West Indies win in low-scoring game
West Indies captain Merissa Aguilleira's unbeaten 34 helped the team
clinch a narrow two-wicket win off the last ball against Sri Lanka in
the first of the three Twenty20s. In a match in which only four batsmen
got into double-digits scores, Aguilleira's innings turned out to be the
difference.
Sri Lanka chose to bat, but were in trouble soon as they lost their
top five with only 39 on the board. They struggled the most against
Shakera Selman, who had figures of 2 for 14, and Shanel Daley, who
didn't get a wicket but gave away only 10 runs in her four overs. Only
two of Sri Lanka's batsmen - Eshani Kaushalya and Dilani Manodara - got
into double figures and helped the team crawl to 87.
West Indies' innings followed the same pattern as Sri Lanka's for the
most part. They were reduced to 27 for 4 after Kaushalya picked three
wickets in her first three overs. Stafanie Taylor scored a vital 25 and
when she was out with 29 runs still needed, the match hung in balance.
Aguilleira saw three more wickets go down at the other end, but held her
end and hit a boundary off the last ball when they required two runs.
Courtesy: cricinfo |