New Zealand was made to work hard by West Indies as it recorded a 56-run victory to maintain its unbeaten record at the ICC Women’s World Cup.
Without skipper Haidee Tiffen and Kate Pulford, star of Sunday’s victory over Australia, New Zealand struggled early on after deciding to bat first at the Bankstown Oval and was reduced to 48-3.
When 17-year-old Stafanie Taylor (2-33) dismissed Nicola Browne, the White Ferns looked in all kinds of trouble, but some solid late-order batting from Aimee Mason (38) and Sarah Tsukigawa (41 not out) helped New Zealand up to 192-8 off 50 overs.
Despite losing opener Deandra Dottin to a first-ball duck, a 61-run partnership between Stafanie Taylor (38) and Pamela Lavine (40) put it on track for victory.
But after Taylor fell to the spin bowling of Aimee Mason, stand-in skipper and the pick of the New Zealand attack with figures of 3-26, the momentum of the game changed despite the contribution of Pamela Lavine, the cousin of West Indian legend Gordon Greenidge.
When Afy Fletcher (12) was finally dismissed, after another disappointing innings, it sparked a dramatic batting collapse and in the end the West Indies fell well short of its target, reaching 136-8 off 50 overs, as Lucy Doolan (3-21) bowled an excellent spell.
Without skipper Haidee Tiffen and Kate Pulford, star of Sunday’s victory over Australia, New Zealand struggled early on after deciding to bat first at the Bankstown Oval and was reduced to 48-3.
When 17-year-old Stafanie Taylor (2-33) dismissed Nicola Browne, the White Ferns looked in all kinds of trouble, but some solid late-order batting from Aimee Mason (38) and Sarah Tsukigawa (41 not out) helped New Zealand up to 192-8 off 50 overs.
Despite losing opener Deandra Dottin to a first-ball duck, a 61-run partnership between Stafanie Taylor (38) and Pamela Lavine (40) put it on track for victory.
But after Taylor fell to the spin bowling of Aimee Mason, stand-in skipper and the pick of the New Zealand attack with figures of 3-26, the momentum of the game changed despite the contribution of Pamela Lavine, the cousin of West Indian legend Gordon Greenidge.
When Afy Fletcher (12) was finally dismissed, after another disappointing innings, it sparked a dramatic batting collapse and in the end the West Indies fell well short of its target, reaching 136-8 off 50 overs, as Lucy Doolan (3-21) bowled an excellent spell.
ICC Women's World Cup 2009 - News Tuesday, March 10, 2009 2:06:08 AM
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