Deanna Dottin hugs team-mate Marissa Aguilleira after scoring her record-breaking ton ©ICC

Deandra Dottin’s spectacular unbeaten century helped the West Indies put gloss on a disappointing International Cricket Council Women’s World Cup campaign as they won a rain-affected match against Pakistan.

The ladies from the Caribbean claimed a 19-run victory on the Duckworth-Lewis Method at Grace Road in Leicester.

It is just the second win the West Indies, who came to England as the reigning World Twenty20 champions, have achieved in the tournament, which they have already been knocked out of, as have Pakistan.

Dottin was the star of the show as she hit 104 runs from 76 balls, with 12 fours and three sixes in her tally, with her innings breaking the record for the first women’s One-Day International century for the West Indies.

A shaky start was by the West Indians with opener Hayley Matthews falling for one in the first over before Kycia Knight followed her into the pavilion not long afterwards, with a knock of 17 and the scoreboard on 26-2.

Captain Stefanie Taylor smoothed proceedings for her side though as she and Chedean Nation added 87 for the third wicket before the latter was bowled by Nashra Sundhu for 35.

Momentum continued going in the West Indies’ direction as Dottin came to the crease and put on another 91 runs with her skipper before Taylor fell 10 short of a century.

The final 10 overs saw Dottin reach her ton and contribute a further 81 to the score alongside Marissa Aguilleira, who finished on 24 not out, as their side ended their 50 overs on 285-4.

West Indies captain Stefanie Taylor also chipped in with 90 runs for her side ©ICC
West Indies captain Stefanie Taylor also chipped in with 90 runs for her side ©ICC

Between the innings, the rain came and forced a temporary delay.

Once the weather improved, Pakistan were given a new target of 245 from 38 overs.

They got through 24 of these overs before another interruption came, this time proving to be the curtain call for the match.

By this point, Pakistan had reached 117-3, which was 20 short of the par score they needed to be at.

They had been looking set up for a successful chase thanks to a 80 run second wicket partnership between Bibi Nahida and Javeria Wadood.

Nahida fell for 40, while Wadood ended on 58 not out.