Women's World Cup, WI Women beat BAN Women: Records broken
The West Indies women's cricket team clinched a thriller against Bangladesh in a crucial ICC Women's World Cup match at the Bay Oval on Friday. Batting first, WI Women managed a paltry 140/9 in 50 overs. In response, Bangladesh lost by four runs after amassing 136/10 in 49.3 overs. Hayley Matthews claimed four wickets. Here are the details.
How did the match pan out?
Shemaine Altia Campbelle top scored for WI Women in their 140-run effort. Bangladesh Women bowled well and in the right channels to prevent WI get any sort of direction. Salma Khatun and Nahida Akter claimed 2/23 each from their 10 overs. In response, Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals and fell short in the end. This was a massive win for WI Women.
Campbelle slams third ODI fifty
Campbelle scored a valiant 53* from 107 balls. She helped WI get to 140 in the end. This was a top knock from Campbelle, who smashed five of the 12 fours hit by WI Women. Campbelle has now raced to 1,342 runs in ODIs at 20.64. She slammed her third ODI fifty. She is the fifth WI batter to surpass 1,300 runs.
Notable records for Matthews and Taylor
Matthews (4/15) now has 78 wickets in ODI cricket at 23.82. This was her best performance in ODIs. She matched the tally of Katherine Campbell and Sadia Yousuf in terms of ODI wickets. Stafanie Taylor (3/29) was excellent as well. She has surpassed 150 ODI wickets (152) at 21.49. She is the seventh-highest wicket-taker in ODIs. Taylor also has 26 scalps in World Cup.
How do the two teams stand?
West Indies Women are placed third, having claimed six points from five matches. This was their third win in the ongoing tourney. WI Women have a NRR of -0.930. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Women are seventh with two points from four games (NRR -0.342).
