FairBreak Invitational: Matthews blasts incredible ton as Warriors cruise to crushing win over Falcons
- West Indies opener hits 123 off 52 balls as Warriors reach 230 runs from 20 overs
- Falcons fall 94 runs short at Kowloon Cricket Club to lose second final in 2 years
Hayley Matthews scored a brilliant century as Warriors cruised to their first FairBreak Invitational title on Sunday, beating Falcons by 94 runs.
The West Indies opener destroyed a Falcons bowling attack without main threat Marizanne Kapp, blasting 123 from just 52 balls at Kowloon Cricket Club.
Matthews hit nine sixes and 11 fours in her stay at the crease, and by the time she was dismissed by Mariko Hill, Warriors were 155 for four with just 14 overs gone.
The punishment did not stop there, however, and Kathryn Bryce hit an unbeaten 52 and Sindhu Sriharsha 25 as they carried their side 230 for four from 20 overs.
Chasing an improbable target, Falcons got off to a fast start, with Danni Wyatt and Chamari Athapaththu going at 10 runs an over. But Wyatt (20) became the first of Bryce’s three victims with the score on 45, and when her opening partner fell for 29 with the score on 53, the task got even harder.
Skipper Suzie Bates (25) and Theertha Satish (29) did their best to keep up with an increasingly imposing run rate, but their departures left Falcons with too much to do, and last year’s beaten finalists limped to 137 for eight.