New Zealand booked their place within the T20 World Cup last after surviving a late cost from West Indies to carry for a dramatic eight-run victory in Sharjah.
Georgia Plimmer (33) and Suzie Bates (26) placed on a 48-run opening stand for New Zealand, earlier than Deandra Dottin (4-22) and Afy Fletcher (2-23) led the West Indies fightback and restricted them to 128-9.
Eden Carson took three fast wickets in reply to depart the West Indies reeling at 41-3, beginning with the important thing scalp of Qiana Joseph (12), with Hayley Matthews (15) additionally falling to Lea Tahuhu as New Zealand grabbed management of the competition.
Dottin survived being dropped on a number of events to fireside three sixes in an over and preserve the West Indies alive, though Melie Kerr (2-14) dismissed her for 33 to cut back hopes of them reaching their first Ladies’s T20 World Cup last because the 2016 success.
The West Indies required 15 from the ultimate over however solely managed six to depart them brief on 120-8, as New Zealand arrange a showdown with South Africa – who defeated Australia within the different semi-final – in Sunday’s last in Dubai.
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What’s subsequent?
Who will win the Ladies’s T20 World Cup? New Zealand face South Africa within the last this Sunday in Dubai, that means there will probably be a first-time champion. Construct-up begins at 2.30pm on Sky Sports activities Cricket forward of the sport starting at 3pm.
