Hayley Matthews' overall strength puts West Indies 1-0 up


An authoritative all-round display from Hayley Matthews gave West Indies a winning start to their tour of Pakistan, their 113-run victory in Karachi stretching their run of successive wins in the country - dating back to 2004 - to seven ODIs. Matthews followed up an unbeaten 140 with figures of 3 for 17; it was the seventh time a player had scored a century and taken three wickets in a Women's ODI, and the second time Matthews had achieved the feat. Matthews batted beginning to end of West Indies' innings after she had selected to bat first, hitting 15 fours and a six in a 150-ball exertion. She lost her initial accomplice Rashada Williams early, yet sewed together a stand of 102 with Shemaine Campbelle for the second wicket to lay a strong base for her group. There was no organization of a comparative greatness from there on, however Chedean Country, Chinelle Henry and Aaliyah Alleyne joined with Matthews in stands of 32, 40 and 42 for the fourth, fifth and 6th wickets to assist West Indies with accomplishing a 50-overs all out of 269 for 8. Matthews' 140* was her fifth ODI hundred and her most elevated score in the organization. Left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal, who opened the bowling, and legspinner Tuba Hassan were Pakistan's best bowlers with two wickets each. Pakistan started their innings expecting to update their past most noteworthy fruitful ODI pursue - of an objective of 243 - by an impressive edge. They didn't make the best beginning, losing Sidra Ameen and Bismah Maroof inside the initial five overs, however their expectations developed as Muneeba Ali and Nida Dar took the score to 59 for 2 in the twelfth over. That is when Matthews made her next huge commitment, getting Dar captured behind to begin a rut that Pakistan won't ever recuperate from. There could have been no further organizations of note other than an energetic 37 between Najiha Alvi and Tuba for the seventh wicket as Pakistan collapsed for 156 inside the 36th over. Aside from Mathews' three-for there were additionally two wickets each for legspinner Afy Fletcher and left-arm spinner Zaida James. Karachi will likewise have the second and third ODIs, on April 21 and 23.