Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2, West Indies vs New Zealand: New Zealand women's cricket team vs West Indies women's cricket team The second semi-final match of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be played on 18 October at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. Record six-time winners and defending champions Australia were knocked out by South Africa on Thursday.

Both the teams clashing in the second semi-final have performed remarkably in the tournament so far, and this match is expected to be a close contest. West Indies have shown excellent batting as well as excellent all-rounders, while New Zealand has a balanced team full of world-class bowlers and batters in great form.

New Zealand Captain Sophie Devine has made full use of her experience throughout the tournament. Apart from this, Georgia Plimer and experienced Suzie Bates are in great form while Amelia Kerr has scored useful runs in the lower order. Kerr has contributed 85 runs along with taking 10 wickets. Rosemary Meyer has also taken seven wickets on the slow pitches of UAE. Aiden Carson performed effectively against India and this spinner will be expected to perform similarly against West Indies.

On the other hand West Indies defeated England in the last match. The Caribbean team, which topped Group B, lost only one match. West Indies has entered the semi-finals for the first time since the tournament hosted by them in 2018. They defeated England in the last group match, against which they had lost the last 13 matches. Hayley Matthews along with young Qiana Joseph put England out of the match by making a partnership of 102 runs.

WI-W vs NZ-W Head-to-Head Records
There is a huge gap in the head to head record between New Zealand Women and West Indies Women. New Zealand has an edge over West Indies with 17 wins in their 23 T20 matches, whereas West Indies has won only 5 matches. This includes two wins in super overs.

Sharjah Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The average first innings score at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium over the last 10 matches is just 119. The highest total posted at the venue in this World Cup is Australia’s 151-8 versus India. They won that match by 9 runs. The team batting first in this game will be looking to set a score of around 150-160 runs to be ahead of the opposition. Three of the last four matches played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in this World Cup have been won by the chasing side. Both teams are hence likely to look to field first.

WI-W vs NZ-W Semi-Final 2 Full Squads

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wicketkeeper), Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Mandy Mangru, Nerissa Crafton.

New Zealand: Sophie Devine (captain), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Isabella Gaze (wicketkeeper), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu.

Broadcast and Streaming Details
West Indies Women vs New Zealand Women's T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final match will live telecast Star Sports Network and live streaming of this match will available on Disney Plus Hotstar app and website.