West Indies’ Hayley Matthews plays a shot against Australia during the fi nal of the ICC Women’s World
Twenty20 2016 cricket tournament at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 3, 2016. Associated Press /
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By Azad Ali
West Indies Women suffer another
T20 series defeat to England, with
a haphazard run chase in a 20-run
loss to England Women on Saturday
at the Derby Cricket County Ground,
England.
Asked to chase for the third
straight Twenty20 International of
the rive-match series, West Indies’
approach was again muddled and the
target of 155 always looked improbable
as they crawled to 63 at the
half-way stage to see their required
run rate jump to over nine runs per
over.
Yet again Deandra Dottin’s halfcentury
in three innings proved
futile, scoring 63 off 56 balls, striking
nine fours and a six at the top of
the order.
Hayley Matthews was the only
player to pass 20 but her 21 required
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West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor in action
against Pakistan during the Women’s
Cricket World Cup in Leicester,
Britain, July 11, 2017. Action Images via
Reuters / Jason Cairnduff
T20 milestone
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has congratulated
Stafanie Taylor on becoming
the first West Indies women’s player to
score 3,000 runs in T20 Internationals.
The outstanding Jamaican all-rounder
reached the milestone during the
second T20 International against England
at the Incora County Ground in
Derby last week.
It was her 103 innings where she
scored 28 and now has 3,020 runs at an
average of 36 per innings.
Taylor is also leading the West Indies
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FIFA suspends
TTFA
By Azad Ali
FIFA has suspended the Trinidad
and Tobago Football Association (TTFA)
as a member of the world governing
body, with immediate effect until further
notice.
The ruling means Trinidad and Tobago
cannot participate in any FIFA tournaments
and programs anywhere in the
world until FIFA decides.
The length of the suspension was
not given but with the 2022 World Cup
qualifiers starting in March next year
and the Concacaf Gold Cup set for July,
2021, the national footballers may not
get an opportunity to represent Trinidad
and Tobago.
The suspension follows a decision
by the former TTFA executive, led by
President William Wallace to challenge
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