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Pakistan Women and West Indies Women took on each other in the third T20I at the National Stadium in Karachi. The dramatic and intense match concluded with the thrilling victory of the visitors as they ended up sealing the 5-match series and taking a 3-0 lead with 2 matches left to be played.
Hayley Matthews guides West Indies to a competitive total
Pakistan Women, opting to bowl first after winning the toss, aimed to restrict the West Indies Women’s batting lineup. The West Indies Women’s innings commenced with determination, led by a stellar performance from captain Hayley Matthews.
Her impressive knock of 68 runs off 49 deliveries, comprising 10 boundaries, laid a strong foundation for her team. Despite some resistance from Shemaine Campbelle (31 runs off 38 balls), the West Indies Women’s inning concluded at 132/5 in their allocated 20 overs.
Sidra Ameen’s knock in vain after Matthews and Afy Fletcher’s bowling show
Pakistan Women, in pursuit of the target, faced a challenging task against the West Indies Women’s bowling attack. Opener Sidra Ameen (63 runs off 58 balls) showcased resilience with a valiant half-century, but the rest of the batting order struggled to capitalize on partnerships. Despite contributions from Ayesha Zafar (19 runs off 22 balls) and captain Nida Dar (17 runs off 11 balls), Pakistan Women fell agonizingly short of the target, finishing at 130/8 in 20 overs.
The West Indies Women’s bowling unit displayed commendable discipline, with notable performances from Matthews (2 wickets for 22 runs) and Afy Fletcher (2 wickets for 20 runs). Their collective effort restricted Pakistan Women’s chase and secured a thrilling victory by a narrow margin of 2 runs.
Windies skipper Matthews, for her exceptional all-round display with both bat and ball, was rightfully awarded the Player of the Match accolade. Both teams will now play the remaining two T20Is, scheduled on May 02 and 03.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
A close finish in Karachi 🔥
West Indies take an unassailable 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match T20I series 👊#PAKvWI | 🔗: https://t.co/MDETHwzfg9 pic.twitter.com/pp7omE6e3n
— ICC (@ICC) April 30, 2024
Hayley Matthews again, and again, and again. She is some player.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 30, 2024
In the last 12 months, Hayley Matthews is averaging over 80 with the bat in both ODIs and T20Is (not to mention under 15 with the ball in both formats).#PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/IpA21FyEHn
— hypocaust (@_hypocaust) April 30, 2024
Pakistan have now lost all 6 matches v West Indies in the ongoing tour
It is a seriously disappointing result for them as they had started to have some good results at home of late
Just not able to get over the line at the moment#PAKvWI
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) May 1, 2024
Hayley Matthews has won the Player of the Match award 5 times in her last 6 T20Is. 10 times in her last 17 T20Is 🙏🫡
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) May 1, 2024
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews 🏏#women #cricket #HayleyMatthews #PAKvsWI #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/4k0I7cWRAk
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) May 1, 2024
West Indies women's last 11 T20Is
Won (MOM – Hayley Matthews)
Won (MOM – Hayley Matthews)
Won (MOM – Hayley Matthews)
Won (MOM – Hayley Matthews)
Won (MOM – Hayley Matthews)
Lost (MOM – Hayley Matthews)
Won (MOM – Hayley Matthews)
Lost (MOM – Hayley Matthews) pic.twitter.com/lc9CeHX1Xy— Abdul Rehman Yaseen (@StatsofARY) May 1, 2024
Hayley Matthews is a proper TOP player https://t.co/LUgAPxdwhL
— Hussnain Magsi (@magsificent) May 1, 2024
Hayley Matthews for WI
Chamari Athapaththu for SL
Both winning games single handedly 🥵🔥 https://t.co/X4ZdGVXiLh
— Cric Irfan (@Irfan_irru_17) April 30, 2024
Despite Sidra Ameen's brilliant 63, Pakistan have fallen short once again vs the West Indies, this time by 2 runs.
Hayley Matthews once again the home side's tormentor in chief, scoring 68, and then returning figures of 2/22 ⭐
— Behram Qazi 🇵🇰 🇨🇦 (@DeafMango) April 30, 2024
I don't know how many individual performances in bilateral series compare to the kind of all-timer that Hayley Matthews is having in Pakistan
— Danyal Rasool (@Danny61000) April 30, 2024
Hayley Matthews is also just 5 wickets away from 100 T20I wickets and 200 international wickets. 🤞
— Krithika (@krithika0808) April 30, 2024
Hayley Matthews is the difference between the two teams
She's a class apart from every player in both teams
— Woozy (@MatureHater) April 30, 2024
Hayley Matthews has to be the most complete international cricketer at the moment
Batting, bowling and fielding: gamechanger in all 3 departments
Complete package https://t.co/GX5HQyrsJT
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) April 30, 2024
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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.