Mumbai: In the second
semi-finals match of 2016 ICC World T20, West Indies defeated New Zealand by
seven wickets at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Thursday to reach the
finals, while eliminating New Zealand from the tournament.
West Indies opener
Hayley Matthews scored a quick 16 off 14 balls with two eloquent boundaries and
provided the momentum to the team before getting leg before wicket to Morna
Nielsen. Britney Cooper was West Indies’ highest scorer with 61 runs. Sophie Devine
took four wickets for New Zealand. West Indies scored 143 runs off six wickets
at the end of the innings.
Chasing a challenging
target of 143, New Zealand got off to a disappointing start as West Indies
pacer Shamilia Connell cleaned up opener Rachel Priest (6 runs) in the second
over. From
there on, Devine (22 runs) and skipper Suzie Bates (12 runs) held on by playing
sensibly to help team post 42 runs for one in the batting powerplay. Deandra Dottin uprooted
the stumps at the non-striker’s end forcing Devine to head back to the pavilion
in the seventh over. Sara McGlashan was New Zealand’s highest scorer at 38
runs. Stephanie Taylor took three wickets for New Zealand. At the end of the
innings, New Zealand scored 137 runs off eight wickets.
West Indies will now
face three time and current champion Australia on April 3 at the finals at Eden
Gardens in Kolkata.
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