Fitness doubts over their two marquee batters have left West Indies sweating ahead of tomorrow’s crucial ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup clash against Ireland.Both captain Hayley Matthews and her predecessor Stafanie Taylor were forced off the field during Wednesday’s six-wicket defeat to India at Newlands, and find themselves in a race against time to recover.And while head coach Courtney Walsh remained positive about a possible return for Matthews, he said Taylor was still being “evaluated” but was less definitive about a timeline for her recovery.“[Taylor] is still on the medical tier. She’s been rested, evaluated, but the most important thing is to make sure that the athlete is okay, so we’re taking every precaution that is necessary to ensure that her health comes first and then once we get the updates on that, we can sort of look to progress,” Walsh told a media conference here today.“But at this point in time, we’re just doing everything to make sure that the athlete is okay. She’s well rested … but her health comes first, so we’re going to make sure that she’s okay.”Taylor, 31, only returned last week from a five-month injury layoff, and top-scored for West Indies with 42 against India.
