137/1 (19.4)
CR : 6.97
136/10 (35.4)
CR : 3.81
Australia Women won by 9 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Alana King
5/19
3:51 AM IST, 6:21 PM Local Time: That’s it. Australia Women whitewash West Indies Women in the ODI series as well. A comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the third ODI sees them seal the series by a 3-0 margin. It was a dominant performance from the Southern Stars as they don’t drop a single game on this tour, clean-sweeping both the T20I and ODI series.
Chasing 137, Australia Women got off to a solid start. Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield started positively at the top of the order and pounced on anything loose. Both put a 50-run stand between them before Voll holed out in the deep on 23 in the ninth over. Ellyse Perry walked in at number three.
Litchfield kept going strong and brought up a wonderful fifty in just 42 balls. The second-wicket stand grew past 50 as the hosts struggled to build any pressure. Litchfield and Perry remained unbeaten on 68 and 33 respectively as the Southern Stars chased down the total in just 19.4 overs with nine wickets in hand.
It was a real struggle for West Indies Women with the ball. Ashmini Munisar (1/35) was the lone wicket-taker for them as they failed to defend the paltry total. As a result, they suffer yet another heavy loss here at Warner Park.
Earlier in the day, West Indies Women opted to bat first. Skipper Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin (22) added 38 between them before the latter fell inside the powerplay. Debutant Shunelle Sawh (3) and Stafanie Taylor (5) failed to make an impact. Matthews looked good for her 34 before getting dismissed in the 19th over.
Matthews' departure opened the door for the Southern Stars who stormed into the contest by picking up regular wickets. Chinelle Henry fought hard for the hosts with an unbeaten 42. Realanna Grimmond (20) showed some resistance but a lack of contributions from the other batters meant that the hosts got bundled out on 136 in 35.4 overs.
Alana King registered magnificent figures of 5/19 from her 10 overs, the best-ever for Australia against West Indies in WODIs. Ashleigh Gardner picked up two scalps, conceding 29 runs in her 7.4 overs. The top order then stepped up and made short work of the chase to seal the ODI series with a 3-0 margin.
Stay tuned for the post-series presentation.
Chasing 137, Australia Women got off to a solid start. Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield started positively at the top of the order and pounced on anything loose. Both put a 50-run stand between them before Voll holed out in the deep on 23 in the ninth over. Ellyse Perry walked in at number three.
Litchfield kept going strong and brought up a wonderful fifty in just 42 balls. The second-wicket stand grew past 50 as the hosts struggled to build any pressure. Litchfield and Perry remained unbeaten on 68 and 33 respectively as the Southern Stars chased down the total in just 19.4 overs with nine wickets in hand.
It was a real struggle for West Indies Women with the ball. Ashmini Munisar (1/35) was the lone wicket-taker for them as they failed to defend the paltry total. As a result, they suffer yet another heavy loss here at Warner Park.
Earlier in the day, West Indies Women opted to bat first. Skipper Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin (22) added 38 between them before the latter fell inside the powerplay. Debutant Shunelle Sawh (3) and Stafanie Taylor (5) failed to make an impact. Matthews looked good for her 34 before getting dismissed in the 19th over.
Matthews' departure opened the door for the Southern Stars who stormed into the contest by picking up regular wickets. Chinelle Henry fought hard for the hosts with an unbeaten 42. Realanna Grimmond (20) showed some resistance but a lack of contributions from the other batters meant that the hosts got bundled out on 136 in 35.4 overs.
Alana King registered magnificent figures of 5/19 from her 10 overs, the best-ever for Australia against West Indies in WODIs. Ashleigh Gardner picked up two scalps, conceding 29 runs in her 7.4 overs. The top order then stepped up and made short work of the chase to seal the ODI series with a 3-0 margin.
Stay tuned for the post-series presentation.
Player of the Match: Alana King
Alana King (Player of the Match): (On how the conditions compared to her expectations in the Caribbean) “I probably expected a bit more turn than what we got in the other ODIs, but I’m just happy that we finished the series with a great win and enjoyed our time here.
(On what she has learned personally) I’ll probably go back and work on some catching drills in the off-season. We’ll come back stronger next season.
(On her experience off the field in the Caribbean) It’s been really nice. We’ve been to the beach a few times and just tried to embrace everything the Caribbean has to offer. It’s been a great tour, and now we’re looking forward to some rest and downtime.”
(On what she has learned personally) I’ll probably go back and work on some catching drills in the off-season. We’ll come back stronger next season.
(On her experience off the field in the Caribbean) It’s been really nice. We’ve been to the beach a few times and just tried to embrace everything the Caribbean has to offer. It’s been a great tour, and now we’re looking forward to some rest and downtime.”
Player of the Series: Phoebe Litchfield
Phoebe Litchfield (Player of the Series): "[On opening the batting with Voll] Fully enjoy opening the batting with Voll. It takes pressure off me when she strikes the ball the way she does. Happy to play that role.
[On the approach while opening the batting] You have to bat that way. The middle overs are the toughest to bat. The credit to the West Indian spinners for challenging us in the middle. Me and Voll took the effort to get us off to a solid start.
[On the support back home] It's nice to get the support back home. Lots of love to the fans back home."
[On the approach while opening the batting] You have to bat that way. The middle overs are the toughest to bat. The credit to the West Indian spinners for challenging us in the middle. Me and Voll took the effort to get us off to a solid start.
[On the support back home] It's nice to get the support back home. Lots of love to the fans back home."
Hayley Matthews (West Indies Women Captain): (On the gap between the two teams and learning opportunities) “I think there is a clear skill gap between the two teams, but at the same time, there’s a lot we can work on. It was a great opportunity for the younger players to gain experience against top-level opposition.
(On the young players in the squad) We have quite a few youngsters in the setup now, and this was their first opportunity to experience international cricket at the highest level. There were some bright sparks, especially from Munisar and Grimmond. It’s great for them to learn and grow from these opportunities.
(On her personal form in the series) I got starts in all three games but wasn’t able to convert them into big scores. That’s something I need to work on - going deeper into my innings.
(On her overall batting confidence) I felt like I was batting well and getting into good positions, just getting out at the wrong time. It’s not too much to worry about, but definitely something to improve moving forward.”
(On the young players in the squad) We have quite a few youngsters in the setup now, and this was their first opportunity to experience international cricket at the highest level. There were some bright sparks, especially from Munisar and Grimmond. It’s great for them to learn and grow from these opportunities.
(On her personal form in the series) I got starts in all three games but wasn’t able to convert them into big scores. That’s something I need to work on - going deeper into my innings.
(On her overall batting confidence) I felt like I was batting well and getting into good positions, just getting out at the wrong time. It’s not too much to worry about, but definitely something to improve moving forward.”
Tahlia McGrath (Australia Women Captain): "[On winning 8 out of 8 ODIs as a captain] Yeah, it feels awesome. It was an awesome performance from the team. King great with the ball. Phoebe great with the bat. A clinical performance from us.
[Improvements made as they moved ahead in the series] We pride ourselves on our fielding. We were searching for it throughout the series and it was a clinical performance from us in the field today.
[How will they fit King and Wareham in the XI once Molineux comes back?] That is a good problem to have. Our spinners have been phenomenal this series. A tough one for the selectors but a good problem to have.
[Reflections on the tour] It's the first time that a lot of us have been here. Different conditions than what we get back home. We are pretty happy with the result and go on a well-deserved break."
[Improvements made as they moved ahead in the series] We pride ourselves on our fielding. We were searching for it throughout the series and it was a clinical performance from us in the field today.
[How will they fit King and Wareham in the XI once Molineux comes back?] That is a good problem to have. Our spinners have been phenomenal this series. A tough one for the selectors but a good problem to have.
[Reflections on the tour] It's the first time that a lot of us have been here. Different conditions than what we get back home. We are pretty happy with the result and go on a well-deserved break."
Tahlia McGrath collects the trophy and joins her teammates for the photographs. All smiles on the faces of the Australian players as they are the deserving winners.
Australia Women prove to be too strong for West Indies Women, who fail to grab a single win in this multi-format series. They will have to get back to the drawing board quickly as they have a lot of questions to answer. It’s time to wrap up our coverage. It was a real pleasure bringing you all the updates from this series. This is Akshay Bhide, signing off, on behalf of my co-commentators Dev Rajawat, Saptak Sanyal and scorer Rajesh Pal. Bye bye.