Dottin and Grimmond excel as West Indies declare Tremendous Over victory

West Indies held their nerve in the first actual ladies’s ODI to enter a Tremendous Over

West Indies 192 for five (Williams 78, Matthews 48, de Klerk 3-33) tied with South Africa 192 for 7 (Lee 61, Brits 48, Grimmon 4-33)
West Indies received the one-over eliminator

Deandra Dottin has at all times been a headliner and she or he equipped additional evidence of it on Sunday in an epic tournament towards South Africa. The very first century-maker in ladies’s T20Is additionally instigated the first actual tie in ladies’s ODIs that used to be settled by way of a Tremendous Over. And bet what, she bowled it and received it for West Indies.

Dottin’s present for accuracy and her skill to thrive underneath force got here to the fore as she took the ball within the forty ninth over of a pulsating sport in Antigua. South Africa wanted six runs to win. Mignon du Preez (46) used to be neatly set. But if the previous Proteas captain used to be given a chance to seal the sport, she could not benefit from it.

It took place in the second one ball of the over. Dottin erred, providing person who used to be brief and extensive. du Preez laced it in the back of level and even supposing it had a variety of energy, it yielded just a unmarried because of West Indies’ different bowling hero, Sheneta Grimmond. The 23-year-old offspinner, taking part in simplest her 6th ODI, took a profession perfect 4 for 33 to totally flip the tournament, and when the whole thing used to be at stake, her athleticism within the box helped West Indies safe their comfort win. Dottin closed the forty ninth over off by way of aiding within the run-out of du Preez as she sought to safe the match-winning run.

A 5-0 sweep for South Africa had appeared most probably from the instant that they had limited West Indies to an insignificant 192. Rookie opener Rashada Williams contributed 78 of the ones runs. It even began to appear to be a foregone conclusion with Lizelle Lee (61) and Tazmin Brits (48) placing on 111 runs for the primary wicket. However then got here the cave in: six wickets tumbling for simply 32 runs. Du Preez’s innings saved the sport in stability and driven it to the remaining over. Dottin driven it additional than that and given her efficiency in commonplace time, West Indies have been at all times going to position their accept as true with in her in overtime. Extra so making an allowance for she used to be stand-in captain for the day.

Dottin limited Lee and Dane van Niekerk to simply six runs within the Tremendous Over, then got here again out to bat once more, however used to be run out first ball. With West Indies wanting 8 to win off 5 balls, Chedean Country and Hayley Matthews saved their nerve and claimed the victory.