Matthews 132 shapes world record West Indies chase

Inspired by their captain Hayley Matthews and supported by Stafanie Taylor, West Indies produced a stunning world-record T20I chase to sink Australia at North Sydney Oval.

After the main innings, it seemed Phoebe Litchfield would be the presentation discussed as she rose to the record for the quickest fifty in ladies' T20Is off 18 balls, however that was placed well in the shade.

Matthews, who was left abandoned on 99 in the initial match of the series, flooded to a 53-ball century this time and conveyed her group to the verge when she at long last succumbed to a superb 132 off 64 balls having taken four back to back limits off Jess Jonassen in the penultimate over.

It left West Indies requiring 9 off 7 conveyances which Shemaine Campbelle and Chinelle Henry had the option to hurry in the last over against Debris Gardner with a ball to save when Australia needed to have an additional defender inside the ring because of a delayed over-rate.

Taylor had conquered a languid begin to play a fundamental hand with 59 off 41 balls in a stand of 174 of every 14 overs with Matthews. Australia's bowlers had no responses and they took care of dropping Matthews two times, on 30 and 87. Their strategies will likewise must be raised doubt about with Matthews over and again taking advantage of an unprotected off-side limit.

She scored 19 off her 25 limits on the off side with 77 runs coming from cover drives and in each of the 110 of her runs came in fours and sixes.

By and large, it was the most elevated scoring ladies' T20I in history with 425 runs and Matthews gathered her seven continuous player-of-the-match grant.

West Indies had made the ideal beginning to the game when Alyssa Healy fell first ball, staggeringly got at in reverse point by Campbelle and Australia were 7 for 2 when Tahila McGrath was bowled by a great conveyance from Matthews.

From that point, in any case, the home side reconstructed through a stand of 70 between Beth Mooney and Ellyse Perry before two additional wickets fell with hardly a pause in between to leave them 89 for 4 when Litchfield strolled in.

There had been some astonishment when she was liked to Elegance Harris at No. 6 for this series, however Australia have needed to attempt a left hander there. Moving her now will be troublesome. She gathered her initial six from her second conveyance when she progressed at Aaliyah Alleyne and pulled over profound in reverse square. That was trailed by continuous sixes off Henry, the second as she progressed and rolled over lengthy off.

For a brief period she lost the strike as Georgia Wareham took over with her own strong strokeplay, however Litchfield found the limit from five of her next six conveyances with her fifth six rising to the record.

A fierce stand of 66 off 22 balls among Litchfield and Georgia Wareham, who made 32 off 13, empower the home side to put on a power stuffed finish that created 88 runs from the last five overs - a record for where complete information is accessible. Amazingly, it wound up arriving in a terrible reason.

West Indies 213 for 3 (Matthews 132, Taylor 59) beat Australia 212 for 6 (Perry 70, Litchfield 52*, Matthews 3-36) by seven wickets