Allround West Indies make it two in two

Multiple players stepped up with significant contributions to help West Indies make it two in two in the Women's Tri-series in Ireland. Having won their first game against the hosts on Thursday (May 28), West Indies stepped up again just 24 hours later against Pakistan as they brushed aside the Asian side by 25 runs.

While Deandra Dottin and Qiana Joseph didn't fire, skipper Hayley Matthews set the pace early for her side with a quickfire 20-ball 40 that had nine fours in it. Stafanie Taylor continued to make merry after Matthews' departure before falling for 39. In the death overs, it was the duo of Chinelle Henry and Jannillea Glasgow who hammered the Pakistan attack to all parts to help West Indies finish with one short of 200. Henry remained unbeaten on 33 off 17 whereas Jannillea top-scored for her side with a crucial 25-ball 42.

A target of 200 was always going to challenge Pakistan and losing three wickets in the first four overs didn't help their cause. Henry castled Muneeba Ali in the second over after Gull Feroza departed in the first. Henry also got rid of Ayesha Zafar to leave Pakistan reeling at 28/3.

The fact that Pakistan still managed to claw their way up to 174/8 was largely thanks to the efforts of Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana down the order. Prior to that, Saira Jabeen made a 19-ball 30 to resurrect the innings. Rameen Shamim and Iram Javed got off to starts but couldn't kick on to post significant scores. Riaz then hammered 37 off 28 balls and Sana's cameo saw her contribute 27 off just 14 but West Indies always remained in control of the contest and eventually closed it out.

Brief scores: West Indies Women 199/6 in 20 overs (Jannillea Glasgow 42, Hayley Matthews 40; Rameen Shamim 2-27) beat Pakistan Women 174/8 in 20 overs (Aliya Riaz 37; Chinelle Henry 2-13, Shawnisha Hector 2-21) by 25 runs