Hayley Matthews’s near-superhuman efforts went in vain as Scotland trumped the West Indies in a 2025 Women’s World Cup Qualifier game at Lahore.
Matthews began the day by taking 4-56, her third-best ODI figures, to bowl out Scotland for 245 in 44 overs on the first day of the 2025 Women’s World Cup Qualifier. At 182-4 in the 34th over at Lahore, Scotland seemed set for a bigger total, but they lost their last few wickets quickly. Still, Scotland managed their third-highest ODI total and their highest against an ICC Full Member.
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But Matthews’ job was far from done. She lost Qiana Joseph, her opening partner, in the second over, but quickly added 113 for the second wicket as Zaida James held the fort with 45. Even at 164-3, they seemed to be on track, but wickets kept falling (including Chinelle Henry off the third ball after she hit two sixes).
Aaliyah Alleyne joined Matthews at 192-6 in the 39th over. Two balls and two runs later, Matthews cramped up and retired hurt. Cherry-Ann Fraser fell next ball, but Afy Fletcher stayed put. By the time Fletcher fell, 13 balls had passed, and Matthews had recovered enough to resume her innings.
The West Indies were 199-8 at this point and Matthews on 95. She hit a boundary, but the cramps returned, and this time she had to be stretchered off the ground. But No.11 Karishma Ramharack fell first ball as well, and – miraculously – Matthews resumed her innings.
A single off the first ball of the over got her to a hundred. Mathews hit three fours in the 44th over, bowled by Katherine Fraser, to take the West Indies to 220-9. Alleyne found the fence as well, off Priyanaz Chatterji, then Kathryn Bryce. By the time Abtaha Maqsood came on to bowl the 47th over, the target had come down to 13.
Matthews ran a single off the first ball. Off the second, Alleyne played on the back foot and missed, and was given leg-before.
Matthews became the fourth cricketer to take four wickets and hit a hundred in the same women’s ODI, after Stafanie Taylor, Amelia Kerr, and Saskia Horley. Unfortunately, she was the first to end up on the losing side.
Scotland’s win was the first major upset of the tournament, from where the West Indies wee one of the favourites to go through.
