WI VS SL - 3rd T20I

West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat first. Having won the series already West Indies were in full swing. Hard hitting Deandra Dottin fired with her bat and entertained the crowd. Hayley Matthews and Dottin ruined the game plan of Sri Lanka and they carried their innings into the 18th over and shared in a stand of 121 runs for the 2nd wicket, Hayley Matthews contributed 34(40) before being run out.

 

Deandra Dottin was by this time on fire. She smashed 112(67) it was a damaging knock for Sri Lanka who had no answers to her batting. West Indies had managed to score 159 from their 20 overs. It was the highest scoring match of all the series. Sri Lanka would have to bat remarkably well to chalk up at least one lone win on their travels.

 

Things were made all the harder when Chamari Atapattu made her way back to pavilion without scoring. Sri Lanka found themselves 14 for 2. It was up to Shashikala Siriwardene and Wicket-keeper Rebeca Vandort batting with a great chemistry. They both completed their half-centuries and took the innings to the 20th over but this was not enough to secure the win for Sri Lanka.

 

Sri Lanka finished 128 for 5 and lost the game by 31 runs. The current World T20 champions showed just how good they were in this series, and Sri Lanka showed just how far they have yet to go. Hayley Matthews was the pick of the bowlers and grabbed 4 wickets along with a good economy rate.

 

Match Facts: -

It was the second T20I hundred for Deandra Dottin(WIW). Her first was 112* against South Africa. -West Indies white-washed the 3-match series.

-Player of the Match and Player of the Series was Deandra Dottin(WI) for 154 runs and 1 wicket.

-Shashikala Siriwardene(SLW) made her second T20I half-century.

-Rebeca Vandort(SL) slammed her maiden T20I half-century.

-It was the second four-wicket haul for Hayley Matthews(WI) in T20I.