Matthews makes short work of chase

Matthews occupied her normal spot in ODIs at the top of the order. Opening up with Qiana Joseph, the pair made light work in a chase of 199, Deandra Dottin having led the charge for West Indies' with the ball. After a slow start to the powerplay, Matthews got into gear in the sixth over, taking four boundaries off Sanjida Akter Meghla's first over. From there, Matthews reached 50 off 44 balls, keeping West Indies' run rate well above the required rate.

She and Joseph put on 163 runs in just over 25 overs, before Joseph was dismissed by Rabeya Khan for 70. West Indies' required just 36 runs by the point they lost their first wicket, with Matthews and Shemaine Campbelle seeing them home comfortably. The only doubt was whether Matthews would reach three figures before the target was reached. She was on 99 at the end of the 31st over with West Indies needing only four runs to win and Campbelle on strike.

The pair exchanged singles off the first two balls of the over, before Campbelle took another single to bring Matthews on strike with the scores level. Matthews duly finished the game with a four, reaching three figures from her 93rd ball in the middle and finishing unbeaten on 193.

Four hundreds in nine months: Matthews' golden run

The century was Matthews' eighth in the ODI format and her fourth in the last nine months. Since January last year, no batter averages more than Matthews in women's ODIs (95.50), and only Smriti Mandhana has scored more centuries (5).

Matthews now also holds the record for the most women's ODI centuries by a West Indies batter (8), overtaking Stafanie Taylor (7) at the top of the standings. Taylor, who is still an active member of the West Indies' side, was ruled out of the Bangladesh series ahead of the tour with a knee injury last scored an ODI century in 2021, and has a high score of 79* in the format since then.

Four out of the five West Indies players with women's ODI centuries are still active players in the side. Dottin, third on the list, played her first ODI in more than two years against India last month. The only player who is no longer active on the list is Juliana Nero, who finished her career with one ODI century to her name.

Full list: Most centuries for West Indies in women's ODIs

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