Skipper Hayley Matthews at the forefront yet again as West Indies clinch an edge-of-the-seat thriller to seal the T20I series over Pakistan.
The West Indies women’s team clinched a comprehensive 7-wicket victory in the 2nd T20I. Skipper Hayley Matthews was awarded the Player of the Match for her sensational all-round performance, returning with match figures (4-0-25-3) in her spell with the ball and scoring (58 off 43 balls) with the bat.
Pakistan skipper Nida Dar won the toss and elected to field first. After being inserted to bat first, West Indies got off to a poor start as they lost the wicket of Rashada Williams in the 4th over of the innings. Fatima Sana provided the first breakthrough for Pakistan. Wicket-keeper batter Shemaine Campbelle joined skipper Hayley Matthews at the crease and the duo stitched a much-needed 89-run partnership for the 2nd wicket, laying a solid platform for a power-packed before Tuba Hassan picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Hayley Matthews to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side.
However, the visitors failed to capitalise on the platform laid by their top order as they ended up with a total of 132/5 in their quota of overs. Skipper Hayley Matthews (68 off 49 balls) and wicket-keeper batter Shemaine Campbelle (31 off 38 balls) were the top performers with the bat for the West Indies. Fatima Sana (4-0-22-2), skipper Nida Dar (4-0-30-1), Tuba Hassan (4-0-31-1), and Sadia Iqbal (4-0-19-0) were the top performers with the ball for Pakistan.
Chasing a target of 133, the Pakistan openers Ayesha Zafar and Sidra Ameen got them off to a solid start. The duo scored over seven runs an over, before Afy Fletcher picked up the wicket of Ayesha Zafar to provide the first breakthrough for the West Indies. Muneeba Ali joined Sidra Ameen at the crease and the duo stitched a 23-run partnership for the 2nd wicket before Muneeba Ali was found short of her crease to provide the 2nd breakthrough for the West Indies.
Skipper Nida Dar joined opening batter Sidra Ameen at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 28-run partnership for the 3rd wicket before Aaliyah Alleyne picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Nida Dar to provide the 3rd breakthrough for her side. Pakistan were eventually restricted to 130/8, falling agonisingly short of the target by two runs.
Sidra Ameecn (63 off 58 balls), Ayesha Zafar (19 off 22 balls), and skipper Nida Dar (17 off 11 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Pakistan. Aaliya Alleyne (4-0-18-1), Afy Fletcher (4-0-20-2), and skipper Hayley Matthews (4-0-22-2) were the top performers with the ball for the West Indies.
