Hayley Mathews hits a century, West Indies beats Bangladesh by 9 wickets in the first ODI

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Tezzbuzz|20-01-2025

WI-W vs BN-W 1st ODI: The first match of the three-match ODI series between West Indies and Bangladesh Women's Cricket Team was played on Sunday, January 19 at Warner Park where the host team defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets and won. of. In this match, Caribbean captain Haley Mathews first wreaked havoc with the ball and then played an important role in helping her team win by scoring a century.

The first ODI played at Warner Park was entirely in the name of West Indies Women. Here the host team first won the toss and then decided to bowl. After this, for West Indies, star all-rounder Deandra Dottin took 3 wickets for 40 runs in 10 overs, captain Hayley Matthews took 2 wickets for 41 runs in 10 overs, Aliya Allen took 2 wickets for 22 runs in 5 overs and Afi Fletcher took 2 wickets for 22 runs in 10 overs. Took one wicket for 32 runs.

Bangladesh batsmen continued to struggle in front of such deadly bowling of the hosts, however in the meantime they somehow managed to get the wickets of Murshida Khatun (40 runs on 53 balls), Sharmin Akhtar (42 runs on 70 balls), Sobhana Mosteri (35 runs on 50 balls), and Thanks to the innings of Shorna Akhtar (29 runs on 38 balls), they added 198 runs after losing 9 wickets in 50 overs.

Now, to win this match, West Indies Women had to achieve the target of 199 runs in 50 overs, chasing which the team's openers created a ruckus. From one side, Haley Mathews scored unbeaten 104 runs hitting 16 fours in 93 balls, while from the other side, Kianna Joseph scored 70 runs in 79 balls hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes. Apart from him, wicketkeeper Shamine Campbell also played an unbeaten inning of 14 runs on 18 balls and thus West Indies achieved the target in just 31.4 overs and won.

It is noteworthy that Haley Mathews was chosen Player of the Match for her excellent all-round performance. With this victory, West Indies Women have also taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

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