[UPDATED] Regional women get first win at T20 World Cup: WI get off the mark vs Scotland

DUBAI: Despite a sloppy performance in the field, West Indies registered a comfortable six-wicket win over minnows Scotland to pick up their first win in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup here Sunday.

After winning the toss and opting to bat at the Dubai International Stadium, Scotland were undermined by spinner Afy Fletcher and pacer Chinelle Henry and could only get up to 99 for eight at the end of 20 overs.

West Indies then survived some nervous moments in the early part of their chase before settling down to easily overhaul their target, finishing on 101 for four in 11.4 overs.

While the Caribbean side produced a sterling bowling effort, their fielding left much to be desired as they put down no less than three regulation catches.

Unfortunately for captain Hayley Matthews, three of those catches were dropped off her bowling.

Matthews spurned a difficult chance at first slip when she failed to hold on to an outside edge offered by Sarah Bryce off the bowling of Henry from the third ball of the innings.

It didn’t prove costly, though, as Matthews had Saskia Horley caught at mid-on for 11 to capture her 100th T20 wicket, and soon after Henry bowled Bryce for two to leave Scotland 13 for two in the third over.

Ailsa Lister should have been dismissed without scoring, but Chedean Nation spilled the simplest of catches at point off the bowling of Matthews.

The very next ball Matthews could only cover her face in disbelief as Lister was dropped by Fletcher at square leg.

Luckily for the West Indies, both Lister and captain Kathryn Bryce struggled to get the ball off the square during their 46-run partnership for the third wicket, which spanned ten overs.

Henry was especially impressive during that spell, bowling two maidens while allowing just ten runs from her four overs.

The pacer was, however, guilty of dropping an easy catch running in from long on after Listen skied a delivery from Matthews.

Fletcher’s introduction broke the partnership, as she had Lister caught at the deep midwicket boundary by Karishma Ramharack for 26 from 33 deliveries.

With her next ball she trapped Priyanaz Chatterji lbw as Scotland slid to 59 for four in the 13th over. Fletcher also accounted for Bryce, who made 25 from 31 balls, when her miscued pull only made it as far as mid-on where Ramharack took the catch. Lorna Jack-Brown was run out without a run added to make it 76 for six in the 15th over and Scotland only scored 23 runs from the last five overs.

Facing a straightforward chase, West Indies were setback early when a hobbling Stafanie Taylor was bowled by Rachel Slater for four in the first over. Qiana Joseph was lucky not to be back in the pavilion without scoring when she was dropped at mid-off.

Matthews’ lean scoring run in the World Cup continued, with Chatterji having her caught at mid-on for just eight, as the Windies fell to 32 for two in the sixth over.

When Olivia Bell removed Shemaine Campbelle for two and Joseph for 31 in quick succession, West Indies had slipped to 59 for four.

However, Deandra Dottin and Player-of-the-Match Henry came together in an unbroken 42-run partnership for the fifth wicket to guide West Indies to victory.

Dottin finished the contest in style by clobbering spinner Abtaha Maqsood for two sixes and a four in the 12th over.

She ended unbeaten on 28 from 15 balls, while Henry scored 18 not out from ten balls.

SCORES: SCOTLAND 99-8 in 20 overs (Ailsa Lister 26, Kathryn Bryce 25, Darcey Carter 14 not out, Lorna Jack-Brown 11, Saskia Horley 11; Afy Fletcher 3-22) vs WEST INDIES 101-4 in 11.4 overs (Qiana Joseph 31, Deandra Dottin 28 not out, Chinelle Henry 18 not out; Olivia Bell 2-18).

This story was originally published with the title 'Windies thump Scotland in Women's T20 World Cup' and has been updated to include additional details. Please see original post below.

WEST INDIES notched their first win of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup when they eased past Scotland by six wickets at Dubai International Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on October 6.

After winning the toss and choosing to bat, tight spells from the Windies’ bowling attack restricted Scotland to a meagre 99/8 from 20 overs. In reply, the Caribbean team raced to 101/4 from 11.4 overs to rebound from defeat in their opening match against South Africa.

Scotland had a horrid start with the loss of two early wickets and were 13/2 after 2.4 overs. Top scorer Ailsa Lister (26) carried them to 59 before she was caught by Karishma Ramharack off Afy Fletcher’s leg-spin.

The very next ball, Priyanaz Chatterji was trapped in front her stumps without scoring, setting Fletcher up for a possible hat-trick. She was unsuccessful, but fine spells from the maroon bowling attack squeezed the Scottish batters.

Fletcher (3/22) was the pick of the bowlers while player of the match Chinelle Henry (1/10), captain Hayley Matthews (1/21) and Ramharack (1/24) were also among the wickets.

In reply, the maroon women lost opener Stafanie Tayor (five) in the first over. However, Qiana Joseph (31) teamed up with skipper Matthews to take them to 32, before the latter was caught by Kathryn Bryce off Chatterji.

New batter Shemaine Campbelle (two) perished soon after (48/3), which made way for a big-hitting Deandra Dottin in the middle. Joseph was next to go, after smashing one six and three fours.

At 59/4, Dottin (28 not out) and Henry (18 not out) buckled down to take the Windies over the line with more than eight overs to go.

After losing to South Africa by ten wickets in their opening match on October 4, Matthews welcomed the victory, and hoped they can deliver another dominant showing against Bangladesh on October 10.

The win saw Windies temporarily climb to the top of Group B standings with England and South Africa still with a game in hand.

Summarised Scores:

SCOTLAND 99/8 – Ailsa Lister 26, Kathryn Bryce 25, Darcey Carter 14 not out; Afy Fletcher 3/22, Chinelle Henry 1/10, Hayley Matthews 1/21, Karishma Ramharack 1/24 vs WI WOMEN 101/4 (11.4) – Qiana Joseph 31, Deandra Dottin 28 not out, Chinelle Henry 18 not out; Olivia Bell 2/18, Priyanaz Chatterji 1/15, Rachel Slater 1/17. Windies women won by six wickets.