After the loss of the two openers, Jess Cameron (39) and Blackwell steadied the rocking boat with a partnership of 47 runs for the third wicket. Though Cameron departed at 79 followed by Lisa Sthalekar 10 runs later, Blackwell partnered her captain Jodie Fields to put on another important stand for the fifth wicket and help Australia cross the 130-mark. In the morning, West Indies, who were just one win away from making the February 17 final of the tournament against the same opponents, lost wickets regularly to the medium pace duo of Megan Schutt and Holly Ferling. The two Aussie bowlers packed off six of the top seven wickets to fall, with just 92 on board, the other wicket being claimed by off-spinner Sthalekar, who turned the ball appreciably. Sthalekar was also the only bowler to trouble Dottin, who had hit a record 20-ball 50 at this ground against Sri Lanka earlier in the tournament, in her superb first spell of one for 15 in eight overs, before ending up with 1 for 24. Dottin came out firing from the first ball and struck meaty fours and a six in her half century knock to take the attack to the Australian bowlers after opener Natasha Mclean made 26, was bowled when charging out to off spinner Erin Osborne. Half the Windies side was back in the hut by the 19th over with only 59 scored, with Schutt claiming the first two wickets of opener Juliana Nero and one-down Shemaine Campbelle inside the ninth over during her first spell of 2 for 19 in 5. Schutt finished with three for 50 in her 10 overs by adding to her wickets tally, but her figures were spoilt by Dottin who carted her for two fours to the straight field in successive balls as soon as she came in for her second spell.
