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ICC Women’s World Cup | Windies pacer Shamilia Connell collapses in the field

Kingshuk Kusari

West Indies pacer Shamilia Connell fell down on the field while fielding in the 47th over of the chase in a crucial game against Bangladesh in the ICC Women’s World Cup currently being played in New Zealand.

The right-arm tearaway fast bowler’s collapse brought a long spell of stoppage at a crucial time in the game, with the match hanging in balance in the 47th over. The medical staff rushed out to the ground and after staying down for a considerable amount of time, Connell stood up and walked into the ambulance.

"A bit worrying to see her go down like that. She is a fighter, not sure what is wrong with her but hopefully she is all right."

Connell did not take any further part in the game.

While an update on the situation is yet to be received from the ICC or the West Indies team, her colleagues felt positive that she will be up and running soon.

The break aided West Indies and they were able to seal the game with three balls remaining. The women from the Caribbean shores defended a paltry total of 140 runs by bowling out Bangladesh. Hayley Matthews was adjudged the man of the match after her incredible opening and finishing spells where she took four wickets in total.

West Indies are in contention for the top four spots, currently maintaining the third position in the ranking table. They have are right behind Australia and South Africa, who have been the teams to beat this season. However, one of their biggest issues at the moment is that they have a very poor runrate going into the tight phases of the competition and would like to improve on that in their next game against Pakistan - an opponent that has not won a single match in the competition so far.

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