Australia Women vs West Indies Women, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player HighlightsAUSW vs WIW, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Georgia Wareham to Hayley Matthews, out Bowled!! Oh Wareham strikes with her first ball and she gets rid of Matthews. Both of them are teammates in the WBBL, playing for the Renegades. What a start from the leggie. Tossed up, drifting in on middle, Matthews tries a paddle-sweep but misses it completely. Middle stump pegged back. Hayley Matthews b Georgia Wareham 30(28) [4s-5]

Annabel Sutherland to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, dug in short, Matthews not in the best position to pull, it gets big on her and miscues it in the air. Falls in the gap behind square on the on-side

Annabel Sutherland to Hayley Matthews, no run, good length on middle, Matthews hangs back and punches to mid-on

Ashleigh Gardner to Hayley Matthews, no run, again the cut shot, makes contact this time but finds point

Ashleigh Gardner to Hayley Matthews, no run, kicking up off a good length, Matthews goes back to cut, beaten by the bounce

Ashleigh Gardner to Hayley Matthews, no run, defended into the on-side

Ashleigh Gardner to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, doesn't miss this time, clips it off the back foot to deep square leg

Ashleigh Gardner to Hayley Matthews, no run, turning in off a good length, Matthews is back in the crease looking to clip it away but is hit on the pad. Easily missing leg

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, difficult chance goes down! Not a great ball, dragged down short on leg, and Matthews pulls it nicely. But it's a chance for Hamilton diving to her left at short third. She gets a hand but can't hang on

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, cutting in off a good length, Matthews tries clipping it away but is hit on the pad

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, FOUR, still getting it to swing nicely, but is outsmarted by Matthews who opens the face, guides it fine past the keeper and beats short third. Was the perfect good length, nothing much wrong with the delivery

Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, angling away outside off, down the pitch comes Matthews, throws her bat and skies it off a thick edge in front of deep backward point. Gardner charges in for the catch but it's always falling short of her

Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, no run, looks to clip it away but is hit on the pad as it skids through from short of length. Clearly pitching outside leg with Hamilton bowling from over the wicket

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, quite straight on middle and leg, back of a length, Matthews is hanging back and tucks it through square leg

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, no run, steps across the stumps premeditatedly, wants to target the leg-side but is forced to adjust. Lovely stuff from Garth as she follows her and bowls it even wider. Nothing shot in the end and it pops up off the splice into the on-side

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, no run, hits a good length with this outswinger, it's in the channel and Matthews defends from the crease

Sophie Molineux to Hayley Matthews, no run, floated up on a length just outside off, just sits up for Matthews who cuts to backward point. Looks a really good pitch to bat on

Sophie Molineux to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, clipped off the back foot through midwicket

Sophie Molineux to Hayley Matthews, no run, pops up off the leading edge as it grips a touch, was looking to work it through the on-side, it falls to the left of Molineux

Sophie Molineux to Hayley Matthews, FOUR, now steps across the stumps and sweeps over square leg! Matthews taking the game on in powerplay! Floated up outside off, stock ball, and she picks her spot nicely

Sophie Molineux to Hayley Matthews, FOUR, takes it from off stump and carves it past short third! Was an inswinger from round the wicket, she was cramped but the timing was still brilliant

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, hangs back in the crease, opens the face and dabs it into the backward point region

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, FOUR, flashes hard at the width on offer, more swing for Garth, takes the edge and flies through the gap between slip and short third. Bisected them to perfection as they both put in the dive

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, no run, now some swing! Lovely outswinger in the channel, lures Matthews into the drive and beats the outside edge

Kim Garth to Hayley Matthews, no run, punched off the back foot to cover-point. Good start from Garth, testing the channel just outside off

Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, tucked off the back foot in front of midwicket as Hamilton goes hard length on leg stump, denying her the width

Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, 1 run, looks to drive but slices it off the outside half to deep backward point

Lucy Hamilton to Hayley Matthews, FOUR, cracking shot to start things off! Hayley Matthews, wow! Full and angling away outside off, there for the drive and it's creamed through the covers. The captain setting the tone!