116/4 (19.2)
CR : 6.00
113/6 (20.0)
CR : 5.65
West Indies Women won by 6 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Hayley Kristen Matthews
1/1563(56)
Over 20
West Indies Women 116/4
Jannillea Glasgow15(17)
Hayley Kristen Matthews63(56)
Nadine de Klerk0-12(1.2)
WIW won by 6 wickets
10:42 PM IST and 1:12 PM Local Time | Skipper Hayley Kristen Matthews has led her team to a victory in a low scoring T20 game and has levelled the three-match T20I series against the Proteas 1-1.
South Africa Women got off to a slow start early in the innings as Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits played too many dot balls. They lost Marizanne Kapp for a bronze duck. Nadine de Klerk added 20 runs on the board but the top scorer of the Protea innings was Annerie Dercksen. Dercksen swung her bat in the death overs to score 21 off 17 balls hitting 2 boundaries and that helped her side to reach 114 at the end of the 20th over.
For West Indies Women, Afy Fletcher took 2 wickets. Hayley Matthews and Jahzara Claxton shared a couple of wickets between them.
Coming to chase the run, West Indies got a promising start as Qiana Joseph hit Mlaba for two boundaries in the very first over. But afterwards, Qiana became very slow and could score only 9 off 15 after the first over. Hayley Matthews took his time and found a few sporadic boundaries in the powerplay.
The Caribbean skipper got a very little assistance from the rest of the batters. Shawnisha Hector got out for 3, Shemaine Campbelle started off with a boundary but could only muster 7, Chinelle Henry scored just 3. But Hayley decided to take the game deep and she completed her fifty in the 50th ball of her innings.
When 16 runs were needed off two overs, she tonked Ayabonga Khaka for a maximum to start the over and later added a boundary to take the equation down to 3 off the final over. Jannillea Glasgow hit Nadine de Klerk for a boundary in the second ball of the final over to secure the victory for her side.
Hayley Matthews remained unbeaten on 63 off 56 balls with 5 fours and a maximum and took her team over the line. She earned the well-deserved player of the match award for her fantastic innings.
South Africa Women got off to a slow start early in the innings as Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits played too many dot balls. They lost Marizanne Kapp for a bronze duck. Nadine de Klerk added 20 runs on the board but the top scorer of the Protea innings was Annerie Dercksen. Dercksen swung her bat in the death overs to score 21 off 17 balls hitting 2 boundaries and that helped her side to reach 114 at the end of the 20th over.
For West Indies Women, Afy Fletcher took 2 wickets. Hayley Matthews and Jahzara Claxton shared a couple of wickets between them.
Coming to chase the run, West Indies got a promising start as Qiana Joseph hit Mlaba for two boundaries in the very first over. But afterwards, Qiana became very slow and could score only 9 off 15 after the first over. Hayley Matthews took his time and found a few sporadic boundaries in the powerplay.
The Caribbean skipper got a very little assistance from the rest of the batters. Shawnisha Hector got out for 3, Shemaine Campbelle started off with a boundary but could only muster 7, Chinelle Henry scored just 3. But Hayley decided to take the game deep and she completed her fifty in the 50th ball of her innings.
When 16 runs were needed off two overs, she tonked Ayabonga Khaka for a maximum to start the over and later added a boundary to take the equation down to 3 off the final over. Jannillea Glasgow hit Nadine de Klerk for a boundary in the second ball of the final over to secure the victory for her side.
Hayley Matthews remained unbeaten on 63 off 56 balls with 5 fours and a maximum and took her team over the line. She earned the well-deserved player of the match award for her fantastic innings.
Time for the post-match presentations.
Player of the Match: Hayley Kristen Matthews
Hayley Kristen Matthews (West Indies Women Captain and Player of the Match): "We were only chasing 114. It was a difficult wicket to bat on. So I decided to not go for the shots and stabilize the innings.
We had a few new players in Hector. I wanted to stay till the end and I knew the girls will support me. The conditions were not that good. But we were chasing only 114.
Great to see the spinners doing well. We had a long meeting and made a plan for our bowlers. The pacers have also done well. We still have a lot to correct with the ball but it is pleasing to restrict them to 113."
We had a few new players in Hector. I wanted to stay till the end and I knew the girls will support me. The conditions were not that good. But we were chasing only 114.
Great to see the spinners doing well. We had a long meeting and made a plan for our bowlers. The pacers have also done well. We still have a lot to correct with the ball but it is pleasing to restrict them to 113."
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa Women Captain): "It was a bit of tough wicket. Probably we needed a batter like Hayley to bat deep in the innings. We got off to only 113. We identified the toughness of the wicket a bit later.
A very exciting series decider is coming up tomorrow. We will not talk much about this match. We know the areas to improve and will try to do better there."
A very exciting series decider is coming up tomorrow. We will not talk much about this match. We know the areas to improve and will try to do better there."
That marks the end of our coverage from the second T20I of the three-match series between West Indies Women and South Africa Women. After getting thrashed in the first game of the series, Windies came back with a victory and levelled the series in this match. We have the decider coming up tomorrow. Do join us for that.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and the scorer/analyst of this match Zeeshan Naiyer. Good night.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and the scorer/analyst of this match Zeeshan Naiyer. Good night.