இரண்டாவது அரையிறுதியாட்டம், வியாழனிரவு மும்பையில், நியூ சிலாந்து மேற்கிந்தியத் தீவுகளுக்கிடையில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது. இவ்விரண்டு ஆட்டங்களினதும் வெற்றியாளர்கள், ஏப்ரல் 3ம் திகதி கல்கத்தாவில் நடைபெறவுள்ள இறுதியாட்டத்தில் மோதவுள்ளன.
England always knew that, if they wanted to win the World T20 for the first time since 2009, they would almost certainly have to overcome Australia at some stage. The Aussies have won the last three tournaments, beating England in the last two finals, although they were beaten by New Zealand in the group stage. Charlotte Edwards is in outstanding form and is the joint leading run-scorer in the tournament while Tammy Beaumont has played some breezy cameos By their stratospheric standards, Sarah Taylor and Ellyse Perry have been quiet. So far.
New Zealand’s women won all their group matches, including a rousing victory over Australia in which the off spinner Leigh Kasperek continued the astonishing start to her T20 career: she currently has 25 wickets at an average of 6.96. Their opponents are the perennial semi-finalists of the women’s world T20 – West Indies have fallen at the penultimate hurdle in the last three tournaments. They will look for inspiration to their captain, the brilliant Stafanie Taylor, and the hard-hitting all-rounder Deandra Dottin; the pair secured the crucial three-run victory over the hosts India on Sunday almost on their own
