'West Indies were dancing to come and play like this?' - Twitter erupts as Australia storm their way to final of Women's WC 2022

The women in yellow have made it to the finals with a win against West Indies in the semi-finals of the ongoing Women’s World Cup 2022 and have clearly got their redemption for losing out on a spot in the finals in the previous Women’s World Cup in 2017. They have remained unbeaten throughout the tournament and have staged another dominating show in the knockout fixture.

Earlier in the day, West Indies won the toss and asked their opponents Australia to have a bat first at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The game was reduced to 45 overs per side after the rain had interrupted and the openers Rachel Haynes and Alyssa Healy took their time initially. However, after the powerplay was completed, the duo went after the bowling, and Healy in particular looked quite aggressive right from the outset.

The pair put on a 216 run-partnership for the first wicket and Healy reached her century in the process as well. In the 33rd over, Healy’s magnificent innings of 129 off just 107 deliveries came to an end, while Haynes missed out on her century by just 15 runs despite playing really well. Meg Lanning (26*) and Beth Mooney (43*) took advantage of the brilliant platform set by the openers and got their side to a huge total of 305 for three in their quota of 45 overs.

West Indies bundled out for 148

In reply, the West Indies faced an early setback losing Rashada Williams for a duck, while Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews formed a crucial partnership in the middle for the second wicket. Dottin was dismissed in the 10th over after a well-made 34, while Matthews and Stafanie Taylor got the chase going with a 47-run partnership. However, once Matthews fell for 34 in the 22nd over, it looked like curtains for the West Indies side.

Taylor ran out of partners with none of the incoming batters being able to contribute and West Indies were reduced to 148 for 8 in the 37th over with their last hope, Taylor, dismissed for 48. The last two batters did not come out to bat and Australia were declared the winners of the game by a huge margin of 157 runs.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to Australia making it to the finals