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Australia have fallen victim to the greatest women\u2019s Twenty20 run chase of all time, with a Hayley Matthews century helping the West Indies run down the hosts\u2019 6-212 at North Sydney Oval.<\/p>\n
In a mesmerising effort to level the three-match series at 1-1, Matthews blitzed 132 from 64 balls as the West Indies pulled off the victory with one ball and seven wickets to spare.<\/p>\n
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Hayley Matthews of the West Indies celebrates scoring a century to help her side to a win over Australia.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n Stefanie Taylor hit 59 off 41 balls and was bowled by Megan Schutt with 28 runs required from three overs to give Australia a late glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n Matthews then hit 16 runs from the 19th over from Jess Jonassen before being bowled trying to sweep the spinner.<\/p>\n That left Chinelle Henry and Shermane Campbelle needing eight from Ashleigh Gardner\u2019s last over, sealing the win when Campbelle hit two runs to take her side to 3-213 with a ball to spare.<\/p>\n The efforts topped Phoebe Litchfield\u2019s for Australia, who hit an 18-ball half-century to equal Sophie Devine\u2019s record for the fastest half-century in women\u2019s T20 internationals.<\/p>\n Australia\u2019s Phoebe Litchfield.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n But it was to be Matthews\u2019 night.<\/p>\n The right-hander powered the ball through and over cover-point at will, punishing Australia every time they went too wide and full on Monday.<\/p>\n She hit five sixes and 20 fours, with Jonassen, Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Wareham and Darcie Brown all going for more than 10 an over.<\/p>\n Some 11 of her fours and three of her sixes came between backward point and cover, as Australia opted not to put a fielder in that position on the rope for the majority of the innings.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old brought up her century off 53 balls when she drove Schutt through backward point, before also dispatching her next two balls to the boundary.<\/p>\n It came after Matthews\u2019 also took 3-36 with the ball, dismissing McGrath, Beth Mooney and Annabel Sutherland.<\/p>\n Matthews\u2019 effort marked the seventh straight game she had been judged player-of-the-match, including in Sunday\u2019s loss to Australia when she hit an unbeaten 99.<\/p>\n Australia did offer some lives.<\/p>\n Matthews was dropped on 30 by Schutt at deep point, before Litchfield put down a regulation chance at cover when she was on 87.<\/p>\n Earlier, the West Indies had started the day in hot fashion when Campbelle leapt high to catch Alyssa Healy first ball at backward point.<\/p>\n Matthews then bowled McGrath in the next over to leave the hosts 2-7, before Ellyse Perry hit 70 off 46 to steady the innings for Australia.<\/p>\n And when 20-year-old Litchfield struck three sixes with some phenomenal stroke-play in her unbeaten 52 from 19, Australia looked headed for victory before Matthews\u2019 heroics.<\/p>\n News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday. <\/i><\/b>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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