Dottin’s best gives WI women victory over Pakistan
KARACHI: A brilliant century by opener Deandra Dottin steered West Indies women’s team to a 45-run win over their Pakistan counterparts in the first One-day International here at the National Stadium on Monday.
Right-handed Dottin smashed a career-best 132 off 146 balls striking 18 fours and two sixes after Pakistan’s stand-in captain Sidra Nawaz opted to bowl first.
The 30-year-old Barbados opener, who was later named player-of-the-match, added 119 runs for the third wicket with Hayley Matthews who scored 57 off 67 as the tourists posted 253 for eight in the stipulated 50 overs . Shemaine Campbelle scored a brisk 23 off 20.
Dottin’s century and the eventual Pakistan defeat eclipsed Anam Amin’s maiden five-wicket haul. The slow left-arm orthodox spinner claimed five for 35 of her 10 overs. Anam accounted for Dottin, Rashada Williams (15), Matthews, Campbelle and Kycia Knight.
Birthday girl Fatima Sana, who came into this match after recording a five-wicket haul in the fifth and final ODI against West Indies in Antigua in July, took 2-65.
In their reply, Pakistan batting crumbled. Opener Sidra Amin was caught on the last ball of the second over and one-drop Ayesha Zafar was LBW on the last ball of the eighth over. Both batters were sent packing by Shakera Selman.
Iram Javed fought back with a 34-ball 40 while adding 57 runs for the fourth wicket with Kainat Imtiaz (24 off 60), but the dismissal of the former pretty much settled the game.
Aliya Riaz top-scored with 46 off 61 (three fours) while batting at number six. She was run out in the 47th over with Pakistan 56 runs away from the target.
The two teams will play the second ODI of the three-game series on Thursday at the same venue.
Summarised scores: WEST INDIES WOMEN 253-8 in 50 overs (Deandra Dottin 132, Hayley Matthews 57, Shemaine Campbelle 23; Anam Amin 5-35, Fatima Sana 2-65); PAKISTAN WOMEN 208-9 in 50 overs (Aliya Riaz 46, Iram Javed 40, Muneeba Ali 28, Kainat Imtiaz 24, Sidra Nawaz 23; Hayley Mathews 3-31, Shakera Selman 2-35).
Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2021
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