The West Indies Ladies leveled their Twenty20 Worldwide sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka Wednesday, securing a six-wicket victory beneath the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) technique in a rain-affected match.
The win, which ties the sequence at 1-1, was spearheaded by Afy Fletcher, together with key contributions from their most skilled gamers.
Chasing a revised goal of 99 from 15 overs because of rain interruptions on the Rajapaksa Stadium, the Caribbean aspect was led by captain Hayley Matthews, who scored 29, and former captain Stafanie Taylor, who remained unbeaten on 28 to information them to their first win of the tour.
Fletcher’s harmful bowling spell of 4 wickets for 23 runs from 3.2 overs had the Sri Lankans struggling at 89 for 4 in 15.2 overs when rain halted the innings, and time concerns got here into play.
Strong basis
Matthews offered a strong basis with a gap partnership of 44 with Taylor earlier than being bowled by left-arm spinner Sachini Nisansala within the seventh over. The chase of fast runs additionally noticed a budget dismissals of vice-captain Shemaine Campbelle, left-hander Qiana Joseph, and Chedean Nation. Nonetheless, Taylor and Aaliyah Alleyne managed to steer the guests to the end line.
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Earlier within the match, Fletcher disrupted a promising first-wicket stand between Sri Lanka Ladies’s captain Chamari Athapaththu and opener Vishmi Gunaratne. The Grenadian leg-spinner bowled Athapaththu for a high rating of 26 within the eighth over and dismissed Imesha Dulani for six within the tenth over, leaving Sri Lanka wobbling at 52 for 2.
Fletcher then struck twice within the 14th over, eradicating Harshitha Samarawickrama for 14 and Gunaratne for twenty-four inside three balls, successfully containing the scoring earlier than the rain interruption.
The West Indies Ladies had misplaced the primary T20I by 4 wickets on Monday on the identical venue, the place the ultimate T20I will likely be performed tomorrow, organising an thrilling sequence decider.
