By the way, the focus of cricket fans is on the Indian Premier League at this time, where the best players from all over the world are showing their flaws. But apart from this, action of international cricket is also going on, where the West Indies have faced a big upset. Scotland defeated West Indies by 11 runs in a close match in the second match of the qualifier tournament being played for the Women's World Cup this year in India. The all -round performance of West Indies captain Haley Mathews was also not enough to save the team.
This qualifying tournament started in Pakistan from Wednesday 9 April. For the 2 spots of the World Cup, 6 teams are colliding in this tournament. In the second match of the tournament played at the Lahore City Cricket Association Stadium, the strong West Indies team of Scotland was relatively weak. The West Indies are considered to be a strong contender to qualify for the World Cup, but the first match has made him face the truth.
Scotland batted first in this match but the team could not play even 50 overs. The reason for this was Windies captain Haley Mathews, who implicated 4 Scotland batsmen in his spin trap. Due to this, the Scottish team was all out for 244 runs. For that, Sara Bryce scored the highest 55 and Megan Mcol scored 45 runs. Mathews took 4 wickets for 56 runs in 10 overs.
In response, despite losing the first wicket in the second over itself, the West Indies team appeared in a strong position. Captain Mathews and Zaida Williams shared a 113 -run partnership. Matthews remained fixed but the wickets kept falling from the other side. Then Mathews had to retire due to injury in the middle. He was taken out on stretcher. But when the team appeared on the verge of defeat, she again landed on the field. He scored his century but the rest of the batsmen failed from the other side and the entire team collapsed for 233 runs.
However, the West Indies still have to play 4 more matches, due to which the expectations of its qualification are alive. At the same time, in the first match of the tournament, the host Pakistan also won easily. In the match against Ireland, Pakistan first batting and scored 217 runs. In response, the Irish team was all out for 179 and lost by 38 runs.
