Glasgow pleased to notch first WODI half-century

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC):

Despite falling agonisingly short of leading West Indies Women to victory over Sri Lanka Women in their opening Women’s One-Day International (WODI) on Friday, Jannillea Glasgow is still proud of her performance with the bat.

Glasgow scored a maiden WODI half-century, but could not stop Sri Lanka from recording a slim 10-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in their three-match series.

The 22-year-old all-rounder, playing in her 10th WODI, hit an even 50 off 67 balls to lead a lower-order fightback after the Windies Women had slipped to 80 for five, sharing an 89-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Stafanie Taylor.

Speaking after the match, Glasgow admitted her knock would have been more memorable if it had resulted in a win for her side.

“First, I want to thank the Lord for everything that He has done today. It was a great innings, even though I gave them chances earlier. But, still, I came back and capitalised.

“What I did well was to almost bring my team home. That didn’t happen, but still,” Glasgow said.

She said she was encouraged by the more experienced Taylor throughout her innings.

“I felt very comfortable. She told me to play my natural game and just to wait, because she knows I can hit the boundaries.

“She told me that she knew I could do it and to stick with her, capitalise when I can, and everything went well,” Glasgow said.