Taylor fifty sees Windies Girls keep away from whitewash  

NORTH SOUND, Antigua (CMC) – Former skipper Stafanie Taylor returned to kind along with her thirty eighth One-Day Worldwide (ODI) half-century as West Indies Girls prevented a clear sweep with a four-wicket win over New Zealand Girls within the last ODI right here Sunday.

Tasked with chasing 169 on the Vivian Richards Cricket Floor, the house facet survived a couple of stumbles to overtake their goal within the forty fourth over.

Taylor top-scored with 51 from 89 balls whereas captain Hayley Matthews struck 40 from 70 deliveries in her return to the highest of the order, the 2 innings laying the muse for the profitable run chase.

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Aaliyah Alleyne produced a breezy unbeaten 27 from 34 deliveries in the direction of the tip, to make sure West Indies Girls ended an in any other case disappointing collection on a excessive.

“For those who look all through the collection the ladies would’ve improved from recreation to recreation, which is a few actually good positives that we’re capable of take out [of this series],” mentioned Matthews.

“We’re actually joyful we had been capable of wrap up the collection with a win and hopefully that is the type of kind we will take into the T20 collection arising.”

Selecting to bat first, New Zealand Girls had been lifted to 168 all out within the penultimate over by Lauren Down’s prime rating of 53, the 27-year-old right-hander hitting three fours and a six in a 78-ball knock at quantity 5.

The innings proved essential after the guests discovered themselves tottering on 19 for 2 within the sixth over. Participant-of-the-Collection Amelia Kerr, who punched 30 from 56 balls, placed on 37 for the third wicket with Maddy Inexperienced (14) earlier than Down managed the center overs.

She added 28 with Kerr for the fourth wicket earlier than placing on an additional 44 for the sixth wicket with Georgia Plimmer (17) however off-spinners Matthews (2-23) and Karishma Ramharack (2-28) pegged again the innings, New Zealand shedding their final 5 wickets for 20 runs.

In reply, West Indies had been additionally in early hassle at 10 for 2 within the third over earlier than Taylor and her successor Matthews mixed in an 81-run, third-wicket stand to restore the innings.

Taylor, with simply 18 runs from her earlier two innings, struck 4 fours whereas Matthews counted three fours.

The Jamaican retired within the thirty first over after anchoring a 26-run, fourth-wicket stand with Rashada Williams (14) and when two wickets fell with the rating on 117, West Indies Girls had been instantly slumping at 117 for 5 within the thirty third over.

Nonetheless, Alleyne struck two fours in a 31-run, sixth-wicket partnership with Chinelle Henry (12) to see off the problem from the guests.

The five-match Twenty20 collection will get underway on the identical venue on Wednesday.