Hayley Matthews' 78 helps West Indies finish series 4-1 against Pakistan
Hayley Matthews ended her dream tour of Pakistan as she started it, with yet another commanding performance as West Indies coasted to an eight-wicket win in Karachi. Smashing 78 in 59 balls, the West Indies captain made light work of Pakistan's first innings total of 134, with the visitors getting there with ten balls to spare. West Indies won the series 4-1.
West Indies exhibited Thursday's aloof execution was an abnormality, and were right on it from the second they won the throw and put Pakistan in to bat. Pakistan began brilliantly with a 38-run opening organization in five overs, and after Qiana Joseph tidied up Ayesha Zafar following a 16-ball 22, Sidra Ameen and Muneeba Ali approached reconstructing really. By the twelfth over, the hosts sat pretty at 84 for 1, apparently set up for a dramatic finale.
In any case, drove by legspinner Afy Fletcher, West Indies designed an all-powerful Pakistan breakdown. Just Rameen Shamim, whose late unbeaten 11-ball 16 got Pakistan past 130, oversaw twofold figures after the main three. Pakistan lost seven wickets for 37 runs as Fletcher, Joseph and Matthews generally traded out, choking the innings until Shamim's last over prosper. Sidra top-scored for Pakistan with a 52-ball 48.
In any case, West Indies had the energy, and never really surrendered it. Matthews began warily again, permitting Rashada Williams to cause the early pokes. Sadia Iqbal disposed of her in the fifth over, yet that brought out Shemaine Campbelle, who, along with Matthews set up a 103-run organization, terminally finishing any Pakistan any desires for another relief win. Towards the last part of that innings, Matthews appeared to be finding limits freely, 11 of them sprinkled all through her innings as she outperformed 50 and assisted her side with plunging towards what abruptly resembled an insufficient objective. Campbelle, in the mean time facilitated along for an unbeaten 33 off 35, glad to take on a supporting role at an expert in full stream.
Pakistan figured out how to get Matthews out one last time in the series, Nashra Sandhu thumping her stumps back. Yet, by then, at that point, West Indies required only seven to win, and Matthews' work was finished.