Datin and Hayley Mathews were the opening batsmen for the West Indies. Opener Hayley Mathews scored 119 off 128 balls as other West Indies batsmen stumbled. West Indies scored 259 for 9 in 50 overs.
Following this, the New Zealand team chased down the target of 260 runs to win. Captain Sophie Devin played aggressively for the team and returned to the pavilion with 108 off 127 balls. In the back row, wicketkeeper Katie Martin added 44 runs.
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New Zealand, who had finally lost 7 wickets in the last over, needed 6 runs to win. Thus the competition was very lively. Todd bowled unexpectedly for the West Indies. This was his first over in this match. This decision of the West Indies team came as a surprise to everyone.
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But Todd bowled well and took one run off the first ball, one wicket off the 2nd ball, one run off the 3rd ball and one wicket off the 4th ball. Thus New Zealand needed 4 off 2 balls to win. West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
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