Delhi: The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 qualifier in Pakistan saw a big upset, where the Scotland team defeated the West Indies by 11 runs. With this victory, Scotland has awakened new expectations in the tournament.
Even though the West Indies had suffered defeat, captain Hail Mathews got his name registered in cricket history with all -round performance. He took 4 wickets for 56 runs in 10 overs, doing amazing bowling, then played a brilliant century of 114 runs off 113 balls in batting. His innings included 14 fours.
During the match, Mathews also retired hurt due to stretch problem, but after the team fell 9 wickets, she came out to bat again. However, she could not win the team.
West Indies female captain created history
Hail Mathews has become the first captain in ODI women cricket, who scored a century in a single match and also took four wickets. Earlier, no female captain had achieved this feat.
Talking about the match, apart from the captain for the West Indies, Zaida James scored 45 runs, while the rest of the batter flopped badly. The entire team was all out for 233 runs.
At the same time, Scotland batsman Sara Bryce played a half -century innings of 55 runs, while McCall contributed 45 and Dercy Carter contributed 25 runs. Scotland scored a total of 244 runs. In bowling, Catherine Fraser broke the hopes of winning the West Indies with three wickets.
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