With an all-round effort from Jannillea Glasgow, the West Indies women got a tremendous five-wicket win in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh to complete a 3-0 series sweep at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on Jan. 31.
The home side was able to attain the 105 runs needed for the victory with loss of five wickets in 18.3 overs.
Regular captain Hayley Matthews, who is unwell, and Shemaine Campbell, who returned to her homeland, Guyana, due to personal reasons, were both absent from the matches.
After winning the toss, stand-in captain Karishma Ramharrack decided to field and they had Bangladesh restricted for an insignificant 104 for eight.
Starting slowly, the home team did not strike until the fourth over when seamer Glasgow had opener Murshida Khatun caught for 13 with 24 runs on the board.
Glasgow struck again in the sixth over, this time taking the wicket of the other Bangladeshi opener Dilara Akter for 21.
Off-spinner Ashmini Munisar had Sharmin Akter caught by Nerissa Crafton for 6, with Banladesh slumping to 48 for three in the seventh over. The visitors found it difficult to gain any meaningful momentum as wickets tumbled at regular intervals.
Captain Nigar Sultana top-scored with 33 off 43 balls to spruce up the visitor’s score, while opening batter Dilara Akter chipped in with 21 off 16 with three boundaries, with only two other players scoring in double figures as they crept over the 100-run mark in the final over of the innings.
Glasgow sealed an impressive evening with the ball after she claimed her third wicket to finish with three for 15 from her four overs.
In reply, the host had a little trouble chasing down the total as the crossed the finish line in the penultimate over with nine balls to spare.
The West Indies women stuttered to 26 for two in the sixth over. Glasgow then hit 25 from 28 balls with two fours, to set the home side back on track.
Deandra Dottin fell for just 10 runs, and Glasgow went soon after, the West Indies were at 56-4 in the 11th over, however, Shabika Gajnabi with 27 not out from 25 balls and Zaida James with 14 not out from 22 balls, ensured the home side got over the line following their 44 run sixth wicket stand.
Glasgow snagged the Player of the Match award, while star all-rounder Deandra Dottin captured the Player of the Series award after scoring 110 runs in the series at an average of 55.
