Women's T20 World Cup 2026: SCO W vs WI W Today's Match Highlights: Unmissable video recap, POTM, match analysis, stats and more

A last-over thriller was witnessed by cricket fans on Thursday, June 18, as the West Indies Women clinched a dramatic seven-run win over Scotland Women in Match 12 of the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.

Playing at the iconic venue of Headingley in Leeds, Scotland bowled first after winning the toss and dominated right away. Against the might of the Windies side, the Scots conceded only 33 runs and also accounted for the fall of Qiana Joseph in the powerplay. Skipper Hayley Matthews tried to hang in but fell cheaply after a 22-ball 14. However, Shemaine Campbell upped the ante with a 26-ball 36, batting at four.

Scotland had to eventually chase down 154, for which they had an exceptional start, putting up a 51-run opening stand in just five overs. The next thirteen balls, though, resulted in four wickets, as the Caribbeans pulled things back in their favour. Alisa Lister tried to play a rescue act with her 33 off 25, but it wasn't enough as the Scottish side was bundled out for 146 on the last ball of the innings.

While the majority part of the Windies innings had runs being scored at a sluggish rate, the arrival of Stafanie Taylor at the crease saw a shift in the flow of boundaries. With four boundaries and three huge sixes in a perfect rescue act, Taylor not only made a quickfire 47* off just 19 balls but also took her team to a respectable total, which proved to be the difference at the end.

While the things started getting out of hands for the West Indies, skipper Matthews brought herself into the attack at the right moment and gave the side their first breakthrough during the defence. She took two further scalps during her exceptional four-over spell, giving away only 19 runs. Her victims of the evening were Katherine Fraser (20 off 11), Kathryn Bryce (0 off 2), and Megan McColl (1 off 2).

For scoring runs at a blazing fast pace on an evening where boundaries were hard to come by, Stafanie Taylor truly stood out and was handed the Player of the Match award, as the West Indies also got their second consecutive win of their Women's T20 World Cup campaign.

As the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 moves forward, the next encounter will see Ireland Women and New Zealand Women fight it out in Match 13 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The West Indies will be playing their next game against Sri Lanka on June 21, while Scotland have their challenge scheduled against England for June 20.