Aaliyah Alleyne to Sophie Devine, Touch fuller but down the leg side, Sophie Devine fails to flick it away. It is called a wide. Oh..wait! That call needs to be changed as Alleyne has overstepped here. No Ball! Free Hit up next...
Aaliyah Alleyne to Sophie Devine, Slower one, on a length and on off, Sophie Devine steers it towards point.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Sophie Devine, FOUR! No stopping that one! Aaliyah Alleyne goes a bit too full and around off, Sophie Devine gets underneath it and creams it through covers for a boundary.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Brooke Halliday, Nicely played! Back of a length and around off, Brooke Halliday opens the face of the bat and guides it away through point using the pace of the ball. The fielder in the deep covers a lot of ground to her left and dives to push it back inside just in time. Three runs taken!
Aaliyah Alleyne to Sophie Devine, Short of a length and on middle, Sophie Devine pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.
Afy Fletcher to Brooke Halliday, FOUR! Gets it away again! Afy Fletcher bowls this short again and on middle, Brooke Halliday goes down and pull-sweeps it wide o deep square leg. Stafanie Taylor runs to her right and tries to stop it with her foot in the end but lets it through for a boundary. 12 runs off the over but a wicket too!
Afy Fletcher to Brooke Halliday, Shortish and on middle, Brooke Halliday swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.
Afy Fletcher to Brooke Halliday, FOUR! Much-needed boundary for the Kiwis! Tossed up, full and on middle, Brooke Halliday skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and heaves it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs.
Afy Fletcher to Sophie Devine, Short again and on off, Sophie Devine punches it through covers for single.
Afy Fletcher to Brooke Halliday, A bit short and on middle, Brooke Halliday clips it through square leg for a run.
Brooke Halliday is in next for New Zealand Women.
Afy Fletcher to Georgia Plimmer, OUT! STUMPED! 9th wicket for Afy Fletcher in this World Cup! She sees the batter come down the track and bowls this very slower through the air, keeps it away from the batter as well, on off. Georgia Plimmer is halfway down the track for the big slog but gets beaten by the flight and Shemaine Campbelle behind the stumps does the rest. Plimmer goes back after a well-made 33 off 31, and she is now the leading run-scorer in this tournament. Another timely wicket for West Indies Women!
Deandra Dottin to Sophie Devine, A full toss, on middle, Sophie Devine flicks it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace. 6 runs and a wicket from an eventful first over from Deandra Dottin!
Deandra Dottin to Georgia Plimmer, Full again and on middle, angling in, Georgia Plimmer works it through mid-wicket for one.
Deandra Dottin to Sophie Devine, Pitched up and on off, Sophie Devine drills it towards mid off for a quick single.
Deandra Dottin to Sophie Devine, Hard length and around off, Sophie Devine stabs it to the off side.
Skipper, Sophie Devine walks in at number 4.
Deandra Dottin to Melie Kerr, OUT! TAKEN! Deandra Dottin strikes! A small break in play and the batting side suffers again. A big wicket for the Windies as the dangerous Melie Kerr goes without making much impact. This is full and just outside off, Melie Kerr comes down the track to clear the infield. However, she has to reach for it a bit and ends up mistiming it straight to mid off where Karishma Ramharack makes no mistake. New Zealand Women two down now!
Oh, dear! That ball has gone straight through the hands and into the face of Chinelle Henry, she seemed to have lost it in the light. The replays show that the ball hit Henry's forehead and the physio is out to have a look. Hopefully, she is fine. A concussion test is being performed but the good news is that she is up on her feet and is walking back to the dressing room with the medical team.
Deandra Dottin to Melie Kerr, DROPPED! And that is a NASTY BLOW for Chinelle Henry! Deandra Dottin starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off. Melie Kerr pulls it but does not get the connection right as the ball flies towards deep mid-wicket. Henry runs forward and tries to reverse cup it, but the ball goes through and hits her flush on the forehead. She is down in a lot of pain and there are a lot of concerned faces around the ground.
Karishma Ramharack to Melie Kerr, Slows it up, full and around off, Melie Kerr steps across and clips it through square leg for one.
Karishma Ramharack to Georgia Plimmer, Loopy, full and on middle, Georgia Plimmer steps out again and lobs it towards long on for one.
Karishma Ramharack to Georgia Plimmer, SIX! Just over! That will help the Kiwis! Flights this up again, on middle, Georgia Plimmer skips down the track and lofts it away towards long on. Chinelle Henry comes forward a bit too much and then tries to leap up to grab it with her outstretched left hand. But the ball goes over her for a biggie. If she was close to the ropes, it would have been an easy catch.
Karishma Ramharack to Melie Kerr, Flighted, full and on middle, Melie Kerr gets to the pitch of it and drills it towards mid off for a single.
Karishma Ramharack to Melie Kerr, Tossed up, full and on off, Melie Kerr goes down for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Thre is a shout for LBW, but it is turned down. It looked like the impact is outside off, but the Windies take the review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows exactly what we suspected. West Indies Women lose a review!
Karishma Ramharack to Melie Kerr, Floated, short and on middle, Melie Kerr uses her feet and pats it down to mid-wicket.
Drinks! Despite not scoring a lot, the good thing for the Kiwis is that they have lost only one wicket. They have a good platform from where one batter can anchor the innings and the others play the attacking role. West Indies Women have bowled and fielded well, but will like to pick up a few wickets because as we know teams with wickets in hand tend to score a lot in the death overs. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Georgia Plimmer, A dot to end and New Zealand Women are 54/1 at the halfway mark! Aaliyah Alleyne persists with the fuller length and nails it into the blockhole around middle, Plimmer can only manage to dig it out.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Melie Kerr, Full and straight, almost in the blockhole, Kerr mistimes the drive just to the left of mid on and picks up a single.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Georgia Plimmer, Fuller in length and targeting the stumps, Plimmer yet again steps out but can't quite find the middle of the bat as this is hit along the ground to long on for just a single.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Melie Kerr, Back of a length and bowled wide of the off stump, Kerr uses her feet and just eases it away through cover-point for another run.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Georgia Plimmer, Pitched up on middle and leg, Plimmer advances and heaves it towards deep mid-wicket looking for two but settles for the single. You wouldn't want to take on the arm of Deandra Dottin of all people for sure.
Aaliyah Alleyne to Georgia Plimmer, Georgia Plimmer playing with fire there! Pre-meditates for the lap and Aaliyah Alleyne bowls it right around the top of middle and leg. Plimmer misses on the connection and the ball goes just over the stumps.
Karishma Ramharack to Melie Kerr, Excellent start from Karishma Ramharack, just two runs and a wicket off it. A bit quicker and shorter outside off, Melie Kerr looks to rock back and cut but is taken aback by some extra bounce and jams it down in front of point.
Karishma Ramharack to Georgia Plimmer, Tossed up on leg stump, Georgia Plimmer comes down the pitch and drives it away wide of long on for one more. The 50 is now up for New Zealand Women.
Karishma Ramharack to Melie Kerr, Sees the batter advancing and flights this one up full and on the pads, Kerr adjusts and just flicks it away in front of square leg for a single.
Karishma Ramharack to Melie Kerr, Full and straight, right in the blockhole, Melie Kerr digs it out back to the bowler.
Melie Kerr walks out to bat at number 3.
Karishma Ramharack to Suzie Bates, OUT! TIMBER! Didn't work out the first time for Suzie Bates but she persisted with the reverse sweep and has now paid the price. Karishma Ramharack fires it in a bit fuller and straightens the line onto the stumps as well. Bates stays put and just looks to reverse it fine but is beaten for pace and the ball crashes into off and middle. Bates departs for 26 (28) and West Indies Women have their first breakthrough.
Karishma Ramharack to Suzie Bates, Flattens the trajectory and fires it in outside off, Suzie Bates attempts the reverse paddle but is well beaten.
Spin from both ends now as Karishma Ramharack replaces Chinelle Henry.
Afy Fletcher to Georgia Plimmer, Drags the length back now, Plimmer looks to make room and open up the off side but plays it back to the bowler.
Afy Fletcher to Georgia Plimmer, Flighted up, outside off and turning away, good use of the feet from Georgia Plimmer but she gets this one right off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes to the right of long off and they get a couple of runs.
Afy Fletcher to Suzie Bates, Fuller one on middle, Suzie Bates uses her feet again looking to go big but mistimes it towards long on for just a single.
Afy Fletcher to Suzie Bates, There was never a two there but that's excellent running. Too full around off, Bates steps out and hammers the full toss to the left of long on. Chinelle Henry picks up the ball and fires a wayward throw at the bowler's end which allows the batters to complete the second run.
Afy Fletcher to Georgia Plimmer, Keeps the length short and at the stumps, hit away flat and down to long on for one more.
The leading wicket-taker for the Windies in this World Cup, Afy Fletcher comes into the attack now.
Afy Fletcher to Suzie Bates, Gets away with it does Fletcher! Slow and short wide of the off stump, Bates rocks back and goes hard at the cut but hots it straight to covers where there is a midfield and they get a single.
Chinelle Henry to Georgia Plimmer, FOUR! Oh, Zaida James just misjudged that one a bit. Shorter this time from Henry, Plimmer climbs on top of the bounce and muscles it high and fine of deep square leg for a boundary. Henry bowls four on the trot and finishes her quota giving away 24 runs.
Chinelle Henry to Georgia Plimmer, The hard length again, over the stumps, Georgia Plimmer tries to play with the field by attempting the lap shot but misses.