West Indies beat defending champions New Zealand in Women’s WC:Amelia Kerr loses playing her 100th game; Australia, Scotland also secure win

Two matches were played on Saturday night in the Women’s T20 World Cup. In the match played in Southampton, West Indies caused a major upset by defeating defending champions New Zealand by 7 wickets. Meanwhile, in the match played in Manchester, Australia started with a win by defeating South Africa by 65 runs. West Indies achieved the target of 163 runs by losing 3 wickets Batting first, New Zealand had scored 162/6 in 20 overs. In reply, the West Indies achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 19.5 overs. In the match, West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first. For the Kiwi team, Brooke Halliday scored the most runs, 40. Maddy Green scored runs quickly in the final overs and played an innings of 35 runs.
For the West Indies, Aaliyah Alleyne bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets. In reply, West Indies secured the win thanks to the innings of captain Matthews (48) and Shemaine Campbelle (90*). New Zealand dropped 8 catches. Match Facts Australia defeated South Africa by 65 runs, started the campaign with a win In the third match of the Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia defeated South Africa by 65 runs to make a winning start to the tournament. Batting first, Australia scored 172 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the South African team was bowled out for 107 runs in 16.4 overs. Batting first after winning the toss, Australia had a poor start and lost four wickets for 62 runs. Thereafter, thanks to useful innings from Phoebe Litchfield (50), Ellyse Perry (36), Georgia Wareham (32), and Annabel Sutherland (21), the team reached a challenging score. South Africa’s batting, chasing the target, kept faltering at regular intervals. Captain Laura Wolvaardt scored 44 runs, but she did not get enough support from the other end, and the team could not achieve the big target. Facts of this match Scotland defeated Ireland by 40 runs On Saturday, the second day of the tournament, Scotland defeated Ireland by 40 runs in a match played in Manchester. Batting first, Scotland scored 161 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. The foundation for the team’s victory was laid by captain Kathryn Bryce and her sister Sarah Bryce. The duo shared a magnificent 106-run partnership for the third wicket. Kathryn Bryce played a captain’s innings of 60 runs off 39 balls, while Sarah Bryce missed her half-century by one run, scoring 49. For Ireland, Ava Canning took the most wickets, with 3. Chasing a target of 162 runs, the Irish team appeared under pressure from the start. Due to wickets falling at regular intervals, the team was bowled out for 121 runs in 19.2 overs. Amy Hunter scored 39, and Orla Prendergast made 33, but due to insufficient support from other batters, Ireland could not reach the target.