With three consecutive wins, England were looking unstoppable in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup. Their batters were in good form and it was expected for the Heather Knight-led side to beat West Indies and qualify for the semi-finals as the league leaders. However, in reality, the Hayley Matthews-led side stunned England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and knocked them out of the tournament.
Batting first, England posted 141 runs on the board. The openers failed to give a good start but veteran all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt took control of the situation and made 57* runs to bail England out of trouble. Captain Heather Knight supported her for a brief while but had to walk out following an injury. After that, it was all Sciver-Brunt.
She barely received any support from the other end and that was the highlight of the first innings. Afy Fletcher was the star with the ball for West Indies, picking up three wickets while Matthews picked two. England’s lower-middle order, on the other hand, scored a total of just 29 runs and that made the difference in the end.
When it came to the chase, West Indies openers Matthews and Qiana Joseph were phenomenal, to say the least. The duo registered a partnership of 102 runs – which is the highest for West Indies in T20 World Cup history. Matthews made 50 runs while Qiana hit 52 and that set the game for West Indies. Later, Deandra Dottin scored 27* runs off 19 balls to win the game for West Indies.
To qualify for the semi-finals, West Indies had to win the game and they did it in some style. They qualified as the league leaders while South Africa finished at number two. Following a huge six-wicket defeat, England’s NRR suffered which pushed them out of the competition. The players after the game were in tears while West Indies players were elated following the win. They will take on New Zealand in their semis clash while South Africa will play defending champions Australia.
Here’s how X reacted:
102 runs is the highest partnership for any wickets for West Indies Women against England Women in WT20Is surpassing 87 by Stafanie Taylor/Kycia A Knight at Sylhet in 2014 WC.#ICCWomensT20WorldCup #PAKWvNZW #T20WorldCup
— Shashikant Singh (@shashi_CB) October 15, 2024
@bbctms @henrymoeranBBC @norcrosscricket
This is West Indies women’s highest partnership for any wicket in T20Is against England, and Qiana Joseph’s first fifty in all international formats.
— hypocaust (@_hypocaust) October 15, 2024
West Indies women, on the charge here and looks like England will join another big fish in India on the plane home. Terrific display of batting this!#WomensT20WorldCup
— Gontse Matea (@Gontse_Matea) October 15, 2024
Congratulations to the Proteas who have qualified for the Semi-final of the T20 World Cup! We await the result of the current match between West Indies and England which will determine in which semi-final our women will play! 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/wJTmy1fdJ8
— CulturalAffairsSport (@WCGovCas) October 15, 2024
West Indies women on fire against England women💥💥💥💥
— $@®@ (@monkeyshowcrazy) October 15, 2024
England Women’s bowling figures in the T20 against West Indies is in the form of an 11+ maths question: What is next in the sequence? pic.twitter.com/SgofBuxeR8
— Jason Braier (@JasonBraier) October 15, 2024
West Indies women absolutely flying against England women here.
Looks like England will be going home.
— Nathan (@NathanielOUFC) October 15, 2024
A Big upset is loading in Women T20 world cup #EngvsWi
West Indies is on the verge of beating England and creating history.
And Top Contender England does not even qualify for semis.#ENGvsWI #T20WorldCup
— Mangleshwar Yadav (@CrickTak) October 15, 2024
Most times reaching semi-finals of ICC Women’s T20 WC:
Australia – 9 times*
England – 7 times
West Indies – 6 times*
India – 5 times
New Zealand – 5 times*
South Africa – 4 times*#WomensT20WorldCup
— sudharshan sridharan (@sudharshansrid1) October 15, 2024
West Indies are into the semifinals of the ICC women’s T-20 World Cup 2024 defeating England by six wickets.
— Anmar Goodridge-Boyce (@anmargboyce) October 15, 2024
West Indies beat England by 6 wickets and are through to the semifinals of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup along with South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
Australia-South Africa in Thursdays Semifinal.
West Indies-New Zealand in Friday’s. #ENGvWI #T20WorldCup
— Yosef Mordechai Coleman (@yosecakes) October 15, 2024