Scotland overcame a decided struggle from Hayley Matthews to open their Ladies’s Cricket World Cup qualifying marketing campaign with an 11-run victory over West Indies in Lahore.
West Indies captain Matthews claimed 4-56 as Scotland had been bowled out for 244 having been requested to bat first in Pakistan.
The 27-year-old was then compelled to retire damage throughout her personal innings, however returned to succeed in 114, placing her aspect inside touching distance of victory earlier than she ran out of companions, when Scotland’s leg-spinner Abtaha Maqsood (2-60) trapped Aaliyah Alleyne (17) leg-before.
Scotland made a sluggish begin, scoring solely 23 off the opening seven overs, after which fell to 62-2 after skipper Kathryn Bryce (6) was caught behind off Matthews.
However Sarah Bryce (55) and Megan McColl (45) placed on 82 for the fifth wicket as Scotland amassed a defendable complete with the previous scoring a half-century.
West Indies had been aggressive of their method to chasing that down behind the ability of Matthews, who completed with 14 boundaries, however can be undone by Sarah Bryce’s spectacular play behind the wicket.
Bryce accounted for 4 wickets, three of them catches, in addition to the run out of Stafanie Taylor (8), as West Indies collapsed from 192-5 to 203-9 within the area of three overs.
When Karishma Ramharack went for a duck, caught and bowled by Katherine Fraser, Matthews limped again on for a second time and, along with Alleyne constructed a partnership value 30, providing hope of an unlikely victory, earlier than Maqsood had the ultimate phrase.
Scotland can be again in motion on Friday in opposition to Pakistan.
