Chile captain Camila Valdes elected to field for the second time in the series. The decision cost them dearly, as Argentina took their bowlers to the cleaners. Openers Veronica Vasquez and Alison Stocks racked up 59 quickly before Esperanza Rubio cleaned up Vasquez in the last ball of the fifth over.

Batting at three, Maria Castineiras turned up the heat on the tourists, smacking 105 off 56 deliveries, comprising 13 fours and a six. Cameos from Mariana Martinez (31 off 17) and Lucia Taylor (24 off 14) propelled Argentina’s score to 300. Valdes, who picked 1-44, was the most economical of all the bowlers. Constanza Oyarce leaked 86 runs from her four wicketless overs; she had conceded 0-92 yesterday. Chile also gave away 57 runs as extras.

The blitzkrieg batting display came after a record total of 427-1 against the same opponents on October 14. Contrary to yesterday’s total, where Argentina didn’t hit a single six, they hit only two today.

Chasing at 15 an over, Chile had no answers to the home team’s bowlers. They were bundled out for 19 runs in just 9.2 overs, of which – quite peculiarly – 15 were extras. Eight Chile batters registered ducks, the second-most ever in an innings: Mali Women and Maldives Women top the list with nine ducks. In 2019, Mali were dismissed for six runs against Rwanda Women, while Maldives Women fell for only eight against Nepal.

Argentina pacer Albertina Galan scalped thrice to cap off her only over, which was a maiden. Fast bowler Constanza Sosa returned with figures of 3-4 in three overs. They won by 281 runs to seal the three-match series 2-0, with one match still left. The winning margin is also the third-highest ever. Their 364-run win in the first match reigns the list.