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PAK W vs WI W | 2nd ODI: West Indies ride on exceptional bowling from Hayley Matthews to take unassailable lead

West Indies women team took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against Pakistan side in Karachi on Thursday. The Caribbean team rode on some exceptional bowling from the unit to bundle out the hosts at 116 runs while chasing 154 to win the match by 37 runs. 

Pakistan started off in a decent manner after openers Muneeba Ali and Sidra Ameen put 27 runs on the board for the first wicket but Ali’s departure suddenly saw wickets starting to fall at regular intervals and the home side was reduced to 80/5 to eventually get bowled out. 

Hayley Matthews returned with some brilliant bowling performance as she picked up four wickets at the cost of 26 runs in 9 overs where she also bowled a couple of maidens. Apart from her, Shamilia Connell scalped a three-wicket haul while Shakera Selman and Anisa Mohammed also bagged a wicket each. 

Earlier, in the day, West Indies too struggled to put runs on the board as they lost wickets regularly. Dottin top-scored for the side with 34 off 50 balls while Hayley Matthews chipped in with a 47-ball 26. Kycia Knight was retired hurt while she was batting at 19 off 21. 

For Pakistan, Omaima Sohail, Anam Amin and Fatima Sana picked up a couple of wickets each as West Indies were all out for 153 in the 46th over. The visitors also won the first encounter while the third and final match will be played on Sunday in Karachi. 

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