Brilliant Mohammed spins West Indies to victory
Published:Wednesday | August 31, 2011 | 12:00 AM
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC):
Another spectacular bowling spell from Anisa Mohammed swept West Indies Women to an 89-run victory over Pakistan Women in the second one-day international (ODI) yesterday.
Mohammed followed up her five for five in the first match with five for seven from 10 overs, as West Indies Women successfully defended a victory target of 176 at the Arnos Vale Multiplex.
The result meant that West Indies took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the four-match series, following their eight-wicket victory in the first ODI on Sunday.
The third match will be played tomorrow at the same venue.
After losing top batter Stafanie Taylor for two, West Indies captain Merissa Aguilleira hit a career-best 71 and Shanel Daley made 42, helping the hosts to recover and reach 175 for nine from their 50 overs.
The hosts were put on the defensive though, when Javeria Khan scored 21 and fellow opener Rabiya Shah, one of two changes to the line-up, got 16, getting Pakistan off to a steady start with a 40-run stand.
But the drama started to unfold once Aguilleira introduced Mohammed. The right-armer struck with her first delivery, removing Javeria Khan to spark a slide which saw the last nine wickets fall for 36 runs, sending them tumbling to 86 all out.