Devine 108 in vain as Matthews-powered West Indies pull off massive opening-day upset

 West Indies 259 for 9 (Matthews 119, Nation 36, Taylor 30, Tahuhu 3-57, Jess Kerr 2-43) beat New Zealand 256 (Devine 108, Martin 44, Satterthwaite 31, Dottin 2-2, Matthews 2-41, Mohammed 2-60) by 3 runs

The 2022 Women's ODI World Cup began with a major bombshell result on the premiere night as Hayley Matthews' 118 bested Sophie Devine's 108, and Deandra Dottin got everyone's attention when she got two wickets and had her impact in a run-out in a hyper last over to transfer has New Zealand to a shock three-run rout.

The cherry on top, however, could have been Chinelle Henry's return get on her second endeavor to excuse Devine, with New Zealand requiring 45 off 29. That helped her set things right - obviously, as it ended up - for dropping Devine prior in the evening; West Indies' handling swung among brilliant and poor. The count for shelled possibilities, five until that point, finished on six.

At a certain point, New Zealand required only 24 off 17 with Jess Kerr and the accomplished Katey Martin on course to turn away an annoyed. The two took 14 out the penultimate over to bring it down to a-run-a-ball in the last finished. Enter Dottin. The outcome: 1W1WW. Game: West Indies.

With that over, her just one in the game, Dottin fairly took Player of the Match Matthews' thunder, however Matthews assumed a tremendous part with bat - she turned into the third West Indies lady to score an ODI World Cup century - and afterward ball, when she returned 2 for 41. Matthews was elevated to open without any Rashada Williams, who is recuperating from a blackout.

After Devine picked to bowl, three fours from Dottin in the opening over set West Indies' mission rolling. Their initial four scoring shots were all limits, with Matthews driving a full-throw past cover for her first runs.