KARACHI: West Indies women’s captain Hayley Matthews claimed 3-25, followed by her 11th T20I half-century to lead her side to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I at National Bank Stadium here on Sunday.
Matthews, during the 122-run chase, got off to a good start but she lost her opening partner Qiana Joseph in the fourth over.
Shemaine Campbelle joined Matthews and together they knitted a solid 67-run stand for the second wicket to keep West Indies in command of the run-chase.
Matthews was dismissed by Sadia Iqbal after she scored 58 runs from 43 balls, which featured ten boundaries.
Tuba Hassan then castled Campbelle (21) with 95 runs on the board in 14.4 overs.
Chedean Nation (17) and Chinelle Henry (8) then joined hands to form an unbeaten 29-run stand, leading West Indies to victory with ten balls to spare.
For Pakistan, Iqbal, Hassan and Diana Baig managed one wicket each.
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Earlier, Pakistan women opted to bat first but could not get the desired start as Sidra Ameen fell inside four overs with 23 runs on the board.
Muneeba Ali joined Gull Feroza and constructed a cautious one-sided partnership of 29 runs before the latter went back to the pavilion.
Ali was then joined by captain Nida Dar (13) and they added 41 runs for the third wicket, but could not increase the scoring rate courtesy of West Indies’ impressive bowling.
Ali top-scored for Pakistan with 55 runs from 47 balls with the help of five boundaries before falling prey to Hayley Matthews in the last over.
None of the lower-order batters could reach the double-figure as Ayesha Zafar remained unbeaten at nine off 10 balls.
Pakistan women accumulated 121-7 in their allocated 20 overs.
Matthews led the bowling for West Indies with figures of 3-25, while Chinelle Henry, Karishma Ramharack and Afy Fletcher managed one wicket each.
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