T20 Women’s World Cup 2024, New Zealand won the title of T20 World Cup for the first time, and the world got a new world champion. The New Zealand women’s cricket team defeated the South Africa women’s team in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

With this, they won the Women’s T20 World Cup title for the first time.

T20 Women’s World Cup 2024 Final, SA vs NZ

Women T20 World Cup 2024 Final: The final match of the Women’s T20 World Cup was played between New Zealand’s women’s team and South Africa’s women’s team. The New Zealand women’s team has won this match.

With this, she was successful in winning the Women’s T20 World Cup title. New Zealand’s women’s team has won the T20 World Cup title for the first time. This was their third World Cup final.

Their team won the final match by 32 runs. October 20 was a historic day for the New Zealand cricket team. They have won the World Cup title after 24 years. Earlier, their team had won the Women’s ODI World Cup in the year 2000.

Overview of T20 Women’s World Cup 2024 final SA vs NZ

Talking about this match played between the two teams, in this match, the captain of South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl. The New Zealand women’s team, who came on the field to bat first, scored 158 runs in 20 overs losing 5 wickets.

During this, the batsmen of New Zealand performed brilliantly. Chasing the target of 159 runs given by New Zealand, South Africa’s women’s team could score only 126 runs in 20 overs losing 9 wickets. With this, the world got a new world champion.

South Africa lost three consecutive T20 World Cup finals

This has been a disappointing moment for South African cricket. After the defeat in this match, their team looked very disappointed. South Africa’s women’s team was playing the second consecutive Women’s T20 World Cup final.

With this, their team also lost in the second final. In the last final, they were defeated by Australia’s women’s team and this time they have been crushed by New Zealand’s women’s team.

Meanwhile, the final of the Men’s T20 World Cup was also played in June 2024. Where their men’s team was also defeated by the Indian cricket team by 7 runs in the final. Overall, South Africa has lost three T20 World Cup finals in the last one year.

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In the SA vs AUS match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa thrashed Australia, defeated the 6-time champion to make it to the final

Australia had won the T20 World Cup title for the last 3 consecutive times and became the T20 World Champion 6 times in total, but now South Africa has eliminated it and made it to the final for the second time in a row.

SA vs AUS: match overview

A shocking result has been seen in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 being played in the UAE. South Africa crushed the defending champion Australia by 8 wickets in a one-sided manner in the first semi-final of the tournament.

With this, South Africa made history by making it to the final by eliminating Australia from the World Cup. On the strength of its strong bowling, South Africa stopped 6-time champion and 3-time consecutive title winner Australia for just 134 runs.

After this, on the basis of excellent innings of Anneka Bosch (74 not out) and captain Laura Woolwart (42), South Africa won the match in the 18th over itself and also avenged their defeat in last year’s World Cup final against Australia.

Amazing performance of bowlers, Bosch became the real ‘boss’ again

In the first semi-final match of the World Cup played in Dubai, the Australian team once again came without its captain Alyssa Healy, who was injured in the league match against Pakistan.

Its effect was once again clearly visible in Australia’s batting. The team failed to bat fast in the powerplay.

Opener Beth Mooney played an innings of 44 runs but her innings was also very slow, while captain Tahlia McGrath could score only 27 runs in 33 balls. On the basis of fast innings of Alice Perry and Phoebe Litchfield, the Australian team was able to reach 134 runs.

For South Africa, star all-rounder Marizanne Kapp (1/24) once again bowled brilliantly, while on the other hand, pacer Ayabonga Khaka (2/24) was also not far behind. Apart from these, spinners Chloe Tryon and N Malaba also controlled the pace of runs, which prevented their team from getting a big target.

Although South Africa also lost the wicket of opener Tazmin Brits in the fourth over, but then captain Woolwart and Bosch made a memorable partnership and ensured the victory of the team.

Together, they made an excellent partnership of 96 runs. Bosch stayed till the end and returned to lead the team to victory with an innings of 74 runs in just 48 balls.

Australia failed in SA vs AUS Semi Final after playing 7 consecutive finals

With this, South Africa succeeded in defeating Australia for the first time in the T20 World Cup and also avenged the defeat in last year’s T20 World Cup final.

While the South African team has reached the final for the second consecutive time, the Australian team, which has been playing the final for the last 7 consecutive World Cups and has won the title 6 times, got eliminated in the semi-finals for the first time in 15 years.

Earlier, the team could not reach the final in the first World Cup played in 2009. After this, the team won the next 3 consecutive World Cups, while in 2016 it lost to West Indies in the final. After this, this team again won the title 3 times in a row but now the team could not even reach the final.

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In the 20th match of ENG W vs WI W, Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies faced England. In this match played in Dubai, West Indies defeated England by 6 wickets.

With this, England’s dream of playing in the semi-finals remained unfulfilled. England, South Africa, and West Indies had 6-6 points in Group B. West Indies and South Africa reached the semi-finals due to better net run rate.

ENG W vs WI W: Match Overview

Talking about the match, the England team, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 141 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Nat Sciver-Brunt played an unbeaten innings of 57 runs. Apart from her, captain Heather Knight scored 21 runs and Danni Wyatt-Hodge scored 16 runs. Afy Fletcher took the maximum 3 wickets.

ENG W vs WI W: Target chased in 18 overs

In response, West Indies chased the target in 18 overs only. Captain Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph hit the fifties. Hayley scored 50 runs in 38 balls. At the same time, Joseph played an innings of 52 runs in 38 balls. For England, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, and Sarah Glenn took 1-1 wickets each.

These 4 teams reached the semi-finals

With this victory in ENG W vs WI W, the West Indies team has reached the semi-finals. Apart from the Windies team, Australia and New Zealand have also made it to the final 4. In the first semi-final, Australia will face South Africa. This match will be played in Dubai on 17 October.

The second semi-final will be held in Sharjah

In the second semi-final, the West Indies team will face New Zealand. This match will be held on 18 October at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The winning teams of both the semi-finals will clash for the title in the final.

The decisive match will be played on 20 October at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This match will start at 7:30 pm IST. The toss will be at 7 pm.

Playing Squad of both teams in ENG W vs WI W

England’s Squad: Heather Knight (Captain), Maia Bouchier, Danielle Wyatt, Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amy Jones, Charlie Dean, Danielle Gibson, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Lauren Bell

West Indies Squad: Hailey Mathews (Captain), Qiana Joseph, Sheramine Campbell, Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Cheadon Nation, Zaida James, Afy Fletcher, Ashmini Munisar and Karishma Ramharack

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The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is almost over, and the top four teams are ready to play in the knockout rounds. Two teams from each group have made it to the semi-finals.

Ten teams joined the tournament, and split into two groups of five. Each team played four matches, and the best two teams from each group moved on to the semi-finals.

The first semi-final will happen on Thursday, October 17, in Dubai, with Australia playing. The second semi-final is on Friday, October 18, in Sharjah, featuring New Zealand. The final match will take place on October 20 in Dubai.

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Teams Going to the Semi-Finals

1. Australia

The Australian women’s cricket team has shown great skill in this tournament. With new captain Alyssa Healy, they have kept up the success from the previous captain, Meg Lanning.

Australia won all four of their matches in Group A. They started strong with a six-wicket win against Sri Lanka, followed by a big 60-run win over New Zealand. They also beat Pakistan and India, winning by nine wickets and nine runs, respectively.

However, Australia has some injury problems before the semi-finals. Captain Healy missed the match against India, and fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck cannot play for the rest of the tournament. Despite these issues, Australia is still a strong team, having won the last three ICC Women’s T20 World Cups.

2. New Zealand

New Zealand is the second team from Group A to reach the semi-finals. They started the tournament with a great 58-run win over India but lost to Australia by 60 runs.

Still, the Black Ferns bounced back with two wins in a row, defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets and Pakistan by 54 runs, securing their spot in the knockout stages of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: The Other Teams

3. TBA
4. TBA

As the semi-finals get closer, the competition is getting intense, and fans are excited to see which teams will win and fight for the trophy.

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NZ W vs PAK W: New Zealand has made it to the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan. With this, the journey of the Indian women’s team also ended, and it finished third in Group A. Apart from New Zealand, Australia entered the last four from this group.

NZ W vs PAK W, New Zealand’s bowler’s brilliance

New Zealand made it to the semi-finals by defeating Pakistan by 54 runs in the Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. In this way, along with Pakistan, India’s journey also ended in the group stage of this tournament.

New Zealand, who came to bat after winning the toss, scored 110 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. In response, the entire Pakistan team was reduced to 56 runs in 11.4 overs. Like India and New Zealand, Pakistan was also in the race to make it to the next round.

If the Pakistan team had achieved the target of 111 runs in 10.4 overs, it could have made it to the semi-finals, but the team lost the match.

The New Zealand team reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2016
This match was very important for India. Pakistan’s victory could have taken India to the semi-finals.

Australia had already reached the semi-finals by winning all four matches from Group A, while there was a competition between New Zealand, India, and Pakistan for second place. India had four points with two wins and two losses in two matches and before this match, its net run rate was better than New Zealand.

If New Zealand had lost this match, it would have also had four points along with Pakistan and India and the second semi-finalist would have been decided on the basis of net run rate. India would have entered the last four due to a better net run rate.

However, New Zealand defeated Pakistan, which led to six points with three wins and one loss in four matches and it entered the last four. This is the first time since 2016 that the New Zealand team has made it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan’s poor batting in NZ W vs PAK W

While chasing the target against New Zealand, Pakistan got off to a bad start and lost five wickets in the powerplay itself. Pakistan lost five wickets for 28 runs in the first six overs. Pakistan lost the first wicket in the form of Alia Riaz (0).

After this Maniba Ali (15), Sadaf Shamas (2) and Iram Javed (3), and Sidra Amin (0) also returned to the pavilion cheaply. Pakistan’s team was never in a good position while chasing the target and kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

For Pakistan, captain Fatima Sana scored the highest 21 runs in 23 balls. Only two of its batsmen could reach double figures, while five batsmen could not even open the account. For New Zealand, Amelia Kerr took three wickets and Eden Carson took two wickets, while Rosemary Mayer, Lea Tahuhu, and Fran Jones took one wicket each.

New Zealand failed to capitalize on the good start in NZ W vs PAK W

Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first in the group stage match of the Women’s T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Georgia Plimer came out to open the innings with Suzie Bates for New Zealand.

Both these batsmen gave the team a strong start against Pakistan and did not let the opposing team get success during the powerplay. New Zealand scored 39 runs without any loss in the first six overs.

However, after the powerplay, New Zealand got the first setback in the form of Plimer. Plimer was playing a good partnership with Suzie Bates, but Sandhu broke this partnership by dismissing Plimer.

Plimer returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs off 14 balls. After this, New Zealand’s innings faltered and it also lost the wickets of Bates and Kerr. After the first setback, New Zealand’s innings could not recover and Pakistan’s bowlers prevented New Zealand from scoring a big score.

Suzie Bates scored the highest 28 runs for New Zealand, while Brooke Halliday played an innings of 22 runs. Nashra Sandhu bowled brilliantly for Pakistan and took three wickets for 18 runs in four overs.

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In IND W vs AUS W match, team India lost by just 9 runs, semi-final hopes still alive, Women T20 World Cup 2024. Australia defeated India by 9 runs and remained undefeated to make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024.

IND W vs AUS W: AUS makes it to the semi-finals

The 18th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was played between India and Australia in Sharjah. Australia won this match by 9 runs. In this match, Sophie Molyneux (2/32) was adjudged the Player of the Match for her brilliant bowling performance.

Talking more about the India vs Australia match, Australia won the toss and batted first, and scored 151 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20.0 overs.

For them, Grace Harris was the highest run scorer with 40 runs off 41 balls with the help of 5 fours, while captain Talia McGrath scored 32 runs off 26 balls with the help of 4 fours and Ellyse Perry was the joint second-highest run-scorer with 32 runs off 23 balls.

The Indian bowlers bowled average in this match and allowed Australia to score 152 runs on the slow pitch of Sharjah. For India, fast bowlers Renuka Singh (2/24), Deepti Sharma (2/28) and Radha Yadav (1/14 in 2 overs) bowled well. Apart from them, Pooja Vastrakar (1/22 in 3 overs) and Shreyanka Patil (1/32) bowled average.

India vs Australia: Team India lost by 9 runs while chasing 152 runs

Team India had to face defeat in this match by a close margin of 9 runs. This was the second defeat in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. In this match, captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored an unbeaten 54 * off 47 balls, while Deepti Sharma contributed 29 runs off 25 balls.

For Australia, Annabel Sutherland and Sophie Molyneux bowled brilliantly and pushed India on the backfoot by taking wickets at crucial times. Sutherland took 2-2 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs and Molyneux took 2-2 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Megan Schutt and Ashley Gardner got 1-1 success.

Australia qualified for the semi-finals of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 while remaining unbeaten

With this spectacular win against India, the Australian women’s team has made it to the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 while remaining unbeaten in the Group A points table with 8 points and a net run rate of +2.223. Apart from this, the Indian women’s team is still in second place with 4 points and a net run rate of +0.282.

Team India is still in the race for the semi-finals

Despite losing against Australia, Team India is still in the race for the semi-finals. Even if the Kiwi team loses in the New Zealand vs Pakistan match, the Indian team will easily make it to the semi-finals. However, it is very difficult for Pakistan to win that match.

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ENG W vs SCO W: The difference between the batting of England and Scotland can be understood from the fact that the English batsmen blew away 19 fours in 10 overs. The Scottish team could hit only seven fours in their 20 overs.

ENG W vs SCO W, ENG chases the target like a toy

England won their third match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 by 10 wickets. They defeated Scotland in just 10 overs in the match played in Sharjah. The English team had got a target of 110 runs to win and they achieved it comfortably on the strength of their openers.

With this win, England has strengthened their hopes of reaching the semi-finals. At the same time, Scotland departed with their fourth consecutive defeat. The difference between the batting of England and Scotland can be understood from the fact that the English batsmen blew away 19 fours in 10 overs.

The Scottish team could hit only seven fours in their 20 overs. Batting first, Scotland could only score 109 runs for six wickets in 20 overs. They had a long batting line-up but English spinner Sophie Ecclestone’s strong bowling ruined their plans.

This spin bowler took two wickets for 13 runs in four overs. Apart from them, four bowlers got one success each. Bryce’s sisters Sarah and Katherine played useful innings for Scotland but the team could not reach a winning score. Sarah scored 27 runs in 31 balls and Katherine scored 33 runs in 28 balls.

England’s openers rocked in ENG W vs SCO W

In response, England’s openers Maya Busier and Danni Wyatt scored unbeaten half-centuries. Both scored runs at a stormy pace, which also boosted the English team’s net run rate. Busier started the innings with fours.

She also got a lifeline in the beginning and she took full advantage of it. She remained unbeaten after scoring 62 runs in 34 balls with 12 fours. Danny faced 26 balls and scored an unbeaten 51 runs with the help of seven fours. None of the Scottish bowlers’ moves worked against the attacks of these two.

England reached the top

England was in third place before winning this match. To beat South Africa in net run rate, it had to win before 11.5 overs. To beat West Indies, it had to win in 9.3 overs. Now it has reached the first place but West Indies is above it in net run rate.

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