Barbados and West Indies cricket legends Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin today marked major milestones in their illustrious careers.
The pair are in the starting XI for West Indies women against Sri Lanka women in the first One-Day International at the Grenada National Stadium.
For Dottin it is her 150th ODI match and for Matthews here 100th ODI appearance. They were handed commemorative West Indies jerseys before the start of the match.
The two are among the most successful players in the history of women’s cricket and were members of the famous West Indies women’s team which won the ICC T20 World Cup back in 2016.
Matthews has also played 112 T20 Internationals for West Indies wince here debut in 2014 while Dottin has also played 138 T20Is since her debut in 2008.
On the first the West Indies won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first in the ongoing match. It is the first of three matches in the series. The second and third matches are on Sunday and next Wednesday all at the Grenada National Stadium. (PS)
