Aussie men, women in final of Indoor WC

dubai — Australia men and women teams entered the final of the Indoor Cricket World Cup at the Insportz, Dubai, on Friday.

The Aussie women beat New Zealand 97 to 56 in the semifinal. Nicole Martin the top-scorer in the game with 25 runs said the team was looking forward to defending their world title for a record ninth time.

The Aussie men’s team too advanced with a 73-19 win against New Zealand. Australia have never lost in a World Cup final so far, and according to team captain Lyle Teske they are hoping to keep that record intact.

Brief scores:

Men Semifinals: Australia 73 (Lyle Teske 17, Nick Ward 2 wickets) bt New Zealand 19 (Victor Davies 14, Vinesh Bennett 3 wickets, minus 5 runs conceded). Player of the match: Lyle Teske (Australia) and Victor Davies (New Zealand). South Africa 54 (Myles Simpson 20, Nilantha Wijekoon 2 wickets, minus 3 runs conceded) bt Sri Lanka 40 (Salman Faris 15, Myles Simpson 2 wickets, minus 5 runs conceded). Player of the match: Myles Simpson (South Africa). Plate semis: India 73 (Daivik Rai 16, Nashwan Nasir 1 wicket) bt UAE 57 (Prasath Kumara 17, Aries Aziz 2 wickets, minus 3 runs). Player of the match: Aries Aziz (India) Team England 98 (Thomas Roe 20, Sharan Swaminathan 2 wickets 4 runs conceded) bt Team Singapore 91 (Mustafa Kathawala 23 runs, Mubeen Rashid 3 wickets, 3 runs conceded). Player of the match: Mubeen Rashid (17 runs, 3 wickets). Women: Semis: Team Australia 97 (Nicole Martin 25, Jacinta Savage 2 wickets, 0 runs conceded) bt Team New Zealand 56 (Gemma Krebs 15, Ashleigh Doble 2 wickets, minus 2 runs conceded). Player of the match: Ashleigh Doble (Australia). Team South Africa 121 (Nadine Moodley 23, Beth Unwin 1 wicket, 8 runs conceded) bt Team England 88 (Beth Unwin 16, Jenna Hambrook 2 wickets, 2 runs conceded). Player of the match: Jenna Hambrook (SA)