Dottin’s career-best 132 seals West Indies success
West Indies 253 for 8 (Dottin 132, Matthews 57, Amin 5-35) beat Pakistan 208 for 9 (Riaz 46, Matthews 3-31) by 46 runs
After being put in to bat, openers Dottin and also Rashada Williams got off to an excellent start prior to the latter departed in the 12th over. Kyshona Knight, being available in at 3, after that retired hurt in the 13th over without racking up a run. Captain Stafanie Taylor, the following batter in, did not remain a lot longer at the crease, making a 11-ball 6 adhering to which Matthews after that signed up with Dottin in the center. They kept the runs streaming, striking borders routinely as Matthews raised her half-century off 58 rounds. It was quickly Dottin’s turn to bring up her big milestone, as she got to her century off 124 rounds.
“My plan was to inhabit the fold long, enjoy the bowlers as well as see how the pitch was playing and also simply go from there,” Dottin said after the match. “Undergoing my mind was that I had to bat via the 50 overs or at the very least 40-45 overs in order for us to have a great total amount on the board, after both fast gates fell … to be honest, when I got to the half-century it was simply to begin fresh once more (to reach the century) as well as get a high total for the team”.
shed their first wicket in the 2nd over, with Sidra Ameen being up to Shakera Selman for 2. West Indies bowlers kept the leading four peaceful, making certain none of them went across 30. Iram Javed(40 off 34) as well as Kainat Imtiaz secured things a bit with their half-century partnership for the fourth wicket however both was up to Matthews. Aliya Riaz at No. 6 then made a 61-ball 46 however discovered no support from the various other end, with the asking price soaring. Pakistan eventually fell short by 46 runs.Published at Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:50:29 -0600