West Indies Won Despite Poor Score. Despite Hannah Rowe’s heroics in the final over of the game. She struck two fours and a six, New Zealand was beaten by the West Indies by one run. It happened during the first Twenty20 International that was held in Antigua.
This was even though Hannah Rowe scored 27 not out. The final score for the away team was 114 for 9, and they had been trying to reach 116 throughout the game.
For You to Succeed
To win, Rowe and Fran Jones needed to score 20 runs in the last over that was bowled by Aaliyah Alleyne.
Rowe, who was batting ninth at the time and faced five of the six balls that were delivered during that over, started the at-bat by hitting the first ball hit out of the park for a boundary, and then he followed it up by hitting a single.
Jones responded appropriately by grabbing a single and then turning the strike after it had been delivered.
The following batter, Rowe, smashed a double, and then hit a boundary ball. Rowe hit the last ball for a six, but the visitors needed eight runs off of one ball to remain in the game.
Since Alleyne did not give them the extra run they needed to stay in the game, the visitors could not stay in the game.
Rowe connected with the penultimate ball for a six-run home run. The West Indies bowlers had been bowling very well up to the tense last over, picking up wickets at regular intervals and bringing the side closer and closer to achieving their goal of a win.
Chinelle Henry Was in Charge
Chinelle Henry was responsible for the crucial wickets of Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine (23 runs), and Amelia Kerr, while Georgia Plimmer was eliminated from the match by Hayley Matthews.
The number of wickets that were taken continued to fall, with Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, and Afy Fletcher each taking four, and Natasha McLean, the wicket-keeper, running out Maddy Green to bring the score of New Zealand’s innings to 96 for 9 in the 19th over.
Afy Fletcher ran Maddy Green out of the game to bring the score to 96 for 9 in the 19th over. Despite Rowe’s best efforts, the West Indies were eventually victorious in their attempt to sneak through.
Henry concluded with statistics of three for twenty-six, while Fletcher’s final stats were two for eighteen.
Even though Alleyne had a performance that was easily forgotten with the ball in hand, it was her effort with the bat (37 balls for 49 runs) that had propelled the West Indies to a total that was at least somewhat acceptable.
Finishing Line
Matthews and Alleyne had laid a solid foundation for the home side by putting together a total of 66 runs for the second wicket.
This gave the home team a significant advantage. Matthews was bowled by Kerr when the score was 67-1, and it was the beginning of a dramatic collapse for the home side, as they went on to lose their last nine wickets while adding only 48 runs to their total.
Despite this, the home team only added a total of 48 runs to their tally.
New Zealand’s most successful bowler was Kerr, who took three wickets, followed by Jones and Devine, who each contributed two wickets to the team’s total.
There was a total of three run-outs that occurred during the West Indies innings.
Brief Score: The West Indies defeated New Zealand 114/9 in 20 overs (Hannah Rowe 27*; Chinelle Henry 3-26) by 1 run (Aaliyah Alleyne 49; Amelia Kerr 3-16).