West Indies managed solely 89-7 in a match curtailed to twenty overs-a-side as a result of rain, and Pakistan surpassed that whole with seven balls to spare
West Indies managed solely 89-7 in a match curtailed to twenty overs-a-side as a result of rain, and Pakistan surpassed that whole with seven balls to spare
Off-spinner Nida Dar took 4 wickets for 10 runs because the beforehand winless Pakistan beat the West Indies by eight wickets Monday in a match shortened to twenty overs per aspect on the Ladies’s Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan’s battery of spin bowlers got here into its personal in sticky circumstances at Seddon Park to deal a blow to the West Indies’ hopes of reaching the semifinals.
The West Indies managed solely 89-7 from its 20 overs and Pakistan surpassed that whole with seven balls to spare, led by opener Muneeba Ali’s 37 from 43 balls in her first innings on the event.
Pakistan captain Bismah Mahroof made 20 and Omaima Sohail 22 in an unbroken partnership of 33 for the group’s first win at a World Cup in 13 years.
“We needed that one badly,” Bismah stated. “We all know we’ve got been doing nicely however we didn’t cross the road and win one. Now we wish to suppose forward and transfer ahead in our efforts.”
Torrential rain fell for a lot of the day and deep swimming pools of water collected on the outfield. The rain abated about an hour after the scheduled begin at 2 p.m. and the bottom workers labored to dry the bottom and to permit a 40-over match to start by 7 p.m.
The pitch had been lined and protected against the rain however it nonetheless was altered by the circumstances; it gripped and turned and batting was troublesome, made tougher by a humid outfield that yielded boundaries reluctantly.
The West Indies’ power-hitting recreation virtually was neutralized by these circumstances. Opener Deandra Dottin scored 27 from 35 balls with 5 fours earlier than changing into Dar’s first sufferer. The rest of the innings contained solely 5 extra boundaries.
Dottin hit three fours within the third over, bowled by the medium pacer Diana Baig, and helped the West Indies to 19-0 on the finish of the four-over play. However the West Indies’ momentum slowly ebbed because the Pakistan spinners bowled with accuracy, making the most of any flip.
The West Indies misplaced wickets often — three wickets in consecutive balls within the sixteenth and seventeenth overs — and wasn’t capable of maintain runs flowing. They had been 38-2 after 15 overs and the group 50 got here up within the thirteenth over. After 15 overs, they had been 62-4 and the final 5 overs noticed the addition of solely 27 runs.
The West Indies’ protection started promisingly when Hayley Matthews bowled a primary over maiden. However from then on Pakistan was capable of sustain a gentle run charge with singles. There have been no extra maidens and Pakistan was capable of take singles when batters hit to fielders contained in the circle.
There have been solely six boundaries within the innings.
“As soon as I acquired in I spotted 110 to 115 would have been an excellent goal,” West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor stated. “In some way we simply couldn’t get to there.
“After we performed Bangladesh the spinners trumped us a bit and we couldn’t rotate the strike and the identical factor occurred at this time.”
The West Indies got here into the match in third place behind unbeaten Australia and South Africa. Its loss on Monday units again its hopes of reaching the semifinals and brings India, New Zealand and Bangladesh again into top-four competition.
Australia and South Africa meet on Tuesday.
