Hayley shines, WI level series with big victory

The visiting skipper hit a 47-ball 85* after taking 2 wickets to help the Caribbean women level the 3-match T20 series

- Samreen Razzaqui

West Indies captain Hayley Matthews led from the front as the visitors levelled the three-match T20I series with a dominant 9-wicket victory over India in the second game at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.

Chasing a competitive target of 160, Matthews produced a brilliant all-round show, taking two wickets before scoring an unbeaten 85 off 47 balls. Her innings, laced with 17 boundaries, saw her dominate the Indian spinners and finish the match with 26 balls to spare.

Matthews first combined with Qiana Joseph (38) to stitch an opening stand of 66 off 44 balls. After Joseph's dismissal, the 26-year-old Barbados player further consolidated the chase with an unbeaten 95-run partnership off 44 deliveries with wicketkeeper Shermaine Campbell (29*).