Brathwaite, Claxton star as Windies seal collection in opposition to Zimbabwe

<a href="https://cricket.worldwide/ind-vs-wi-playing-11-today-live-streaming-pitch-weather-india-vs-west-indies-1st-t20i-2026/" title="IND vs WI Taking part in 11 Immediately, Dwell Streaming, Pitch & Climate: India vs West Indies 1st T20I, 2026″>West Indies lead the 3-match collection, 2-0

West Indies 108 for 2 (Biza 35, Ndhlovu 25; Jahzara Claxton 3-14) beat Zimbabwe106 for 7 (Brathwaite 57, Grimmond 23*; Christine Mutasa 1-15) by 8 wickets 

Eboni Brathwaite’s 23-ball 57 helped the West Indies chase 107 in 55 deliveries to assert an eight-wicket win of their second Women’s T20I in opposition to Zimbabwe on Monday. The result also gives the Caribbean facet a profitable 2-0 lead in the three-match collection.

Brathwaite hit six maximums, two of which got here in Nomvelo Sibanda’s 16-run opening over, setting the tone for the visitors’ chase. The autumn of Jahzara Claxton (4) in the third did not deter Brathwaite, who took Nyasha Gwanzura for three consecutive maximums to begin the fourth, followed by a boundary.  

The 17-year-old introduced up her maiden T20I fifty in 20 deliveries, the fastest by a West Indian woman. When Brathwaite departed with the penultimate supply of the powerplay, the West Indies required 38 runs from 84 balls.

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