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WATCH: Hayley Matthews guides West Indies women to a historic run chase against Australia Women in 2nd T20I

West Indies Women are currently playing Australia Women in a three-match T20I series. The Aussie women won the first T20I. In the second T20I, they won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted a total of 212 runs. West Indies batter Hayley Matthews and created a world record in chasing against Australia at North Sydney Oval.

With Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield scoring half-centuries, the Aussies did not get the start they needed as they lost their openers in just a mere seven runs. Beth Mooney and Perry stitched a partnership of 70 runs after which Mooney was also dismissed after scoring 29 runs off 22 balls. Litchfield scored 52 runs off 19 balls, hitting 3 fours and 5 sixes, striking at a rate of 273.68.

In response West Indies produced a stunning world-record T20I chase to sink Australia. This is the highest ever that has been successfully chased in the history of women’s T20Is. Hayley Matthews played her innings of a lifetime, scoring 132 off 64 balls in a run-chase of 213. She along with Stafanie Taylor made a historic run chase on Monday. Taylor made 59 runs off 41 balls, hitting 11 fours. Windies were 185-1 from 16.5 overs. When they needed 28 from 19 with nine wickets in hand.

Here’s the video

The moment West Indies created history and chased down the highest ever score in women's T20i – 213.

Hayley Matthews the saviour with 132 in just 64 balls, one of the greatest chases ever. pic.twitter.com/3nW7u1T6eK

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 2, 2023

I think I’ve learned more about myself and my batting: Hayley Matthews

Matthews was named the man of the match. She stated “I think I’ve learned more about myself and my batting. The areas I want to access. It’s been working really well for me. The leadership of the team has made me take a lot more responsibility. Last game we spoke about learning. We came in with the exact same team for that exact reason. Obviously, the last game was a bit tough for us with the ball but we backed the bowlers to come back today and we saw from the start they were right on the mark. We knew we had to go pretty hard early on with the bat.”

They next play on October 5 in the final decider T20I match. Then they next will play a three-match ODI series against the Kangaroos.