Hayley Matthews of the Renegades hits a six throughout the WBBL match between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder at CitiPower Centre on Nov. 23, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia.
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West Indies Ladies’s Captain Hayley Matthews once more led with the bat and ball to provide her staff a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh Ladies within the first One-Day Worldwide at Warner Park in St. Kitts.
Matthews captured two wickets along with her off-spin, cracked an exhilarating, unbeaten century to make sure the Windies victory, and took a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
Participant-of-the-Match Matthews added 163 runs for the opening partnership with Qiana Joseph, who made 70, they usually comfortably overtook Bangladesh’s whole of 198 for 9, ending on 202 for one off 31.4 overs.
The 2 openers began slowly, managing simply eight runs from the primary three overs, earlier than she smacked spinner Sanjida Akter for 4 boundaries within the sixth over. She then smashed Sultana Khatun for 2 fours within the eighth over.
Matthews continued her assault by smashing Marufa Akter for 2 extra boundaries within the eleventh over. She bought to her half-century with simply 67 runs on the board.
Joseph quickly joined in blasting Sanjida Akter for 2 enormous sixes and finally introduced up her first ODI half-century because the West Indies reached 129 with out loss.
The pair carried their facet previous the 150 mark, and victory was in clear view, however Joseph was then caught on the boundary off Khan.
With the Windies requiring simply three runs for victory, Matthews bought to her eighth ODI century when she took a fast single after driving Khan to cowl.
She ended the competition by hitting Khan’s subsequent supply to the boundary. Matthews confronted 93 balls and hit 16 boundaries.
Bangladesh Ladies didn’t carry out as they’d a stable begin from their prime order.
Sharmin Akter scored 42, and opener Murshida Khatun made 40, they usually have been at one level at 115 for 2.
Nevertheless, as soon as Matthews eliminated each batters to scale back them to 123 for 4, Bangladesh discovered it exhausting to make the runs. Sobhana Mostary (35) and Shorna Akter, who made 29, tried their finest in a 54-run partnership, however as soon as they have been dismissed, Bangladesh misplaced 5 wickets for simply 21 runs.
Deandra Dottin was the decide of the bowlers with 3-40, whereas Aaliyah Alleyne (2-22) and Matthews (2-41) offered good assist.
