Hayley Matthews Leads West Indies Women To Eight-Wicket Win — West Indies Women Vs Pakistan Women

Hayley Matthews scored an unbeaten 82 off 44 deliveries as West Indies Women beat Ireland Women by eight wickets in Dublin on Thursday in west indies women vs pakistan women. West Indies reached 104 for 2 in 11.3 overs after Ireland were bowled out for 103, making a fast start to the Women’s Tri-Series in Ireland.

Matthews Sets The Chase

Matthews brought up her half-century in 34 balls and kept West Indies ahead of the rate once the chase began to open. She finished 82 not out, while West Indies closed at 104 for 2 and never needed the final overs.

Deandra Dottin was dismissed for 3 in her 300th international match. Stafanie Taylor stayed unbeaten on 10 as the target disappeared quickly once Matthews settled in.

Ireland Reaches 103

Ireland never recovered after losing three wickets inside the first six overs and slipping to 36 for 3. Orla Prendergast made 25 and Leah Paul added 21, but the innings ended at 103 in 17 overs.

Qiana Joseph took 3 for 8 in two overs, with Zaiada James taking 2 for 10 and Jahzara Claxton finishing with 2 wickets apiece. West Indies also held eight catches in the field, a sharp finish to the first game of the series.

Dublin Start For West Indies

The eight-wicket win gave West Indies the opening match of the Women’s Tri-Series in Ireland and left Ireland with a short scoreboard to defend after losing wickets in clusters. For West Indies, the chase was wrapped up in 11.3 overs, with Matthews providing the innings that made the difference from the first over of the reply.