QUEENSLAND, Australia- Anisa Mohammed with the ball and Deandra Dottin with the bat ensured the West Indies Women a 6-wicket victory over Pakistan Women in the first of three unofficial practice matches ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Winning the toss and batting first, Stafanie Taylor and her team had the Pakistanis in early trouble as the wickets started tumbling in the second over. The first ball of Chinelle Henry’s over saw Muneeba Khan trapped LBW, Javeria Khan became Chinelle’s second wicket, caught at slip by Hayley Matthews.
Shamilia Connell, retuning to international cricket after an injury layoff picked up the wicket of Omaima Sohail for 0. Pakistan captain Bisma Maroof was brilliantly runout by Afy Fletcher for 10 leaving Pakistan on 21/4. A quick-scoring cameo from Nida Dar took Pakistan to 41 before Hayley Matthews had her caught by Anisa Mohammed. Anisa then turned assassin with the ball, bagging the wickets of Sidra Nawaz and Aiman Anwar.
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