Tash Farrant
England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

A cagey start from New Zealand. Chinelle Henry has bowled pretty well, particularly to Georgia Plimmer. She's bowled a little bit shorter and wider and therefore it has taken everything out of Plimmer's swinging arc.

New Zealand keep trying to be aggressive against the spin of Afy Fletcher, but the field is set perfectly to prevent the boundaries still.

Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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New Zealand haven't really got away yet. It may be down to Melie Kerr and Sophie Devine to go for it in the last few overs.

West Indies won't be too unhappy about not taking wickets as long as they can keep New Zealand quiet.

Cracking effort from Chinelle Henry to bowl her four overs consecutively, finishing with figures of 0-24 despite Georgia Plimmer whacking the final ball of the over for four.

Zaida James gets it wrong on the boundary, charging in too far and almost running past it.

Shot!

Georgia Plimmer dissects the field perfectly to thump Hayley Matthews' second ball through mid-wicket for four, but the Windies skipper closes out the over well.

No wickets down is a big boost for New Zealand but 32-0 is an underwhelming powerplay effort considering they chose to bat first.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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Suzie Bates is trying to get some momentum into her batting, but she is being thwarted by her own timing. It is good that she is trying to make something happen because New Zealand will want to get a move on; it's not been an explosive start.

Suzie Bates is desperately trying all the tricks to move things along, but her timing just isn't there.

She shuffles across her stumps and ramps over her shoulder for two, before shovelling one into the leg side for another couple.

It's so hot in Sharjah, they don't want to be running this much. Still only two boundaries scored with one over of the powerplay remaining.

Firdose Moonda
Cricinfo writer on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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We are seeing from these knockout matches, that it's difficult to know what a good score is in the first innings. New Zealand probably won't even know that at this stage.

It's been a good start from West Indies and New Zealand need to get a wriggle on.

Suzie Bates finally gets her first boundary, punishing a Zaida James full toss to square leg.

A crunching drive earlier in the over was brilliantly stopped by Stafanie Taylor, leaping to her right at cover to make up for her effort in the opening over.

Again, only singles from Chinelle Henry's second.

It's a good plan to Georgia Plimmer, who loves playing straight, as they keep her swishing and missing outside off stump.

One of these two openers will have to kick on soon, they're wasting the powerplay at the moment.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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Suzie Bates is looking to be aggressive here; the players have got the memo. We have watched a lot of matches which didn't have power-hitters, but as we've got later in the tournament, the teams who have been the most bold have been successful.

A scratchy start from Bates with just a couple from eight balls, as Zaida James concedes just two from her opening over.

Not quite the start you'd expect from a team who's chosen to bat first.

Suzie Bates' drive is well saved by Qiana Joseph at cover as the pair scamper a single to get off the mark, before Georia Plimmer gloriously drills her first ball down the ground for New Zealand's opening boundary.

There's a very questionable 'chase' from Stafanie Taylor at mid-off, which basically consists of her just watching the ball to the boundary. She is still struggling with her knee, it seems.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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We haven't the faintest clue who is going to win, and that's the best way for it to be.

Suzie Bates solidly defends her first ball from Chinelle Henry.

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Both semi-finals have been an absolute treat when it comes to the national anthems.

Sophie Devine holds back the tears during New Zealand's rendition, as does Suzie Bates - who is playing her 333rd international, which is absolutely staggering.

Bates and Georgia Plimmer make their way to the middle as the West Indies players share a final pre-match huddle and they are full of smiles.

A huge part of New Zealand's success in the group stages has been the form of leg-spinner Melie Kerr, who is leading the wicket-taking charts with 10 so far (tied with South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba).

A big boost for West Indies is the return of Stafanie Taylor, who adds a huge amount of experience into a batting line-up that relies very heavily on its top two or three.

The Windies probably have the edge here in terms of the momentum, considering just how surprising and dominant their win against England was just three days ago. But they'll have to channel that excitement, with their first task of restricting New Zealand to a chase-able target.

West Indies: Hayley Matthews (c), Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Deandra Dottin, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack.

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Melie Kerr, Sophie Devine (c), Brooke Halliday, Maddy Green, Izzy Gaze (wk), Rosemary Mair, Lea Tahuhu, Eden Carson, Fran Jonas.