West Indies Women vs Sri Lankan Women – 3rd ODI – Windies clinch series with easy victory
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Women by 45 runs in a rain-affected third ODI, played at the Windward Park, Lucas Street, Barbados on April 29, 2012.
The hosts made 168 in 40 overs, aided by a composed 63 by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shanel-Francine-Daley-c89696. Daley then took three wickets to halt the tourists on 131, scooping the Player of Match award.
Despite being beaten in the previous game, the home side went into the decisive game as favourites. After being sent into bat, they started poorly, losing opening http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Juliana-Barbara-Nero-c69633 in just 4th over with Dharshani Dharmasiri taking the early breakthrough.
However, Stafanie Taylor, the no.1 ranked batsman, and Daley got the innings back on track with an 74-run stand for the second wicket. The former fell just six runs short of her half-century but her partner continued with her rich vein of form and scored a match defying half-century.
While the rest of the batters were ineffective, the next highest being 20 not out by skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Merissa-Ria-Aguilleira-c75634, Taylor and Daley’s combined effort propelled the team to post a challenging 168 on the board.
For the Lankans, the pick of the bowler was Shashikala Siriwardene, who ended the game with impressive figures of 4 for 40.
The Lankans run chase faltered as early as the second over after opener Inoka Galagedara was run out. She was soon followed by no.3 batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Herath-Mudiyanselage-Deepika-Rasangika-c62870, and her opening partner Yasoda Mendis, both of whom failed to trouble the scorers – handing Subrina Munroe a double strike.
Daley than followed her impressive batting effort by picking the crucial middle-order wickets of skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manodara-Acharige-Don-Dilani-Surangika-c74221, and Sandamali Dolawatte to leave the visitors reeling on 58 for 5.
The late order managed to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sripali-Shiromala-Weerakkody-c90838 ( 29). However, that remained insufficient for the batting side, which crumbled under pressure before being bowled out on 131 in 38.4 overs – handing their opponents a resounding victory and the series.
Apart from Munroe and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 (2). Daley was further rewarded with the Player of the Series accolade.
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