Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry give West Indies collection win
West Indies 204 for 4 (Taylor 79*, Henry 53*, Maguire 2-24) beat Ireland 203 (Lewis 95*, Fletcher 3-37) by six wickets
Contrasting half-centuries from Stafanie Taylor and Chinelle Henry helped West Indies beat Ireland by six wickets within the third ODI in Gros Islet, and wrap up the collection 2-0.
Chasing a modest 204, West Indies have been 94 for 4 across the midway mark when Taylor and Henry joined arms. The pair added 110 in an unbroken fifth-wicket stand to take the facet dwelling with 8.5 overs to spare. For each batters, it was their second half-century in as many innings, and for Taylor, her fortieth in ODIs.
As a outcome, West Indies pocketed 5 factors from the collection – the second ODI was washed out – to enhance their place on the Women’s Championship table. They now have seven factors from 9 video games and are positioned fifth. Ireland are nonetheless on the backside with a solitary level from their 9 outings.
After opting to bat, Ireland saved dropping wickets at common intervals and have been all out for 203 on the final ball of the innings. Gaby Lewis was the one one to indicate some combat and cross 20. Opening the innings, Lewis scored an unbeaten 95 off 121 balls, thus turning into the sixth batter in girls’s ODIs to hold her bat.
Having mentioned that, Ireland have been in a good place at one stage. After Cherry-Ann Fraser dismissed Leah Paul for two, Lewis and Orla Prendergast took the facet to 44 for 1 within the ninth over. But then Fraser struck once more, having Prendergast caught down the leg facet for 16 off 17 balls. Following that, Afy Fletcher and Hayley Matthews lowered Ireland to 110 for 7 because the guests misplaced six wickets for 66 runs.
Lewis, although, was agency at one finish. She had a sluggish begin – 39 off 72 at one level – however with wickets tumbling round, she accelerated and scored 56 runs off her subsequent 49 deliveries. That resulted in Ireland including 43 and 50 for the eighth and ninth wickets, respectively, as Ava Canning (20) and Cara Murray (19) provided help to Lewis.
Rain interrupted the match within the thirtieth over of Ireland’s innings and once more within the fifth over of the West Indies’, however neither delay was lengthy sufficient to trigger any lack of overs.
In the chase, West Indies misplaced openers Matthews and Zaida James cheaply and have been 42 for two within the 14th over. It might have turn into 62 for 3 when Taylor hit a full toss from Murray straight to quick midwicket however Sophie MacMahon grassed the prospect.
Taylor was on 18 at that time. She obtained one other life on 29 when Murray dropped her at quick high-quality leg off Laura Delany. The second reprieve was simply after left-arm spinner Aimee Maguire had Rashada Williams stumped for 17. Maguire would dismiss Shemaine Campbelle in the identical method in her subsequent over however that may be the final time Ireland would choose up a wicket within the sport.
Henry, who had smashed an unbeaten 53 off simply 37 balls within the first ODI, was at it once more. While Taylor took 85 balls to deliver up her half-century, Henry reached there in simply 53 deliveries.
With the goal simply 9 runs away, Taylor hit two fours and a single in three balls to seal the win.