West Indies Women's batswoman Deandra Dottin hit a ruthless, unbeaten 203 off 62 balls as Technocrats rallied to a 141-run win over San Raphael in the Eastern Credit Union T&T Women's Cricket Association T20 Tournament at Arima West Secondary School on Sunday. Dottin, who became the first woman to score an international T20 hundred against South Africa in St Kitts last year, hit an astonishing 25 sixes and eight fours as she guided her team to a massive 297 for five in their 20 overs. After playing a dot on her first ball, she promptly hit the next three for six and never looked back, racing to 50 in 23 balls, 100 in 34, 150 in 47 and 200 in 62 before retiring. She shared in a 56-run partnership for the first wicket with Oire Trotman (7) and put on 125 for the second with Whitney Cudjoe (7).
Fellow West Indian player Stacy Ann King also played aggressively, belting 39 off 14 balls towards the end of the innings. In reply, San Raphael reached 122 for five in their 20 overs with Brenda Solozano making 27 not out and Technocrats conceding 53 extras. Candace La Borde was the pick of bowlers with four for 23 in four overs while Dottin bowled three wicketless overs for 14. In other news, this weekend's T20 matches have been postponed because of the Association's difficulty in finding venues.
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Technocrats 297-5 (20) (Deandra Dottin 203 no, Stacy Ann King 39 no, Extras 34, R Boyce 2-0-26-1, S Sinanan 2-0-31-1, D Latchman 3-0-36-1) vs San Raphael 122-5 (20) (Extras 53, Brenda Solozano 27 no, Davie Latchman 16 no, Candace La Borde 4-1-23-4).
Technocrats won by 141 runs.