Hayley Matthews' record-breaking 182 sets up West Indies' win
The West Indies captain became the first woman to register two 150+ scores in a calendar year
Hayley Matthews smashed the highest individual ODI score by a West Indies Women batter and the sixth-highest in women's ODI history as her side opened their series against Zimbabwe with a 99-run win in Harare.
The captain's 182 off 156 balls, which featured 26 fours and two sixes, also made her the first woman, and 14th overall, to score two 150-plus ODI innings in a calendar year. Matthews' innings powered West Indies to 299 for 6 after they opted to bat, before their bowlers restricted Zimbabwe to 200 in 43.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Matthews and Realeanna Grimmond provided West Indies with a strong start, putting on 128 for the opening wicket. Grimmond made a steady 53 off 70 balls, hitting seven fours and a six, before falling in the 24th over. Matthews continued to control the innings after the opening stand was broken.
She brought up her hundred from 108 balls and accelerated through the latter stages, adding useful partnerships with Shemaine Campbelle, Chinelle Henry and Jannillea Glasgow. Matthews eventually fell in the 50th over for 182, having taken West Indies to the brink of 300.
Zimbabwe's chase never gathered enough momentum despite a composed 86 from Modester Mupachikwa at the top of the order. But having reached 100 for 2 in the 22nd over, the hosts lost their way despite Mupachikwa holding fort at one end. Mupachikwa, who struck seven fours and a six, was eventually bowled by Aaliyah Alleyne in the 44th over - the last Zimbabwe batter to be dismissed. Alleyne finished with 3 for 44, while Jannillea Glasgow, Ashmini Munisar and Afy Fletcher claimed two wickets each.
Brief scores: West Indies 299/6 in 50 overs (Hayley Matthews 182, Realeanna Grimmond 53; Francisca Chipare 2-57) beat Zimbabwe 200 in 43.3 overs (Modester Mupachikwa 86; Aaliyah Alleyne 3-44, Ashmini Munisar 2-27, Jannillea Glasgow 2-37) by 99 runs.
