Captain Hayley Matthews blistering unbeaten 85 run knock led West Indies to a commanding 9-wicket victory against the hosts India in a second T20 match on Tuesday.
This crucial knock by Matthews played a significant role in chasing down the target and defeating India Women by 9 wickets with more than 4 overs to spare.
The match began with West Indies Women winning the toss and deciding to bowl first. The Indian women team failed to create a major impact with their batting except the Captain Smriti Mandhana who scored 62 runs in 41 balls, which contained 9 fours and 1 six.
Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma also contributed significant runs for their team to drag the score near to the 160 mark. Richa Ghosh scored 32 runs in 17 balls, hitting 6 fours while Deepti Sharma contributed 17 runs in 15 deliveries, hitting 2 fours. These crucial contribution by players helped India Women Team to post a decent total of 159-9.
When West Indies Women team came to bat, the Captain Hayley Matthews started the chase with Qiana Joseph and formed a solid partnership of 66 runs before Joseph was caught for 38 runs in 22nd delivery. Following that, Matthews formed a partnership with Shemaine Campbelle who scored 29 runs not out.
These significant contribution by all the players helped West Indies women team to chase down the target in just 15.4 overs.
Following this electrifying victory by West Indies women team, the West Indies Women Captain, Hayley Matthews was awarded the Player of the Match. She said that they failed to give their best in the previous game, therefore all the girls turned up in the second game to showcase their finest result. She alo expressed excitement on being able to chase the score set by Indian Women.
With their victory by 9 wickets, West Indies have levelled the 3 match T20 series with 1-1. The decider game has now been scheduled to take place on Thursday, 19th December, 2024.
