaster after collecting her Player of the Match award and after shaking a leg in celebration: She (Matthews) told me to just back myself and to watch the ball, and go through with the line of the ball. I was real aggressive at the start and that followed me through my innings. It was a bit challenging at first but I backed myself and played through the line. (On her first fifty and doing it in a pressure game) I feel real happy and I could not do it without Jesus Christ and my teammates supporting me all along the way.
9:15pm England do not know where to look. England do not know what has hit them. England do not know how something that felt so good till about four hours ago, fell apart so badly in an hour and a half. It was, simply put, a very bad day at the office and they chose the worst possible moment to have that bad day. The early pace-setters in Group B, the only unbeaten team apart from Australia (before tonight), now has to pack their bags and return home.
As for the West Indies, well, take a bow. They had their backs against the wall, especially chasing 142 on what seemed a tricky wicket and against a very good bowling attack. But when backed into a corner, they did what Caribbean outfits usually do, and they came out swinging. And they came out swinging with the sort of vigour that you would associate with a team that is going to the final four.
Joseph and Matthews set the tone and England simply had no answers. They kept coming hard at England and they did so for a prolonged period, racing away to 67-0 in the powerplay and effectively killing the chase. There was a phase where the nerves would have jangled, especially once the openers were dismissed in quick succession but Dottin's 19-ball 27 calmed those nerves and gave WI the platform to romp past the finish line.
into the blockhole on middle and off. Alleyne digs it out towards the bowler
slowed up on a length on off. Drifts into the batter before pitching and ripping away past the outside edge
first-ball boundary for Alleyne, and the West Indies are on the cusp now! Juicy full toss outside off. Alleyne cannot believe her luck and cracks this through cover!
Ecclestone knocks Dottin over!! Surely there isn't another twist in this tale? Full toss slanted into middle and off. Dottin pre-meditates the paddle and walks too far across. Fails to get bat on it and hears the death rattle soon after. Trudges back to the shed - she knows she should have been there right at the end but now, someone else will have to hit the winning runs!
fizzed in very full on middle and off. Dottin jams her bat down in time and keeps it out
has Campbelle been run out!? Oh yes, she is short of her ground! Back of a length outside off. Dottin dabs it behind point and Campbelle is hell-bent on the single. Hustles to get to the batter's end but Capsey's throw is accurate. Jones is quick enough behind the stumps too, and Campbelle has to walk back!
gotta go, gotta go, gotta go Deandra Dottin! Full on middle and off. Campbelle drills it back at the bowler, who gets her boot in the way. Deflects towards Bouchier at mid wicket, who picks it up cleanly but her throw is not accurate enough to catch Dottin out at the batter's end
back of a length just outside off. Campbelle looks for the cut but does not have enough room to work with. Scuffed to extra cover
slow, short and wide outside off. Dottin uses her bottom hand to generate power and thrashes it over point. Campbelle pushes Dottin for the third, and Dottin has to scramble to complete it at the bowler's end
length ball hung up wide outside off. Dottin throws her hands at it but only swishes at thin air. Called a wide, though
slow and short outside off. Dottin waits a very long time for it before slapping it past point for a couple of runs
angled in on a length on middle and leg. Campbelle heaves at it and drags it towards fine leg
14 off 24 now, and WI might just have eyes on finishing top of the table. They can do that by chasing this inside 19 overs. Sciver-Brunt to bowl
Dottin goes again, and when that happens, you just sit back and marvel at it! This is again in the slot on middle and off. Dottin bends her back knee, gets down low to generate elevation and clubs it over deep mid wicket. Long boundary, fielder on the fence, high-pressure game - it does not matter to Dottin!
very full outside off. Dottin gives herself some room but cannot drive it past Ecclestone at extra cover
20 off 26 now and WI back in control
bye-bye, ball! In the slot outside off and Dottin is all over it like a rash. Drops down to one knee and clobbers it over the deep mid wicket fence!
in the gap, and into the fence! Much-needed boundary for the West Indies! Length outside off. Dottin gets down on one knee early and heaves at it with all her might. Muscles it enough to deep square leg's left!
length just outside off. Dottin looks for a cuter version of the reverse-sweep but does not lay bat on ball. Gets struck on the body for her troubles
darted in full and wide outside off. Dottin looks for the reverse but fails to make contact. Another dot...
Back to run-a-ball now. The pressure just building a shade. 30 off 30. Dean to bowl
back of a length on off. Comes off slow and tucks up Campbelle, who can only drop it right beside her
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| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | |
| Toss | West Indies Women, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | WT20I no. 2095 |
| Match days | 15 October 2024 - night (20-over match) |
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| Points | West Indies Women 2, England Women 0 |
Over 18 • WI-W 144/4
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