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DUBLIN, Ireland – An impressive batting performance by the West Indies Women powered them to a comfortable 25-run victory over Pakistan Women and their second straight win in the Evara Tri-Nation T20I series here at Castle Avenue on Friday.
Captain Hayley Matthews gave her side a superb start while important knocks from Jannillea Glasgow, Stafanie Taylor and Chinelle Henry provided the impetus to propel the regional side to 199 for six – their third highest total in Women’s T20 Internationals.
Pakistan Women never recovered from a slow start in their run chase and despite a late charge could only muster 174 for eight.
The result followed the Windies’ eight-wicket win over Ireland on Thursday, giving them a maximum four points from their two matches.
After choosing to bat after winning the toss for the second straight match, Matthews and Deandra Dottin gave them a flying start by putting on 57 runs in five overs.
The duo blasted 15 runs from the second over bowled by medium pacer Diana Baig and 21 runs from the third over, to see them motor to 41 without loss after three overs.
Baig got her revenge though, by having Matthews caught for 40 off 20 balls to give Pakistan a much-needed breakthrough.
Left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu then breached Dottin’s defense to bowl her for 17 and two runs later Rameen Shamim accounted for the wicket of Qiana Joseph for four to reduce them to 66 for three in the eighth over.
Stafanie Taylor and Jahzara Claxton then rescued the Windies by bludgeoning 54 runs in five overs to carry them to 120 for three in the 13th over.
But Sandhu and Shamim broke the momentum by dismissing Taylor (39 off 23 balls) and Claxton respectively, in quick succession to put Pakistan in command at 122 for five.
However, Glasgow, who scored 42 off 25 balls with seven boundaries and Henry, who slammed an unbeaten 33 off 17 balls with four fours and one six, completely changed the complexion of the match during a 65-run partnership in six overs.
By the time Glasgow was run out with three balls left in the innings, the damage had already been done.
Shamim finished with figures of 2-27, while Sandhu claimed 2-29.
Faced with the challenging task of scoring exactly 10 runs an over, Pakistan didn’t get off to the best of starts.
Shawnisha Hector bowled Muneeba Ali for two and Henry, who was named Player-of-the-Match, had Gull Feroza caught behind for just four to leave them reeling at 12 for two.
Ayesha Zafar made seven before being dismissed by Henry and spinner Ashmini Munisar claimed the prized scalp of Saira Jabeen for 30 to put Pakistan in even more trouble at 52 for four at the end of six overs.
Pakistan’s innings was then derailed by two run outs, with both Shamim (18) and Iram Javed (24) losing their wickets by that route.
The match seemed all but over when topscorer Aliya Riaz was dismissed for 37 to make the score 139 for seven in the 17th over.
However, captain Fatima Sana hit a quickfire 27 off 14 balls to make the contest interesting right until the last over.
Henry was the Windies’ best bowler with 2-13, while Hector took 2-21.
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Summarised scores
WEST INDIES WOMEN 199-6 in 20 overs (Jannillea Glasgow 42, Hayley Matthews 40, Stafanie Taylor 39, Chinelle Henry 33 not out, Deandra Dottin 17, Jahzara Claxton 17; Rameen Shamim 2-27, Nashra Sandhu 2-29).
PAKISTAN WOMEN 174-8 in 20 overs (Aliya Riaz 37, Saira Jabeen 30, Fatima Sana 27, Iram Javed 24, Rameem Shamim 18; Chinelle Henry 2-13, Shawnisha Hector 2-21).
West Indies Women won by 25 runs.
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