New Zealand saw off the danger of Deandra Dottin to book their place in the Women’s T20 World Cup final with a nail-biting eight-run win over West Indies in Sharjah on Friday. After Dottin’s 4-22 restricted the White Ferns to 128-9, the all-rounder clubbed a superb 33 from 22 balls with three sixes as West Indies finished just short on 120-8. New Zealand will face South Africa, who knocked out defending champions Australia on Thursday, in Sunday’s final at Dubai. New Zealand, who lost in the finals at the first two tournaments in 2009 and 2010, made a solid start as Suzie Bates (26) and Georgia Plimmer (33) added 48 for the first wicket. But the innings faltered as Dottin stepped in to remove Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, who made a rapid 18, Maddy Green and Rosemary Mair. 

Some late slugging from Isabella Gaze with 20 from 14 balls gave the Kiwi bowlers a target to defend. 

West Indies struggled at the top of their innings against some accurate bowling and the game looked up when captain Hayley Matthews was dismissed for 15. 

Dottin, however, clubbed three sixes as she hammered 33 from 22 balls to bring West Indies back into the game. 

When she fell, Afy Fletcher (17 not out) and Zaida James (14) took up the fight with New Zealand only sealing victory in the last over of the match. 

New Zealand off-spinner Eden Carson was named Player of the Match for her return of 3-29 from four overs.

West Indies vs New Zealand Women LIVE Updates: New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies in the second semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Sharjah. West Indies will be aiming for their first final since they lifted the Women’s T20 World Cup trophy in 2016, while New Zealand will be aiming to end their 14-year-wait to reach a final, having last done so in the second edition in 2010. With record six-time champions Australia out of the way after their semi-final defeat, every remaining side will be fancying their chances of lifting the crown. These two sides met in the semi-final in 2016, when West Indies went on to win the whole tournament. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 LIVE Updates, West Indies vs New Zealand LIVE Score, 2nd Semi Final, straight from the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah:

The West Indies were sweating on the fitness of “crucial” Stafanie Taylor after the all-rounder suffered a knee injury at the Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday. The 33-year-old Taylor was forced to retire hurt on 27 in her team’s eight-wicket win over Bangladesh, which kept alive the 2016 champions’ hopes of making the semi-finals. West Indies will meet undefeated England in their last Group B game on Tuesday. Pool rivals South Africa are also in the running for a semi-final spot.

“I think she’s got a knee problem, but they’re trying to look after her really well. She’s a fighter, and I think she knows how to manage her body pretty well,” said West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews who shared a 52-run opening stand with Taylor on Thursday.

“She’s been putting up a good fight this tournament trying to stay on the park, but I think today at the water break it was just a matter of I guess realising the position we were in the game, and the fact that she could probably go off.”

Matthews, who made 34 in the win which took West Indies to the top of Group B with two wins from three games so far, described her veteran teammate as “a crucial part of our lineup”.

“Luckily we’ve got the last game of the group and more than likely we’re going to have to win the game,” said Matthews of the prospect of facing second-ranked England.

“But it’s a World Cup and if you want to be competing and winning World Cups, you’re going to have to beat the best teams in the world. We’re up for the challenge.”

Off-spinner Karishma Ramharack starred with an impressive four-wicket haul as West Indies cantered to an eight-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Thursday. After restricting Bangladesh to 103 for 8, courtesy Ramharack’s fine bowling spell of 4/17 from her four overs, the West Indies overhauled the target with as many as 43 balls to spare. Captain Hayley Matthews (34) and Stafanie Taylor (27 retired hurt) shared 52 runs for the opening wicket before Deandra Dottin made a quickfire 19 not out off just 7 balls with the help of two sixes.

West Indies scored 104 for 2 in 12.5 overs, to notch their second win in three matches and keep themselves afloat for a semifinal spot.

Earlier, put in to bat, Bangladesh were going strong at 58 for 2 at the end of the first 10 overs but they could never accelerate from there. Instead, they lost six wickets in the second half of their innings for the addition of just 45 runs.

Captain Nigar Sultana top-scored for Bangladesh with a 44-ball 39 but she did not get enough support from her batting colleagues.

Bangladesh could hit just two boundaries in the second 10 overs of their innings.

This was Bangladesh’s second loss in three matches.

Riding on their excellent show with the ball, West Indies got the better of Scotland by six wickets in their Women’s T20 World Cup match in Dubai on Sunday. With this, West Indies opened their account in the tournament after losing the first match to South Africa by 10 wickets. For Scotland, it was their second successive defeat. Opting to bat after winning the toss, Scotland could only manage 99 for eight in their allotted 20 overs with leg-spinner Afy Fletcher (3/22) doing the star turn for the Windies with the ball.

Skipper Kathryn Bryce and Ailsa Lister made 25 and 26, respectively, for the Scots who are currently placed at the bottom of the table.

When their turn to bat came, the West Indies too were off to a bad start and lost their opener Stafanie Taylor with just 5 runs on the board in the innings’ first over.

Qiana Joseph (31 off 18 balls) stabilised the innings before the duo of Deandra Dottin (28 off 15 balls) and Chinelle Henry (18 off 10 balls) remained unbeaten to steer their side to win with 50 balls to spare.

Olivia Bell (2/18) was the most successful bowler for Scotland.

South Africa proved to be too strong for West Indies as they romped to a 10-wicket win to begin their campaign in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on a rousing note in Dubai on Friday. Asked to bat first, West Indies were restricted to 118 for six but the total would have been far less than that, had it not been for Stafanie Taylor’s unbeaten 41-ball 44. For South Africa, left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba returned career-best figures of 4/29, while Marizanne Kapp ended with 2/14. In reply, South Africa completed the task with 13 balls to spare.

Skipper Laura Wolvaardt (59 off 55 balls) and Tazmin Brits (57 off 52 balls), who had earlier in the day pulled off an excellent catch at cover point, got the job done easily for last edition’s runners-up.

Earlier, South Africa bowlers maintained a tight line and length to force the West Indians into back foot, and the day’s first breakthrough came about when Marizanne Kapp had Hayley Matthews (10 off 11 balls) caught behind.

Qiana Joseph’s painstaking stay in the middle ended when she was bowled by left-arm spinner Mlaba in the fifth over.

West Indies slipped to 32/3 when Kapp dismissed Deandra Dottin (13 off 11 balls). From there, the Windies could not score enough runs to challenge their opponents.

South Africa vs West Indie LIVE Updates, Women’s T20 World Cup: South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and opted to bowl against West Indies in their Women’s T20 World Cup match in Dubai. On her decision to invite West Indies to bat, Wolvaardt said the wicket is fresh and that stats favour chasing at this venue. Both teams lost their warm-up games in the lead-up to the tournament. However, the Proteas Women finished as the runners-up in the 2023 T20 World Cup and will be looking to carry their form into this tournament after a 2-1 series win away against Pakistan. They have also won three of their last four T20Is against West Indies. (Live Scorecard)

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Bangladesh vs Scotland LIVE Telecast: Bangladesh will kick off their Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 voyage against Scotland in the tournament opener on Thursday. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana said that it will help her team to show the world what kind of talent they hold. Bangladesh, who lost to Sri Lanka in the warm-up game, make up part of an intriguing Group B, where they will hope to spring a few upsets and make it into the knockout stages. England, Scotland, South Africa, and West Indies make up the remainder of the group.

When will the Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match be played?

The Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match will be played on Thursday, October 3.

Where will the Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match be played?

The Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match will be played at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium.

What time will the Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match start?

The Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match will start at 3:30 PM IST.

Where to follow the live telecast of the Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match?

The Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network.

Where to follow the live streaming of the Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match?

The Bangladesh vs Scotland Women’s T20 World Cup match will be streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar.

(All the details are as per the information provided by the broadcaster)