BAN-W vs WI-W Ball by Ball Commentary

BAN-W

103/8(20.0 ov)

WI-W

104/2(12.5 ov)

West Indies Women beat Bangladesh Women by 8 wickets

Commentary

West Indies Women

5:00 PM IST Right then that's it from this game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2024. West Indies Women climbing right at the top of the table. The actions continue to come thick and fast with the next game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2024 scheduled to be played between Australia Women vs Pakistan Women on 11th October 2024 at 2 pm GMT. You can always join us an hour early for all the updates and pre-match buildup. Until next time, Cheers.

4:58 PM IST Hayley Matthews, the victorious skipper of West Indies Women, says at the presentation that it has been a great night for them and it happened because they bowled with discipline and fielded well in the first innings. Talks about Stafanie Taylor and says that she has a niggle on the knee and she will mostly be fit before the next game as they have a few days rest after today. She further adds that they have to be on top of the game throughout the tournament from here on as the knockout stages are about to begin. She says that they are happy that they have the last game of the group and that will help them a lot in preparing for the semi-finals.

4:54 PM IST The losing skipper of Bangladesh Women, Nigar Sultana says that the side is lacking experience in such sort of tournaments and every gama is a learning curve for them. Mentions that they have one more game left and they aim to play a good brand of cricket and do something that they remain with them forever. Acknowledges that the crowd is always behind them and they feel amazing to have such unconditional support everywhere they travel.

4:48 PM IST Karishma Ramharack IS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH. She says that she is happy to contribute for the team and it feels good to win the game in the end. She adds that the wicket is good and bowling slow is working well on the surface. She further adds that girls are really happy with the result and they will have a couple of days off after this to regroup for the next game of the tournament.

4:47 PM IST Stay tuned for the presentation...

4:47 PM IST Earlier in the game, Bangladesh Women, batting first, struggled to post a competitive total, with Nigar Sultana's 39 being the top score. Despite promising starts from Dilara Akter and Sobhana Mostary, the batting order failed to deliver substantial contributions. The West Indies Women's bowling attack was outstanding, led by Karishma Ramharack's 4-wicket haul. Afy Fletcher chipped in with two scalps, while Hayley Matthews claimed one.

4:45 PM IST With a below-par score to defend, the bowlers of Bangladesh Women's were always up against it, and the West Indies Women's aggressive batting strategy made their task even more challenging. The Bangladeshi attack struggled to maintain discipline, as the opposition's batsmen seized on any scoring opportunities, denying them the chance to build pressure. Nahida Akter and Marufa Akter though managed to pick one each but that was just not enough.

4:44 PM IST Chasing a modest target, West Indies Women made a blistering start, courtesy of their explosive opening duo, who stitched together a pivotal 52-run partnership. Hayley Matthews was the primary aggressor, unleashing a barrage of boundaries, and dispatching the Bangladeshi bowlers to all parts of the ground. Hayley's relentless attack denied the opposition bowlers any control, dictating the tempo of the game and propelling West Indies to a commanding position. Stafanie Taylor played a good hand of 27 too before retiring. The concern mounts over the fitness of Taylor as she is an important clog in this Windies wheel.

4:43 PM IST With this emphatic win, West Indies Women soared to the top of the table, leaving Bangladesh Women's tournament prospects in tatters. Bangladesh's already slim chances of advancing are further diminished by the heavy defeat, as it severely damages their NRR.

End of over 12.514 runs

WI-W: 104/2CRR: 8.10

Ball

Deandra Dottin:19 (7)

Chinelle Henry:2 (3)

Rabeya:2.5-0-26-0

12.5

Rabeya to Deandra Dottin, 6 runs

SIX! That's it! West Indies Women have won it in style! Deandra Dottin picks up the length of the ball early and notices that its on the stumps this time. She gets down on a knee again and launches the ball up and long over the head of long on and West Indies Women grab the 2 points and more up on the table.

100 Runs for the teamWest Indies Women

Runs: 104/2

12.4

Rabeya to Deandra Dottin, no run

Bowls it outside the off stump line, fuller and slower through the air. Deandra Dottin goes for a big shot once again but misses the ball completely.

12.3

Rabeya to Deandra Dottin, 6 runs

79.0kph

SIX! BANG! First maximum of the match, coming from the bat of Deandra Dottin! Rabeya pitches the ball up on the stumps and Deandra Dottin gets down on a knee and slogs the ball flat, out of the ground over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. West Indies Women need 6 more runs to win.

12.2

Rabeya to Chinelle Henry, 1 run

76.6kph

Floats it up outside the off stump line. Chinelle Henry tucks the ball between point and covers off the front foot and gets a run.

12.1

Rabeya to Deandra Dottin, 1 run

Drops it short outside the off stump. Deandra Dottin cuts it to sweeper covers for a single.

End of over 128 runs

WI-W: 90/2CRR: 7.50RRR: 1.75

Ball

Chinelle Henry:1 (2)

Deandra Dottin:6 (3)

Nahida Akter:3-0-22-1

11.6

Nahida Akter to Chinelle Henry, no run

Fuller on off, Chinelle Henry drives this towards point for no run.

11.5

Nahida Akter to Deandra Dottin, 1 run

Short of a length around leg, Deandra Dottin tucks this towards leg for a single.

11.4

Nahida Akter to Deandra Dottin, 4 runs

FOUR! Out comes the reverse sweep. Tossed up wide outside off, Deandra Dottin brings out the reverse sweep and gets it away in between point and backward point for four runs.

11.3

Nahida Akter to Chinelle Henry, 1 run

75.4kph

Fuller, on leg. Chinelle Henry drills this to long on for one.

4:36 PM IST Chinelle Henry is the next batter for West Indies Women.

11.2

Nahida Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, no run

OUT! STUMPED! Flighted outside off, turning away from the batter. Shemaine Campbelle jumps down the track and looks to go big, the batter is beaten in the flight and swings only to connect with thin air. The keeper collects this behind the stumps and removes the bails in a flash. Shemaine Campbelle was way outside the crease as Nigar Sultana dislodged the bails.

Shemaine Campbelle

21 (16b 2x4 0x6)SR: 131.25

st Nigar Sultana b Nahida Akter

11.1

Nahida Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, 2 runs

Floated around leg, Shemaine Campbelle pulls this flat towards wide long on and aggressive running from Deandra Dottin compels Shemaine Campbelle for the second.

End of over 119 runs

WI-W: 82/1CRR: 7.45RRR: 2.44

Ball

Shemaine Campbelle:19 (14)

Deandra Dottin:1 (1)

Shorna Akter:1-0-9-0

10.6

Shorna Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

Fuller around off, Shemaine Campbelle drags this towards long on for one.

10.5

Shorna Akter to Deandra Dottin, 1 run

Slower and wide outside off, Deandra Dottin goes for the cut, underedges this towards cover-point for one.

10.4

Shorna Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

73.6kph

Tossed up on the pads, Shemaine Campbelle pushes this away for a single.

10.3

Shorna Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, 4 runs

72.0kph

FOUR! Shemaine Campbelle is continuing her onslaught. Short of a length around middle and leg, Shemaine Campbelle rocks back and pulls this flat towards the gap between deep square and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

10.2

Shorna Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, 2 runs

Full and wide outside off, Shemaine Campbelle jumps to the pitch of it and drills this towards deep cover for a couple.

10.1

Shorna Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, no run

Floated around off, Shemaine Campbelle goes for the cut and misses.

4:28 PM IST Time for a drinks break. West Indies Women at the midpoint of this innings are well and truly one foot over the finish line. Sensible cricket from hereon is all they need to wrap up this one and get two crucial points in this Group B game. Stafanie Taylor was seen struggling while she was fielding as well and now she is going out retired hurt. Deandra Dottin is the new batter in her place for West Indies Women.

4:30 PM IST Ouch! Stafanie Taylor is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Stafanie Taylor is retired hurt.

9.6

Ritu Moni to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

Fuller again on the off stump. Shemaine Campbelle takes the front foot out and stamps the ball to long on for a single and ends the over.

9.5

Ritu Moni to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Holds the length back outside the off stump. Stafanie Taylor tucks it to sweeper covers for a single.

9.4

Ritu Moni to Stafanie Taylor, 2 runs

Runs in hard from over the wicket angle and pitches the ball up on the off stump. Stafanie Taylor hits it straight back the bowler's head and runs a couple of runs from long off.

9.3

Ritu Moni to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

On the pads to the right-hander. Shemaine Campbelle flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket and runs a single.

9.2

Ritu Moni to Shemaine Campbelle, no run

Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Shemaine Campbelle slices the ball hard but straight to covers.

9.1

Ritu Moni to Shemaine Campbelle, 4 runs

FOUR! OUTSIDE EDGE! Ritu Moni hits the good length outside off and finds the outside edge of the driving bat of Shemaine Campbelle. The ball goes into the short third gap and finds its way to the boundary.

End of over 99 runs

WI-W: 64/1CRR: 7.11RRR: 3.63

Ball

Shemaine Campbelle:5 (5)

Stafanie Taylor:24 (27)

Rabeya:2-0-12-0

8.6

Rabeya to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

Outside edge running away to the left of short third and the batters run a single. Shemaine Campbelle adds on another run to the score.

8.5

Rabeya to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

DROPPED! A chance goes begging for Bangladesh Women! Rabeya pitches the ball away from the charging Stafanie Taylor outside the off stump and she still goes for a big shot and hits the ball straight up in the air towards long off. The fielder gets under the ball well and fumbles it down on the ground. Single takes by the batters.

8.4

Rabeya to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

Gives it air, on the stumps to the new batter. Shemaine Campbelle takes the front foot out and punches the ball to long on for a single.

8.3

Rabeya to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

On the pads, fuller, driven away to long on for a single by Stafanie Taylor.

8.2

Rabeya to Stafanie Taylor, 4 runs

FOUR! STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW! Rabeya pitches the ball up on the stumps once again and this time Stafanie Taylor walks in the crease and lofts the ball up and over the bowler's head for a superb boundary.

8.1

Rabeya to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

Floats the ball up on the stumps. Shemaine Campbelle walks in and drives the ball to long on for a run.

End of over 84 runs

WI-W: 55/1CRR: 6.88RRR: 4.08

Ball

Shemaine Campbelle:2 (2)

Stafanie Taylor:18 (24)

Marufa Akter:3-0-20-1

7.6

Marufa Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

Swings one on the pads of the new batter. Shemaine Campbelle flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

7.5

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Short and wide outside the off stump. Stafanie Taylor tucks the ball to the right of point and runs a quick single.

7.4

Marufa Akter to Shemaine Campbelle, 1 run

Swings the ball fuller on the off stump. Shemaine Campbelle drives it to mid off and runs a quick single to get off the mark.

4:17 PM IST The break has worked for Bangladesh Women and Hayley Matthews departs. Shemaine Campbelle walks out next in the middle.

7.3

Marufa Akter to Hayley Matthews, no run

OUT! TIMBER! Beautiful bowling from the youngster! A brilliant in swinger with pace from a nagging length just outside the off stump and Hayley Matthews has no answers to it and is caught up on the crease with the ball zipping through the gap between bat and pads and crushes onto the top of the middle stump. What a delivery and what a joy for Bangladesh Women.

Hayley Matthews

34 (22b 6x4 0x6)SR: 154.55

b Marufa Akter

4:13 PM IST Nigar Sultana is hurt and she is down needing some medical attention. The physio is out in the middle and Nigar Sultana is being looked after. We are good to go and Nigar Sultana looks fine now.

7.2

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Holds the length back outside the off stump. Stafanie Taylor taps the ball to point and calls for a single but is sent back by Hayley Matthews. The fielder at point takes a shy at the stumps on the batter's end and misses. The batters take a single as over throws from deep mid-wicket.

7.1

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Swings the ball into the right-hander from a fuller length on off. Stafanie Taylor takes the front foot out and tucks the ball to covers.

End of over 73 runs

WI-W: 51/0CRR: 7.29RRR: 4.07

Ball

Stafanie Taylor:16 (21)

Hayley Matthews:34 (21)

Rabeya:1-0-3-0

6.6

Rabeya to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

75.1kph

On the pads, fuller. Stafanie Taylor flicks the ball from the crease to deep mid-wicket for a run.

6.5

Rabeya to Hayley Matthews, 1 run

Another over pitched delivery on the off stump line. Hayley Matthews punches the ball to long off and gets a run.

50 Runs for the teamWest Indies Women

Runs: 50/0

6.4

Rabeya to Hayley Matthews, no run

76.1kph

Floats the ball up, fuller on the off stump. Hayley Matthews drives the ball off the front foot this time and straight to extra covers.

6.3

Rabeya to Hayley Matthews, no run

Just short on the off stump line. Hayley Matthews stays back and drives the ball straight to covers.

6.2

Rabeya to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Bowls the wrong one just outside the off stump line. Stafanie Taylor drives the ball to sweeper covers for a run.

6.1

Rabeya to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Stafanie Taylor drives it straight to covers.

End of over 69 runs

WI-W: 48/0CRR: 8.00RRR: 4

Ball

Hayley Matthews:33 (18)

Stafanie Taylor:14 (18)

Marufa Akter:2-0-16-0

5.6

Marufa Akter to Hayley Matthews, 4 runs

FOUR! What a shot! West Indies Women skipper, Hayley Matthews plays a beautiful cover drive to a fuller delivery outside the off stump and beats covers to her right for a boundary to end the over.

Hayley Matthews

Runs: 33(18)SR: 183.33

5.5

Marufa Akter to Hayley Matthews, no run

108.0kph

On the pads from a nagging length and Hayley Matthews flicks the ball straight to short fine and does not take a single.

5.4

Marufa Akter to Hayley Matthews, no run

Short and wide outside the off stump line. Hayley Matthews cuts it well but straight to covers.

5.3

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Just short on the pads. Stafanie Taylor flicks the ball to deep square leg and runs a single.

5.2

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, 4 runs

FOUR! SHOT! Stafanie Taylor gets the middle of the bat and finds herself a boundary. Marufa Akter pitches the ball fuller on the off stump line and Stafanie Taylor takes a front foot out and crunches the ball all along the ground through covers for a boundary.

5.1

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Runs in hard from over the wicket angle and bowls on a good length on the off stump. Stafanie Taylor taps it towards covers and is denied a single by her partner.

End of over 514 runs

WI-W: 39/0CRR: 7.80RRR: 4.33

Ball

Hayley Matthews:29 (15)

Stafanie Taylor:9 (15)

Fahima Khatun:2-0-18-0

4.6

Fahima Khatun to Hayley Matthews, 4 runs

FOUR! Boundaries galore from the bat of Hayley Matthews. Short of a length wide of off, Hayley Matthews rocks back and lofts this up and over extra cover for one more ball racing away to the fence for four.

4.5

Fahima Khatun to Hayley Matthews, 4 runs

FOUR! Hayley Matthews is in full groove and she is toying around. Length dragged back on off, Hayley Matthews clears her front leg and lofts this up and over cover for yet another boundary.

4.4

Fahima Khatun to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Tossed up on leg, Stafanie Taylor flicks this towards the leg side for a single.

4.3

Fahima Khatun to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Fuller on middle and off, Stafanie Taylor defends this off her front foot.

4.2

Fahima Khatun to Hayley Matthews, 1 run

Short of a length around middle and leg, Hayley Matthews slogs this towards wide long on for a single.

4.1

Fahima Khatun to Hayley Matthews, 4 runs

FOUR! Finding gaps like there are no fielders around. Short of a length around middle and off, Hayley Matthews hops back and punches this through the cover region for yet another boundary Her third in last 5 balls.

End of over 411 runs

WI-W: 25/0CRR: 6.25RRR: 4.93

Ball

0
1
4
0
1(1WD)
4
1

Hayley Matthews:16 (11)

Stafanie Taylor:8 (13)

Nahida Akter:2-0-14-0

3.6

Nahida Akter to Hayley Matthews, 1 run

76.3kph

Flighted around middle and leg, Hayley Matthews slogs this in front of long on for a single.

3.5

Nahida Akter to Hayley Matthews, 4 runs

73.4kph

FOUR! Hayley Matthews looks in a good touch here. Short and a bit closer to her off, Hayley Matthews rocks back and slashes hard at it. Gets it right of the middle and carves this past cover-point region for a boundary.

3.5

Nahida Akter to Hayley Matthews, 1 run

WIDE! Drifting down the leg, Hayley Matthews misses the sweep and the umpire signals wide.

3.4

Nahida Akter to Hayley Matthews, no run

Tossed up on off, Hayley Matthews drives this towards off for no run.

3.3

Nahida Akter to Hayley Matthews, 4 runs

FOUR! Nicely timed away for four. Shot of a length around middle and off, Hayley Matthews rocks back and punches this through extra cover region for a boundary.

3.2

Nahida Akter to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Full and wide of off, Stafanie Taylor dabs this in front of cover-point and runs one. The fielder hits the bull's eye on the non-striker's end. The umpire goes upstairs and the replay shows Taylor was well inside her crease.

3.1

Nahida Akter to Stafanie Taylor, no run

74.9kph

Short of a length around off, Stafanie Taylor pushes this uppishly towards the bowler but this dropped right in front of Nahida.

End of over 34 runs

WI-W: 14/0CRR: 4.67RRR: 5.29

Ball

Stafanie Taylor:7 (11)

Hayley Matthews:7 (7)

Fahima Khatun:1-0-4-0

2.6

Fahima Khatun to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

70.8kph

Tossed up, in the line of stumps. Stafanie Taylor pushes this away for one more. A cautious approach by West Indies Women.

2.5

Fahima Khatun to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Fuller on middle and off, Stafanie Taylor drives this towards extra cover for no run.

2.4

Fahima Khatun to Hayley Matthews, 1 run

That was close. Flipper around off, Hayley Matthews looks to cut this off her back foot but gets it away off her outside edge and towards the third man region for a single.

2.3

Fahima Khatun to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Fuller around middle and leg, Stafanie Taylor flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

2.2

Fahima Khatun to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Length dragged back on off, Stafanie Taylor looks to nudge this around leg but gets an outside edge towards extra cover for no run.

2.1

Fahima Khatun to Hayley Matthews, 1 run

Fuller around middle and leg, Hayley Matthews rolls this towards long on for a single.

End of over 27 runs

WI-W: 10/0CRR: 5.00RRR: 5.22

Ball

Stafanie Taylor:5 (7)

Hayley Matthews:5 (5)

Marufa Akter:1-0-7-0

1.6

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, 4 runs

106.6kph

FOUR! CARVED AWAY! Back of a length wide outside off, Stafanie Taylor stays on the back foot and cuts this through backward point for a boundary. First stroke of conviction from the bat of Taylor.

1.5

Marufa Akter to Hayley Matthews, 1 run

107.8kph

On a length around the pads, Hayley Matthews flicks this towards deep square leg for a single.

1.4

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, 1 run

Pitched-up around off, Stafanie Taylor drives this towards extra cover for a single. A tight one as the fielder did aim at the stumps on the non-strikers end but missed.

1.3

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Good length on off, Stafanie Taylor keeps it out.

1.2

Marufa Akter to Stafanie Taylor, no run

Back of a length around off, Stafanie Taylor looks to punch this down the ground but gets beaten on the inside. The ball hits Taylor on her thigh pads and Marufa Akter along with the fielders inside the circle appeals for LBW. The umpire remains unmoved.

1.1