The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Wonderful Windies Women Win

Sun, Apr 3, '16

 

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At her pre-match press conference, Stafanie Taylor, the West Indies Women captain, had spoken of how Dwayne Bravo had gently rebuked her for not doing the ‘Champion’ dance enough. On Sunday (April 3), Taylor batted almost to the end as the West Indies pulled off the greatest run chase in the history of the women’s game, overhauling Australia’s 148 for 5 with eight wickets and three balls to spare to be ICC Women's World T20 2016 champions.

Hayley Matthews struck a marvellous 45-ball 66, complete with six fours and three sixes, to steal the headlines, but Taylor’s utterly assured 59 (57 balls) was as immense a knock in the most clinical of chases.

Till Sunday, Australia’s successful pursuit of England’s 105 in 2014 had been the biggest in a women’s final. Knowing that it would have to create history, the West Indies started circumspectly, with a Taylor on-drive off Megan Schutt the only four in three quiet overs that went for just nine.

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