chenille henry produced a sensational all-round performance to guide west indies women With a spectacular victory by 25 runs pakistan women in the second match of Women’s T20I Tri-Series 2026 In Castle Avenue in Dublin. After helping his team post a strong score with aggressive batting towards the end of the innings, Henry derailed Pakistan’s target with crucial strikes with the ball. Although Pakistan’s lower order fought hard till the end, the target proved beyond reach as the Caribbean side secured their second consecutive win in the competition.
West Indies made a strong comeback and made a great score
West Indies women, who came to bat first, got off to a great start courtesy the captain. hayley matthews. The captain attacked from the start, scoring 40 runs in just 20 balls and hitting boundaries nine times. His aggressive approach helped West Indies reach 61 runs during the powerplay.
After a strong start, Pakistan responded well. Diana Baig Mathews was dropped to provide success as a spinner. Nashara Sundhu sent back deandra dotin For 17. Kiana Joseph’s dismissal Ramin Shamim West Indies were reduced to 66/3 soon afterwards, allowing Pakistan to regain control.
experienced batsman Stephanie Taylor Then he took the innings forward by scoring 39 runs in 23 balls. Together Jahzara Claxtonwho contributed 17 runs, forming a valuable partnership that rebuilt the innings and laid the foundation for a late surge.
The momentum changed decisively in the final overs. janilia glasgow He played a brilliant inning of 42 runs in 25 balls with the help of seven fours, while Henry provided the finishing touch by scoring 33 not out in just 17 balls. The pair stitched together a quickfire partnership of 65 runs, taking West Indies to an impressive 199/6 in 20 overs. Despite the defeat, Pakistan had a milestone moment when Sundhu took her 74th wicket in Women’s T20I, leading Saadia Iqbal And became Pakistan’s third highest wicket taker in this format.
Chasing the target of 200, Pakistan got off to the worst possible start as Henry made an immediate impact with the ball. they both fired Muniba Ali And Ayesha Zafar quickly, while gul firozaPakistan struggled to reach the score of 28/3 in the first four overs. Saira Jabeen Tried to change the momentum with aggressive counterattacks. He hit four fours in a single over Ashmini Munisar And ran for 30 runs before falling on the final delivery of the powerplay.
Iram Javed Added 24 runs and tried to rebuild with Shamim Alia Riaz. However, some untimely run outs prevented Pakistan from establishing a meaningful partnership during the middle overs.
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Fatima Sana’s late attack is not enough for Pakistan
Riaz kept Pakistan in the contest by scoring 37 runs in 28 balls and demonstrated his aggressive intent with five fours. After he left, Captain fatima sana Entertaining with a spirited cameo, he scored 27 runs off just 14 balls which included two sixes and a four. Despite late resistance, Pakistan’s chase never fully recovered from the early setbacks. After 20 overs their score was 174/8 and they fell 25 runs short of the target.
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