New Zealand beat West Indies to achieve Ladies’s T20 World Cup remaining© AFP
New Zealand noticed off the hazard of Deandra Dottin to e-book their place within the Ladies’s T20 World Cup remaining 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 an excellent 33 from 22 balls with three sixes as West Indies completed simply quick on 120-8. New Zealand will face South Africa, who knocked out defending champions Australia on Thursday, in Sunday’s remaining at Dubai. New Zealand, who misplaced within the finals on the first two tournaments in 2009 and 2010, made a strong begin as Suzie Bates (26) and Georgia Plimmer (33) added 48 for the primary wicket. However the innings faltered as Dottin stepped in to take away Amelia Kerr, Brooke Halliday, who made a fast 18, Maddy Inexperienced and Rosemary Mair.
Some late slugging from Isabella Gaze with 20 from 14 balls gave the Kiwi bowlers a goal to defend.
West Indies struggled on the high of their innings towards some correct bowling and the sport regarded up when captain Hayley Matthews was dismissed for 15.
Dottin, nonetheless, clubbed three sixes as she hammered 33 from 22 balls to deliver West Indies again into the sport.
When she fell, Afy Fletcher (17 not out) and Zaida James (14) took up the combat with New Zealand solely sealing victory within the final over of the match.
New Zealand off-spinner Eden Carson was named Participant of the Match for her return of 3-29 from 4 overs.
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