2024 ICC Womens T20 World Cup UAE Oct 3-Oct 20

[Moonwatcher]

The women's game needs to work on its catching

 

[Moonwatcher]

Does Australasia even cricket?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Dottin the destroyer

 

[Moonwatcher]

Australia could have gone the finals series without facing England, India or West Indies.

*In fact we did

 

[NYRB]

Where the semi final was won for me was West Indies didn’t go hard enough in the power play scoring only 25 runs in comparison to the Kiwis 32 runs.

Can’t underestimate how important that power play is in these conditions in the UAE. West Indies scored 67 against England in their last game , during the power play.

 

[gordo2016]

Windies twice the side with Dottin it. Great fielder, cagey seamer and can smack the ball out of the park. Hopefully will light up the WBBL.

 

[gordo2016]

Where the semi final was won for me was West Indies didn’t go hard enough in the power play scoring only 25 runs in comparison to the Kiwis 32 runs.

Can’t underestimate how important that power play is in these conditions in the UAE. West Indies scored 67 against England in their last game , during the power play.

Yer but the bowling of NZ was much better than the Poms, less balls to hit and they did their homework on Joseph. Windies would have hoped to play the same way in the power play but NZ didn't allow them to.

 

[NYRB]

The women's game needs to work on its catching

The fielding from all sides has been shocking to be truth. I’m not sure but I’m gathering that playing under lights might be a factor. ( women from memory don’t play as many games under lights compared to the men) The atmosphere at the ground last night was by far the best of all the games so far, with music, and ground at about 45% capacity. It helps having a close game as well. It might be the best game of the tournament too.

South Africa v NZ final wouldn’t have been on too many’s peoples prediction list. Read somewhere that NZ came into the tournament on a 10 game losing streak alone. I sense Sundays final is going to be a real close one. And I’m going to say this now, with the WBBL Season a lot of these players coming to that tournament will be cooked-sadly. Weather, travel, number of games , motivation will be lesser…….it really is hard to maintain that level after such a big tournament. There is a 6-7 day gap between the World Cup and WBBL.

Having been to 2 Sharjah games, getting to and from the games from Dubai, think you need to Uber ( what they call ‘ Careem’) or cab your way to the ground.Dont think there is a direct bus from Dubai to Sharjah - I may be wrong. A cab ride from the end point of Dubai to Sharjah cricket ground, is akin to Melbourne to Geelong distance wise/ time-wise.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Windies twice the side with Dottin it. Great fielder, cagey seamer and can smack the ball out of the park. Hopefully will light up the WBBL.

Pity she didn't come back to the mighty Strikers. She was always a very slow batter in the BBL (except her two finals), not sure why that is.

 

[Plugger35]

Great to see the NZ team make the final.

It could be a big weekend for NZ cricket if the NZ women can win the World Cup and the NZ men can win the test match in India.

 

[cats_09]

I know the final is still to be played, but when they talk about peaking at the right time

 

[Freezin]

I know the final is still to be played, but when they talk about peaking at the right time

Just goes to show T20 is a crazy beast with little rhyme or reason....just ride your luck and anyone can beat anyone on a given day.

 

[NYRB]

I’d like to see NZ play a test match and they have done their chances no harm after this tournament performance.

 

[010203]

I predict South Africa will Kapp off an impressive tournament by beating New Zealand and winning their country's first ICC World Cup.

 

[NYRB]

Got myself a Premium Seat for the Final.


SA won toss and elected to field first.

 

[NYRB]

Teams

New Zealand Women (Playing XI): Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Devine(c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Isabella Gaze(w), Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas

South Africa Women (Playing XI): Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Chloe Tryon, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta(w), Nonkululeko Mlaba, Ayabonga Khaka

 

[Moonwatcher]

South Africa won their semi bowling first and NZ won their semi batting first and that's what we'll have for the final.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Does Plimmer have a BBL team?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Australia made it look like it was impossible to hit boundaries against SA

 

[010203]

They play Shakira's 'Waka Waka' song when South Africa get a wicket but it's not really a South African song.

 

[Moonwatcher]

I was fooled by the 'wicket' on the free hit

 

[010203]

I was fooled by the 'wicket' on the free hit

So was I

 

[010203]

Australian umpire Claire Polosak is in the middle for this final.

 

[Moonwatcher]

NZ have started well.

 

[010203]

Nasser Hussain has taken his beak to this final and Mlaba gets rid of Bates.