A dream day of execution: Windies batters come good while seamers get early wickets
West Indies 199 for 6 (Glasgow 42, Matthews 40; Rameen 2-27) beat Pakistan 174 for 8 (Riaz 37, Fatima 27; Henry 2-13) by 25 runs
The West Indies earned a second win in their ongoing Women’s International tri-series, defeating Pakistan by 25 runs at the Clontarf Cricket Club in Dublin on Friday. In a refreshing change, Windies produced a well-rounded batting display to set Pakistan 200 runs to win before their bowlers made exceptional use of the new ball, setting up a deserved win.
Although early wickets have been a rare commodity for West Indian seamers in recent times, they picked up three in four overs to leave Pakistan climbing uphill in an already high chase.
Opening the bowling, Shawnisha Hector nicked off Gull Feroza (4) with the last ball of the first over. Chinelle Henry, in the meantime, delivered a match-winning spell of 2 for 13 from the other end.
The 30-year-old removed Muneeba Ali (2) in the second before accounting for Ayesha Zafar (7) in the fourth, restricting Pakistan to 28 for three.
Despite finishing the powerplay 52 for four, Pakistan scored at a healthy rate of 8.6 rpo through the middle overs, thanks in part to top-scorer Aliya Riaz’s 28-ball 37. Jahzara Claxton brought an end to Riaz’s fighting hand at 139 for seven in the 17th.