West Indies’ Women’s T20 World Cup campaign ended in the semi-finals after an eight-wicket defeat to Australia at The Oval in London on Tuesday.
Batting first West Indies reached 35 without loss at the end of the Powerplay, with captain Hayley Matthews unbeaten on 28 and Quianna Joseph on six.
The innings imploded after the dismissal of Matthews at the start of the ninth over for 30, off 28 balls. After that point the regional side slid from 47 for one, to 83 for six in the 16th over.
At that stage, Deandra Dottin came out to bat down the order at number eight, after a “medical issue” before the start of the game. She had earlier been assisted off the field by her team mates shortly after the national anthems.
Deandra Dottin’s team-mates carry her off the field after the anthems. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)
The veteran all rounder then received extensive treatment before appearing in the dugout at the end of the fourteenth over.
At the wicket Dottin smashed an unbeaten 26 off 16 deliveries, as West Indies got up to 125 for seven, with Jannillea Glasgow unbeaten on 13 from 15 balls, while Shemaine Campbelle added 22.
West Indies batting frailties re-emerged during the innings with Joseph struggling badly for her 16 runs, while Chinelle Henry added just 10 and Stefanie Taylor and Jahzara Claxton both failed to score.
For Australia, there were two wickets apiece for Sophie Molineux, Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham.
In their turn at the wicket, Australia powered to victory at 127 for two off 13 overs, with Beth Mooney unbeaten on 61 from 36 balls and player of the match Gardener 35 from 20.
Captain Matthews and Karishma Ramharack took a wicket apiece for West Indies, as Australia advanced to an eight straight final.
Speaking during the post match ceremony, Matthews conceded that West Indies never hit top form during the tournament. The regional side won its first three matches, before losing the next three. She also described Dottin’s issue before the game as very concerning.
“She’s obviously a massive part of the team. To see her almost passing out during the national anthems was a bit scary. But yeah, she was able to come back and also play like that speaks to her character.
“I feel we wanted to get off to a good start and probably put Australia under a bit of pressure. We weren’t sure if she (Dottin) was coming out so we needed to take the game deep. So it was a bit difficult to assess how we wanted to go about it.
“ I think as a group we can still hold our heads high. Alleyne and Taylor were very good. We didn’t have any super standout performances from any individual performances, so to get to the semi-finals shows we all chipped in as a team. We have a lot more players playing roles and we’ll only get better,” she explained.
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