LAHORE, Pakistan (CMC) — The West Indies Women are in serious jeopardy of missing the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup after slumping to their second defeat in three matches, going down by 65 runs to Pakistan Women in their World Cup Qualifier match here on Monday.

West Indies Women did well to restrict the home side to 191 in 49.5 overs, after Pakistan Women won the toss and chose to bat at the Gaddafi Stadium.

However, they never recovered from losing captain and star player Hayley Matthews to the first ball of their run chase and were eventually bowled out for 126 in 39.2 overs.

With only the top two teams qualifying for the World Cup to be played in India in September, the result left them in fourth position on two points in the six team standings, with two matches against Bangladesh and Thailand remaining.

Pakistan is currently in first position on six points after three victories, while Bangladesh and Scotland are second and third, respectively, on four points, with the former having played two matches.

Needing a win to boost their chances of qualifying after their opening loss to Scotland, West Indies Women started brightly, with Matthews dismissing Gull Feroza early on to leave Pakistan six for one.

Opener Muneeba Ali (33), Sidra Amin (54) and Aliya Riyaz (20) consolidated their team’s position, albeit at a slow rate, to see them progress to 132 for three in the 37th over.

Amin, who was named Player-of-the-Match, was the backbone of the innings, with her knock coming off 94 balls and containing four boundaries.

However, Pakistan lost their way after spinner Afy Fletcher dismissed Omaima Sohail, losing their last seven wickets for 59 runs.

Matthews was the Windies’ best bowler with 2-30, while Fletcher (2-39) and Karishma Ramharack (2-55) also taking two wickets.

West Indies Women then suffered a nightmare start when trapped Matthews lbw with the very first ball of the innings.

It was a position they would not recover from, with needless run outs accounting for the wickets of Shemaine Campbelle and Zaida James soon after to leave the Windies Women 29 for three.

Jannillea Glasgow (18), Chinelle Henry (14), Stafanie Taylor (17) and Shabika Gajnabi (21), all got starts but failed to carry on as West Indies Women slumped to 97 for seven in the face of disciplined bowling by Sana.

Aaliyah Alleyne, who topscored with 22, tried her best to revive the innings, but it was not to be as Rameen Shamim and Nashra Sandu each grabbed two wickets to bring the contest to an end.

Sana ended with figures of 3-16, while Shamim took 2-26 and Sandhu 2-31.

West Indies Women will next play Bangladesh on Thursday.

SCOREBOARD:

PAKISTAN WOMEN

Muneeba Ali lbw b Fletcher 33

Gull Feroza c Ramharack b Matthews 2

Sidra Amin b Munisar 54

Aliya Riaz run out 20

Omaima Sohail c Matthews b Fletcher 16

*Fatima Sana c Gajnabi b Alleyne 15

+Sidra Nawaz run out 23

Rameen Shamim b Ramharack 2

Diana Baig c Gajnabi b Matthews 9

Nashra Sandhu not out 7

Sadia Iqbal c Gajnabi b Ramharack 0

Extras (b1, w9) 10

TOTAL (all out; 49.5 overs) 191

Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-53, 3-97, 4-132, 5-139, 6-157, 7-166, 8-180, 9-186, 10-191.

Bowling: Henry 3-1-3-0, Matthews 10-0-30-2, Glasgow 4-1-14-0, Ramharack 9.5-0-55-2, Fletcher 10-1-39-2, Munisar 10-0-29-1, Alleyne 3-0-20-1.

WEST INDIES WOMEN

*Hayley Matthews lbw b Sana 0

Zaida James run out 4

+Shemaine Campbelle run out 14

Jannillea Glasgow b Sandhu 18

Chinelle Henry c Nawaz b Sandhu 14

Shabiki Gajnabi b Sana 21

Stafanie Taylor c Ali b Shamim 17

Aaliyah Alleyne b Shamim 22

Afy Fletcher c Sandhu b Iqbal 2

Ashmini Munisar lbw b Sana 0

Karishma Ramharack not out 7

Extras (lb2, w5) 7

TOTAL (all out; 39.2 overs) 126

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-15, 3-29, 4-53, 5-54, 6-87, 7-97, 8-100, 9-105, 10-126.

Bowling: Sana 7-0-16-3, Iqbal 8-1-31-1, Baig 6-1-20-0, Shamim 8.2-1-26-2, Sandhu 10-0-31-2.

Result: Pakistan Women won by 65 runs.

Player-of-the-Match: Sidra Amin.

Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma, Donovan Koch.

TV Umpire: Masudur Rahman.

Reserve Umpire: Dedunu de Silva.

Match Referee: Trudy Anderson.