West Indies beat protecting champs England at Ladies’s International Cup
Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin once more had been on the middle of the motion because the West Indies pulled off a dramatic disappointed win on the Ladies’s Cricket International Cup on Wednesday, beating protecting champion England via seven runs at Dunedin, New Zealand.
The West Indies edged host New Zealand via 3 runs in its opening fit on Sunday with Matthews making 119 and Dottin bowling an exhilarating ultimate over during which 3 wickets fell.
On Wednesday, Matthews made 45 and Dottin 31 in an 81-run opening partnership which set the West Indies on track to 225-6 as they batted first on profitable the toss. Matthews then took 2-40 as England was once bowled out for 218 in 47.Four overs, falling simply brief in a run chase for the second one fit in a row.
In its first fit England fell simplest 12 runs brief because it chased Australia’s mammoth 310-3. Whilst the West Indies have moved as much as 2d position at the back of Australia within the event, England now’s winless after two fits and in determined want of a win when it subsequent performs South Africa.
WEST INDIES WIN BY 7 RUNS! ?
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England gave the impression to be heading against a victory on Wednesday when Sophie Eccleston and Kate Go mixed in a 61-run partnership for the 9th wicket. In the beginning of the 48th over, England was once 217-Eight and wanted simplest 9 runs to win with 18 balls last.
However Go was once cruelly run out whilst backing up on the non-striker’s finish and No. 11 Anya Shrubsole was once bowled two balls later via Anisa Mohammed because the West Indies once more secured victory in a dramatic ultimate over.
“This isn’t one thing that I really like. It’s somewhat nerve-wracking for me,” West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor stated. “But it surely’s gratifying that we grew to become out at the excellent facet.
For us, we attempt our highest each and every time we move out to play. We attempt to play our best possible sport and that’s what the coaches let us know.”
It was once Dottin who as soon as once more supplied what is also the longest-lasting reminiscence of the fit, a panoramic catch at backward level to disregard England opener Lauren Winfield-Hill for 12. Winfield-Hill reduce a ball from Shamilia Connell onerous and huge of the fielder however Dottin dived complete duration and clasped the ball one-handed at shoulder top.
The catch was once one of the most high-points of a see-sawing fit during which each groups performed themselves into sturdy positions, suffered setbacks and rallied once more.
The West Indies had been on track for the next general than they accomplished when Dottin and Matthews guided them to 81-1 after the 20th over. However Ecclestone bowled the 21st over during which 3 wickets fell, together with the ones of Dottin and Matthews.
The cascade of wickets modified the tenor of the fit, much more when Kycia Knight was once out quickly after for 6, leaving the West Indies 98-4.
Shemaine Campbelle and Chedean Country led the restoration with a excellent partnership of 123 for the 5th wicket during which Campbelle made 66 and Country 49 now not out.
England, in flip, was once in hassle after the lack of Winfield-Hill, then captain Heather Knight (5) and Nat Sciver (2), either one of whom fell to Matthews. Sciver made an unbeaten 109 from 79 balls as England fell 12 runs in need of Australia in its opening fit.
England was once 94-Five when Tammy Beaumont was once out for 46 within the 26th over however Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley got here to its rescue with a partnership of 60 for the 6th wicket.
Simply because the fit had begun to show in England’s prefer Dunkley was once out for 38 and Wyatt for 33 throughout the house of 3 balls, leaving England 156-8. Ecclestone and Go then took England inside sight of victory once more however its chase unraveled within the ultimate over.
