Henry’s Heroics Hand West Indies Series-Opening Win Over Pakistan

West Indies Women beat Pakistan Women by 25 runs at Castle Avenue, Dublin. West Indies: 199/6 in 20 overs. Pakistan: 174/8 in 20 overs. This was West Indies’ 2nd win in 2 games after beating Ireland the day before. Opting to bat, West Indies got off to a solid start in the powerplay with Hayley Matthews taking charge. After she hit three fours off Diana Baig in the second over, Matthews took Fatima Sana on for five fours in the third. But Baig came back to dismiss her in the fifth over for a 20-ball 40. Pakistan then made inroads by removing Deandra Dottin and Qiana Joseph in back-to-back overs. Chinelle Henry – All-Round Heroics With the bat: 33_ off 17 balls at No.6Smashed 4 fours and a six in the death overs. Put on 65 with Jannillea Glasgow to take West Indies from 122/5 to 199/6With the ball: 2/13 in 2 overs Struck early: bowled Muneeba Ali first ball, then removed Ayesha Zafar 2 balls later. Left Pakistan reeling at 28/3 in the 4th over. In turn, Pakistan were off to a poor start, Shawnisha Hector striking in the first over to remove Gull Feroza. Muneeba Ali was the next to go, with Henry bowling her for 2 in the second over. Saira Jabeen provided a brief lift with a 19-ball 30, hitting a total of six fours, but did not last long. Hayley Matthews: 40 off 20 balls, 9 fours in the powerplay. Stafanie Taylor: 39 off 23, rebuilt with Jahzara Claxton. Jannillea Glasgow: 42 off 25, top-scored and added 65 with Henry at the death. Pakistan’s Chase Started badly at 28/3 after Henry’s double strike. Aliya Riaz 37 off 28 and Fatima Sana 27 off 14 gave late hope. But Pakistan fell 25 runs short at 174/8. Bottom line: Chinelle Henry’s 33_ off 17 and 2/13 with early wickets derailed Pakistan’s chase after West Indies posted 199/6, sealing a 25-run win and 2-0 start in the Dublin tri-series. West Indies used as many as eight bowlers on the day, with Henry and Hector returning two wickets each. West Indies are in the lead in the tri-series points table, having beaten Ireland in the opening match on Thursday.