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Fatima Sana grabbed three wickets for Pakistan Women. (Via CMC)
LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – The West Indies Women are in serious jeopardy of missing the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup after slumping to their second defeat in three matches, going down by 65 runs to Pakistan Women in their World Cup Qualifier match here on Monday.
West Indies Women did well to restrict the home side to 191 in 49.5 overs, after Pakistan Women won the toss and chose to bat at the Gaddafi Stadium.
However, they never recovered from losing captain and star player Hayley Matthews to the first ball of their run chase and were eventually bowled out for 126 in 39.2 overs.
With only the top two teams qualifying for the World Cup to be played in India in September, the result left them in fourth position on two points in the six team standings, with two matches against Bangladesh and Thailand remaining.
Pakistan is currently in first position on six points after three victories, while Bangladesh and Scotland are second and third respectively on four points, with the former having played two matches.
Needing a win to boost their chances of qualifying after their opening loss to Scotland, West Indies Women started brightly, with Matthews dismissing Gull Feroza early on to leave Pakistan six for one.
Opener Muneeba Ali (33), Sidra Amin (54) and Aliya Riyaz (20) consolidated their team’s position, albeit at a slow rate, to see them progress to 132 for three in the 37th over.
Amin, who was named Player-of-the-Match, was the backbone of the innings, with her knock coming off 94 balls and containing four boundaries.
However, Pakistan lost their way after spinner Afy Fletcher dismissed Omaima Sohail, losing their last seven wickets for 59 runs.
Matthews was the Windies’ best bowler with 2-30, while Fletcher (2-39) and Karishma Ramharack (2-55) also taking two wickets.
West Indies Women then suffered a nightmare start when trapped Matthews lbw with the very first ball of the innings.
It was a position they would not recover from, with needless run outs accounting for the wickets of Shemaine Campbelle and Zaida James soon after to leave the Windies Women 29 for three.
Jannillea Glasgow (18), Chinelle Henry (14), Stafanie Taylor (17) and Shabika Gajnabi (21), all got starts but failed to carry on as West Indies Women slumped to 97 for seven in the face of disciplined bowling by Sana.
Aaliyah Alleyne, who topscored with 22, tried her best to revive the innings, but it was not to be as Rameen Shamim and Nashra Sandu each grabbed two wickets to bring the contest to an end.
Sana ended with figures of 3-16, while Shamim took 2-26 and Sandhu 2-31.
West Indies Women will next play Bangladesh on Thursday.
