{"id":26446,"date":"2025-02-09T02:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26446"},"modified":"2025-02-09T02:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T02:17:30","slug":"matthews-shines-as-west-indies-women-defeat-bangladesh-in-odi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/matthews-shines-as-west-indies-women-defeat-bangladesh-in-odi\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthews Shines as West Indies Women Defeat Bangladesh in ODI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>January 20, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hayley Matthews, captain of the West Indies women&#8217;s team, delivered an outstanding performance on Sunday, scoring a brilliant century to lead her side to a dominant 9-wicket victory over Bangladesh at Warner Park in Basseterre Stadium, during the ongoing Bangladesh tour of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangladesh, batting first, was restricted to 198 for 9 in their 50 overs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murshaida Khatun (40) and Sharmin Akhter (43) provided some resistance, but both were dismissed by Matthews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sobhana Mostary contributed with 35 runs, while Shorna Akter added 29, but Bangladesh struggled to reach a competitive total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>West Indies&#8217; Deandra Dottin bowled exceptionally well, taking 3 wickets, while Matthews and Aaliyah Alleyne both claimed 2 wickets each, helping to dismantle the Bangladesh batting order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reply, Matthews took charge, scoring an unbeaten 104 runs, which included 16 boundaries, while Qiana Joseph supported with 70 runs, including 6 fours and 4 sixes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair guided West Indies to a comfortable 202 for 1, successfully chasing down the target with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking after the match, Matthews expressed her satisfaction with both her individual performance and the team&#8217;s success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the importance of the series as preparation for the team&#8217;s World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qiana Joseph, another key contributor, reflected on her performance, crediting her hard work and composure under pressure for the successful innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the victory, West Indies now hold a commanding position in the series and will look to extend their dominance in the second match on Tuesday as they aim for a series win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 20, 2025 Hayley Matthews, captain of the West Indies women&#8217;s team, delivered an outstanding performance on Sunday, scoring a brilliant century to lead her side to a dominant 9-wicket&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25569,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26447,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26446\/revisions\/26447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}