West Indies women end England’s 21-match unbeaten run

By Ashley Williams

LONDON, England (TheSportsNext) September 16, 2012: The West Indies women cricket team defeated England women cricket team by three wickets in a last-ball thriller at Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground Sunday to end the home side’s enormous 21-match unbeaten streak.

 

Batting first, England women scored 139 for 7 as Sarah Taylor, who won the ICC Women’s T20 Cricketer of the Year award on Saturday, scored 34 runs while Kathlene Brunt also contributed 35 runs. A late burst by Danielle Hazell hitting 18 not out from just eight balls helped England to a moderate total.

Shemaine Campbell, Tremayne Smartt, and Anisa Mohammed all captured two wickets each for 30 runs, 27 runs, and 23 runs, respectively, for West Indies

West Indies women achieved the target from the final ball of the match for the loss of seven wickets as Deandra Dottin, who was declared Man of the Match, played a match-winning knock of 62 runs from just 34 balls hitting five massive sixes other than three boundaries. Dottin was ably supported by Juliana Naro who hit 27 not out from 36 to safely make West Indies cross the line from final ball of the 20^th over.