Multitalented. You have heard this word, right? This English word is absolutely perfect for the player we are going to talk about. When she has a javelin in her hand, she tries to win a medal like Neeraj Chopra. But, when she holds the bat in her hands, she has the power to turn any pitch in the world into a graveyard for bowlers. We are talking about Hayley Mathews, who is not only a strong opener but also the captain of the West Indies women's cricket team. He has amply proved his usefulness on both these fronts. The Caribbean opener not only scored a century in the first match of the ODI series against Bangladesh but also became the player who scored the most centuries for her country.

West Indies crush Bangladesh in first ODI

Bangladesh women's cricket team is currently on a tour of West Indies, where it is currently busy playing the ODI series. Bangladesh had to face a crushing defeat in the first ODI and the only and biggest reason for this is the performance of Hayley Mathews. The century he scored from his bat made the target set by Bangladesh so dwarf that the victory became just a joke.

Mathews scored a century while chasing 199 runs

Coming to bat first, Bangladesh's biggest success in the first ODI was that they somehow managed to play the full 50 overs. Bangladesh scored 198 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs. In this way West Indies women got the target of 199 runs. The target was small but the work of making it even lighter was done by Caribbean captain Mathews with his bat. While chasing the target of 199 runs, he scored a century. Along with this, she also broke the record of scoring most ODI centuries in women's cricket for West Indies.

Mathews' record, team's history in ODI

Hayley Mathews faced 93 balls and scored unbeaten 104 runs with the help of 16 fours against Bangladesh. This is the 8th century of his ODI career. With this, she became the player who scored the most centuries in West Indies in women's ODI. Thanks to Mathews' century, West Indies chased 199 runs in 110 balls against Bangladesh, which is the highest score chased in ODI with 100 plus balls remaining.

Used to throw javelin like Neeraj Chopra!

Before cricket, javelin thrower Hayley Mathews has won many medals at Under-17 and Under-18 level. He won the silver medal in the 2014 CARIFTA Games, the color of which changed to gold in the very next year i.e. 2015 when he hit the target with his javelin. Apart from this, he also has a bronze medal in his name in the Junior World Championship.