Hamilton: West Indies won the Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup by four runs against Bangladesh.
Batting first, the West Indies women scored 140 for nine. In reply, the Bengals put up a good fight but were bowled out for 136 with three balls to spare. Bangladesh needed eight runs to win the last over with one wicket in hand.
Nahida Akhtar (25 not out off 64 balls) was at the crease as they looked to win. Nahida scored two off the first ball of Stephanie Taylor and one off the next ball. Fariha Trisna (0) was bowled in the third ball. With that, the Windies won. Bangladesh were bowled out for two in the 49th over by Diandra Dotin. Hailey Mathews, who took four wickets for 15 runs, was the Windies’ winner. Afi Fletcher and Stephanie Taylor took three wickets each. Heroine Nigar Sultana (25) and Fargana Haq (23) were the other two batsmen to cross the two-wicket mark. Openers Shamima Sultana, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni and Trisna did not score. Wicketkeeper-batsman Shemaine Campbell, who scored 53 off 107 balls, smashed 100 for the Windies. The Windies are third with six points from five games. Bangladesh have two points from four games. India will take on Australia today in Auckland. Australia and South Africa have won all their matches so far in this World Cup. India, who have lost two matches, must win today to secure their place in the semi-finals.
Team India – Mithali Raj (Heroine), Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandana, Shafali Verma, Yasthika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana, Julan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Roshka Bhatt, Rhonka Singh, Yadav.
Team Australia – Meg Lanning (heroine), Rachel Haynes, Darcy Brown, Ash Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jesse Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney Jade Wellington.
Windies star
Confused
During the match against Bangladesh, West Indies player Shamilia Connell collapsed and caused panic. The incident took place in the 47th over of the Bangla innings.
After the medical team provided first aid, Shamilia was rushed to the hospital. The match was interrupted for a while. Shamilia was frustrated when Bangladesh needed 13 off 19 balls to win. Pacer Shamilia was frustrated while fielding at midwicket. He regained consciousness with the care of his fleeing companions. Later, an ambulance left the ground. The Chedian Nation and Chinela Henry, the West Indies players, were also upset during the ODI against Pakistan last July.