BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Tremayne Smartt’s five-wicket haul and Deandra Dottin’s attacking half-century fired West Indies Women to a five-wicket victory and to a crucial 1-0 lead in the four-match One-Day International series against New Zealand.
Chasing a paltry 143 for victory, West Indies waltzed to their target off 40.1 overs at Warner Park, with Dottin hammering an attractive 60 off 77 deliveries.
She shared two essential partnerships after West Indies slipped to 36 for two in the 12thover. She put on 58 for the third wicket with Stafanie Taylor who hit 21 before adding a further 36 for the fourth wicket with Shemaine Campbelle, who was not out on 18 at the end.
Seamer Suzie Bates took two for 17 while 20-year-old off-spinner Georgia Guy picked up two for 17.
Earlier, medium pacer Smartt snatched five for 24 to rock New Zealand after the visitors won the toss and opted to bat first.
Sophie Devine and Katie Perkins top scored with 36 while Amy Satterthwaite got 33, as left-armer Shanel Daley picked two for 32.
New Zealand had a nightmare start when captain Bates was bowled by Smartt off the fourth ball of the day without scoring, playing across a straight delivery and Smartt was on target in her next over when she trapped Sara McGlashan lbw for one, playing back and across.
Struggling on two for two, New Zealand were then rescued by two partnerships. Firstly, Sam Curtis (12) and Satterthwaite put on 42 for the third wicket before Devine and Perkins added another 70 for the fifth wicket.
Well placed to launch a late assault at 129 for four, New Zealand spectacularly lost their last six wickets for just 13 runs, as the innings plunged into terminal decline.
West Indies lost Natasha McLean for five in the seventh over with the score on 20 and Kycia Knight looked good for 21 off 44 balls before driving Guy to Bates at cover.
Dottin and Taylor then took charge for West Indies in a partnership that put the them back on course for victory.
The right-handed Dotting cracked seven fours and a six while Taylor counted three fours off 54 balls.
Taylor eventually gave McGlashan a catch at cover off Guy but Dottin carried to put the Windies in sight of victory, before departing in the 38th over.
Scoreboard
NEW ZEALAND WOMEN
*S Bates b Smartt 0
S Curtis b Taylor 12
S McGlashan lbw b Smartt 1
A Satterthwaite st Aguilleira b Mohammed 33
S Devine c Selman b Smartt 36
K Perkins lbw b Selman 36
+R Priest b Smartt 4
H Jensen c Quintyne b Daley 5
M Nielsen c and b Daley 0
L Tahuhu b Smartt 0
G Guy not out 0
Extras (b1, lb3, w11) 15
TOTAL (all out, 44.1 overs) 142
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-44, 4-59, 5-129, 6-135, 7-140, 8-141, 9-142, 10-142.
Bowling: Smartt 10-3-24-5, Daley 10-0-32-2, Mohammed 8-2-21-1, Selman 2.1-0-10-1, Taylor 6-2-15-1, Dottin 5-0-20-0, Quintyne 3-0-16-0.
WEST INDIES WOMEN
K Knight c McGlashan b Guy 21
N McLean lbw b Jensen 5
S Taylor c S McGlashan b Guy 21
D Dottin c Devine b Bates 60
S Campbelle not out 18
*+M Aguilleira lbw b Bates 0
S Daley not out 13
Extras (w7) 7
TOTAL(5 wkts, 40.1 overs) 145
Did not bat: S Quintyne, A Mohammed, S Selman, T Smartt.
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-36, 3-94, 4-126, 5-126.
Bowling: Tahuhu 5-0-26-0, Nielsen 8-1-30-0, Jensen 6-0-22-1, Devine 9-1-24-0, Guy 8.1-3-26-2, Bates 4-0-17-2.
Result: West Indies Women won by five wickets.
Series: West Indies Women lead four-match series 1-0.
Player-of-the-Match: Tremayne Smartt.
Toss: New Zealand Women.
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite, Joel Wilson.
