Dottin’s maiden ODI ton inspires West Indies to win over Pakistan

Deandra Dottin smashed the fastest century by a West Indies batter in One-Day Internationals to secure her team a second win at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, by 19 runs over Pakistan on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. Dottin played brilliantly to strike 12 fours and three sixes in her 79-ball 104 not out, her maiden ODI hundred to help the West Indies to 285 for four from its 50 overs at Grace Road.Rain delayed the start of the Pakistan innings, which was set a revised target of 245 in 38 overs. Javeria Wadood made a gutsy half-century but Pakistan was unable to keep ahead of the run-rate as another bout of rain stopped play for the day with its score at 117-3 in 24 overs.  West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor made 90. West Indies was put in and lost Hayley Matthews in just the first over, offering a return catch to Asmavia Iqbal but Chedean Nation and Taylor steadied a platform en route to its highest score of the tournament. Taylor got her side’s first fifty, making 90 from 107 balls, but it was Dottin who came to the fore in their 87-run partnership. She played beautifully, accelerating from seven off 16 balls to pepper the boundary as she turned on the style late in the innings.And it was to result in her maiden ODI century with a glorious six over long-on, showing her emotion upon reaching the landmark by throwing her bat away, as her last 47 runs came in just 15 balls.Pakistan started on the front foot in their adjusted chase of 245 off 38 overs, though Ayesha Zafar fell miscuing a lob off Ekeira Peters to bring Javeria and Nahida Khan together.  They put on 80 for the second wicket, Javeria in particular looking in good touch with 58 from 72 balls, though the run-rate was always just out of reach. That proved vital when Nahida was bowled by Anisa Mohammed, and when the rain fell as Iram Javed spooned a catch to Nation – again off Mohammed – Pakistan was short of the DLS target to stay.Brief scoresWest Indies 285-4 in 50 overs (D Dottin 104 not out, S Taylor 90, C Nation 35, M Aguilleira 24 not out; A Iqbal 2-76) bt  Pakistan 117-3 in 24 overs (J Wadood 58 not out, N Khan 40; A Mohammed 2-21)  Player of the match: Deandra Dottin