Ladies’s T20 World Cup: New Zealand Keep Alive In Semi-final Race; Pakistan, Sri Lanka Lose | Cricket Information

The battle to achieve the Ladies’s T20 World Cup semi-finals will go all the way down to the final group match after New Zealand stored their hopes alive with a 102-run rout of Sri Lanka at Boland Park in Paarl on Sunday. “We have given ourselves an opportunity, even it is solely a small, tiny likelihood,” mentioned New Zealand captain Sophie Devine. Australia are assured of profitable Group One however the different qualifiers from the group will solely be recognized after South Africa play Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape City on Tuesday.

New Zealand moved into second place, however might be overtaken if South Africa beat Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka, who received their first two matches, completed degree on factors with New Zealand however had been eradicated on internet run charge.

West Indies beat Pakistan in Group Two earlier Sunday in a consequence that ensured that England would qualify.

India will be part of them in the event that they beat backside group Eire in Gqeberha on Monday.

If Eire pull off an inconceivable win, Pakistan may have a slight likelihood of overtaking India in the event that they beat England on Tuesday.

“It’s a crucial match for us,” mentioned Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof.

“Now we have performed good cricket and we are going to attempt to proceed that.”

That New Zealand would nonetheless be within the reckoning appeared not possible once they misplaced closely in opposition to Australia and South Africa.

However the White Ferns stormed again with an 81-run win in opposition to Bangladesh earlier than turning on the ability on Sunday, scoring 162 for 3 after which bowling out Sri Lanka for 60.

“We spoke about scoring 160 though it was a harder wicket than Newlands (in Cape City),” mentioned Devine.

That was achieved by way of half-centuries by Suzie Bates (56) and Amelia Kerr (66) after Bernadine Bezuidenhout set the tone with an aggressive 32 off 20 balls.

“We all the time knew 160 was going to be aggressive after which the bowlers had been incredible,” mentioned Devine.

‘Robust day’

“It was a tricky day,” mentioned Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu.

“I’ve just a few skilled gamers within the group. We learnt plenty of issues at the moment.”

West Indian captain Hayley Matthews mentioned a robust end to their marketing campaign gave her hope for the way forward for ladies’s cricket within the Caribbean.

The West Indies beat Pakistan by three runs to complete their group fixtures with two wins out of 4.

They ended a 15-match T20 dropping streak once they beat Eire of their earlier match and confirmed character within the win over Pakistan, defending a complete of of 116 for six, which Matthews believed was “20 runs brief.”

“Now we have plenty of younger gamers in our squad and with our younger gamers growing we’re transferring in the best route,” mentioned Matthews.

It was a bitter-sweet day for Pakistan veteran Nida Dar, who took two for 13 in 4 overs of correct off-spin to equal former West Indies participant Anisa Mohammed’s report of 125 wickets in ladies’s T20 internationals.

Dar scored 27 runs in Pakistan’s reply however could not take her group to victory.

The semi-finals might be performed on Thursday and Friday, with the ultimate on Sunday. All of the knock-out matches might be at Newlands.

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