Semi-final 1: Australia v West Indies

When, where and how to watch

Reigning World T20 champions and tournament hosts West Indies will meet Australia at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium from 4pm Thursday local time (7am Friday AEDT).

The match will be broadcast live on Fox Cricket and the Nine Network with live scores on cricket.com.au and the CA Live app.

The squads

Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicole Bolton, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

West Indies: Stafanie Taylor (c), Merissa Aguilleira, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Natasha Mclean, Anisa Mohammed, Chedean Nation, Shakera Selman

The last time they met

Australia and the West Indies haven’t met in a 20-over match since the 2016 edition of the World T20, where the Windies stormed to an eight-wicket win to end Australia’s run of three consecutive tournament wins. Incredibly, that was the only time the Windies have beaten Australia in a T20I, but they’re a team on the rise and they’re undefeated in the tournament to date.

The grudge match

It’s the showdown between the champions and the runners-up from the 2016 edition of the tournament. And you better believe the Australians have a point to prove, but they’re up against an in-form, confident West Indies team who have the home conditions and the crowd on their side.

The rankings

Australia: 1

West Indies: 4

The road to finals (most recent last)

Australia: WWWL

West Indies: WWWW

The players to watch

Alyssa Healy: Healy hit a speed bump during Australia’s final group game against India, suffering a mild concussion when she collided with teammate Megan Schutt. It prevented her batting in that match but she made a stunning start to the tournament before that, scoring a 29-ball 48 against Pakistan in the opening game before going bigger in the second, posting the fastest-ever World T20 half-century against Ireland. She reached the milestone from just 21 deliveries, finishing unbeaten on 56 from 31 balls. And there was no stopping the 28-year-old against New Zealand as she racked up another fifty, scoring 53 from 38 deliveries.

Meg Lanning: The Australian captain has yet to fully fire in this tournament. She struck a speedy 41 in the opening match but posted scores of 5 and 10 against New Zealand and India since and admitted after the India match she’d been disappointed with her output to date. With her team’s tournament on the line, there’s never been a better time for Lanning to return to her best.

Hayley Matthews: The West Indies allrounder had a quiet start but produced an ominous display with both bat and ball against Sri Lanka and looms as a danger player heading into the business end of the tournament. Matthews struck 62 from just 38 deliveries against Sri Lanka in St Lucia, in a game where she also captured 3-16 with her off-spin.

Stafanie Taylor: West Indies captain Taylor has yet to properly make her mark on the tournament with the bat, with her best effort to date a 25-ball 42 against Sri Lanka during a low-scoring group stage in St Lucia. But the allrounder has been threatening with the ball, never more so than during West Indies’ clash with South Africa where she captured 4-12 and Australia will need to be wary.

Overall head to head

Australia 8, West Indies 1

World T20 titles

Australia 3, West Indies 1

Semi-final 2: India v England

When, where and how to watch

In-form India will meet reigning one-day World Cup champions England at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium from 8pm Thursday local time (11am Friday AEDT).

The match will be broadcast live on Fox Cricket and the Nine Network with live scores on cricket.com.au and the CA Live app.

The squads

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Tanya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht, Hemlata, Mansi Joshi, Arundhati Reddy, Devika Vaidya

England: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Kirstie Gordon, Jenny Gunn, Dani Hazell, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Linsey Smith, Anya Shrubsole, Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield, Danni Wyatt

The last time they met

England and India met in a warm-up match in Guyana prior to the start of the tournament, where Harmanpreet Kaur’s team ran out 11-run victors. It was Kaur who starred with the ball in that match, hitting 62 from just 32 deliveries to help her team to 6-144, while a run-a-ball fifty from Danielle Wyatt wasn’t enough to get England over the line in reply.

The grudge match

England claimed a thrilling win over India in last year’s World Cup final, a come-from-behind performance with the ball that snatched victory from India’s clutches. It’s no doubt left the Indian team hurting and as they return to the World T20 semi-finals for the first time since 2010, they’ll be eager to knock England out as they progress.

The rankings

India: 5

England: 2

The road to finals (most recent last)

India: WWWW

England: NRWWL

The players to watch

Harmanpreet Kaur: The India captain is the tournament’s leading run-scorer at the end of the group stage. She started the tournament in style with a stunning century against New Zealand, a blazing knock that included eight sixes – each one bigger than the last – as she posted 103 from just 51 deliveries, the first ever T20I ton by an Indian woman. Harmanpreet wasn’t afforded much time at the crease in her second match but still managed to seal the chase with a 13-ball 14no, while she smashed a 27-ball 43 against Australia.

Smriti Mandhana: She’s been one of the form batters in T20 cricket all year, but the India opener made a slow start to the tournament, scoring two against New Zealand before knocks of 26 and 33 against Pakistan and Ireland. But Mandhana hit her straps in the final group game against Australia with a 55-ball 83 and looks to have found form at the perfect time.

Danielle Wyatt: The England opener could be make or break for her team, particularly when they’re missing the class of Sarah Taylor and the sheer force of Katherine Brunt in their batting line-up. Wyatt hasn’t set the world alight this tournament with scores of zero, 27 and one and England need the fast-scoring opener to produce a big score if they’re to progress in the finals. She scored a century against India in a T20 in March, so she’ll be feeling confident.

Anya Shrubsole: The England quick made the most of the tough batting conditions in St Lucia, picking up seven wickets in three matches including a hat-trick against South Africa. Almost as impressive were her efforts with the bat against West Indies – coming in at 6-50, she struck 29 in partnership with Sophia Dunkley to help England to 115, a total they very nearly defended.

Overall head to head

England 10, India 3

World T20 titles

England 1, India 0