Using on their glorious present with the ball, West Indies bought the higher of Scotland by six wickets of their Girls’s T20 World Cup match right here on Sunday.
With this, West Indies opened their account within the match after shedding the primary match to South Africa by 10 wickets.
For Scotland, it was their second successive defeat.
Opting to bat after profitable the toss, Scotland might solely handle 99 for eight of their allotted 20 overs with leg-spinner Afy Fletcher (3/22) doing the star flip for the Windies with the ball.
Skipper Kathryn Bryce and Ailsa Lister made 25 and 26, respectively, for the Scots who’re at the moment positioned on the backside of the desk.
When their flip to bat got here, the West Indies too had been off to a foul begin and misplaced their opener Stafanie Taylor with simply 5 runs on the board within the innings’ first over.
Qiana Joseph (31 off 18 balls) stabilised the innings earlier than the duo of Deandra Dottin (28 off 15 balls) and Chinelle Henry (18 off 10 balls) remained unbeaten to steer their aspect to win with 50 balls to spare.
Olivia Bell (2/18) was essentially the most profitable bowler for Scotland.
Transient scores:
Scotland: 99/8 in 20 overs (Kathryn Bryce 25, Ailsa Lister 26; Afy Fletcher 3/22)
West Indies: 101/4 in 11.4 overs (Qiana Joseph 31, Deandra Dottin not out 28).
Printed – October 07, 2024 03:19 am IST
