Karishma Ramharack spun circles around Bangladesh Women’s batters, and Hayley Matthews finally found her groove, as West Indies Women jumped to the top of Group B in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with a comprehensive eight-wicket win at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Dubai, on Thursday.
Player-of-the-Match Ramharack grabbed four wickets for 17 runs, and Bangladesh’s struggles with the bat in the tournament continued as they were restricted to 103 for eight from their 20 overs.
Matthews then hit a boundary-studded 34 from 24 balls at the top of the order to propel the Windies to 104 for two from just 12.5 overs.
The victory sent the Windies to the top of Group B on 4 points from their three matches, ahead of both South Africa and England on net run rate. England, however, have a game in hand.
After losing the toss and being sent in to bat, Bangladesh’s batters never gained any sustained momentum, and they scored around six runs an over for the majority of their innings.
Ramharack struck early when she had Shathi Rani smartly stumped by wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle for nine, before returning to hit Dilara Akter’s leg stump after she missed a sweep shot to leave Bangladesh 33 for two at the end of six overs.
Sobhana Mostary and captain Niger Sultana came together in a 40-run stand for the third wicket, but they required 42 balls to do so as West Indies’ barrage of spinners kept them under wraps. —DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC)
