ADODARA, India, (CMC) – Jamaica and West Indies all-rounder Chinelle Henry put in a remarkable shift with the bat, but her team UP Warriorz Women narrowly went down by seven wickets to Delhi Capitals Women in Match 6 of the Women’s Premier T20 League here on Wednesday.
Chinelle Henry made an unbeaten 33 and bowled three wicketless overs for 26 runs for the UP Warriorz Women in the WPL on Wednesday.
In her debut game for the franchise, Henry showed her true all-around quality by coming up big with the bat, as she came in and rescued her team from 118 for five and took them to a respectable score of 166 for seven, thanks to her blistering unbeaten knock of 33 from 15 balls.
With five overs to go, Henry smashed three sixes and a four in four balls off Shikha Pandey in the 17th over which went for 23 runs. The Jamaican would finish with three sixes and three fours at a strike rate of 220.
Kiran Navgir top-scored for the Warriorz with 51 from 27 balls while Shweta Sehrata weighed in with 37 from 33. Annabel Sutherland took two wickets for the Capitals who went on to get 167 for three with one ball to spare.
Henry sent down three wicketless overs which went for 26 runs. Captain Meg Lanning top scored with 69 from 49 balls while Sutherland scored an unbeaten 41 from 35 balls to see the team over the line.