Hailey Matthews scored 99 in 74 deliveries against the women’s T20 Champions ‘Australia’ during the first ODI of the West Indies women’s tour of Australia. The leading scorer from Windies side hit 12 fours and 4 sixes to reach 99, just 1 run away from scoring a century on away ground.
The first match of three T-twenty series was played at North Sydney Oval, a multi-use sporting facility situated in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, owned and run by North Sydney Council.
Australia is leading in the series by 1-0, defeating West Indies yesterday. The Aussies women achieved the target in fourteenth over with eight wickets in hand and 40 balls remaining.
Despite the defeat, Hayley Matthews was awarded Player of the Match for his unbeaten 99 in 74 deliveries. She was just 1 run away from scoring his second T20 century.
The Barbadian woman scored his maiden T20 century against Ireland on May 30, 2019. West Indies women whitewashed Ireland in a three-match T20 series in May 2019. Hayley Matthews scored a remarkable 107 in just 62 deliveries, hitting 7 fours and 9 sixes.
Her cricket career started in 2014 when she was 16 years old. Matthews made her debut against Australia and scored 55, raising the Windies’ total to 241 runs – the highest for West Indies – in the four-match series.
The Barbadian-bornBarbadian-born Hayley Mathews played a much-needed innings of hitting 66 off 45 balls and leading his team to defeat World Cup Champions Australia. The Aussie women were three times world champions at that time. Now they have six.
At Edens Garden, Kolkata, India, Matthews led West Indies to dethrone Champion Australia and lift their maiden T20 World Cup trophy. She also received the Player of the Match award for her match-winning innings.
The Barbadian star has received six PlayerPlayer of the Match awards in a row. Her 99 against Australia is the highest score a women cricketer ever scored against the Aussies.
