**Official** Women's World T20 - Semis and Final

[Scaly piscine]

The ironic thing is not enough power in the game has an anti-cricket effect. The only two sixes that were hit in this match - one should have been caught and got tipped over. The other was a good hit relatively speaking and still only just went over the rope straight (if it was off straight it's a catch).

There's no virtue in bowling quickly because it just enables otherwise powerless players to be capable of hitting boundaries.

In summary it is a bit naff.

 

[Meridio]

The concept of 'hit the ball where the fielders aren't' seems to be as lacking in our women's team as our men's.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Two fivers and the game gets interesting.

 

[Gnske]

Lanning is so good through backward point

 

[Howe_zat]

Australia smashing this huh

Gets boring after a while, that. Have they considered multiball?

 

[grecian]

Lanning's timing was utterly brilliant, looks a pretty decent pitch this.

 

[fredfertang]

Shades of Gavaskar '75 about this - my shed is calling me ..............

 

[grecian]

91% seems a bit much, these Windies can hit itdown the order. King and Dottin particularly.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Giving it a go now, bet the 91% has dropped a bit now.

 

[grecian]

Now Beams spins it loads, big indicator of what this afternoons match could be like.

 

[fredfertang]

Blimey - bit of a change - I do spout some bollocks at times

 

[grecian]

Blimey - bit of a change - I do spout some bollocks at times

It was an odd start it has to be admitted, but the Windies do really seem to have more power than a lot of teams in this tournament, so keeping wickets intact maybe not a bad thing.

 

[grecian]

Wow Hayley Matthews, just turned 18 and this is an innings to be proud of for anyone, 50 up.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

C'mon WI. I still don't quite believe.

 

[grecian]

C'mon WI. I still don't quite believe.

I believe, Oz seem in disarray here, and Windies look very cool, oh wait a minute....

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Good awareness!

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Some of this bowling is dross.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Might help Windies losing her, she could hardly run. May turn the ones into twos now.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Take a bow, Matthews. Or kill the other batters if they stuff this up.

 

[grecian]

Hate to jinx her but Taylor has really looked ice-cool in this chase, Matthews took the risks, but she's been the steadying influence, true captains knock.