BASSETERRE, San Cristobal – After three competitive T20 internationals in St. Vincent, the West Indies Women now turn their attention to the ODI format to close the series against the Australia Women at Warner Park in St. Kitts.
The Maroon Warriors went toe-to-toe with the world’s top-ranked team at the Arnos Vale Cricket Ground in a series that showed both resilience and emerging promise.
While Australia’s experience proved decisive throughout the series and resulted in a 3-0 victory for the visitors, the West Indies produced phases of cricket that underlined their growth and intent in a crucial year of white-ball competition.
Captain Hayley Matthews once again led from the front, contributing with both bat and ball, including a hard-fought half-century in the second T20, while Deandra Dottin put in impactful performances that reminded everyone of her match-winning pedigree, while veteran Stafanie Taylor added stability to the batting.
Coming out of the contest, West Indies opener Qiana Joseph was a strong climber in the ICC Women’s T20 batting rankings, rising 14 places to 33rd in the charts, with Taylor also moving up two places to 48th.
There are three changes to the T20 squad for the next three ODIs, with Realeanna Grimmond, Ashmini Munisar and Shunelle Sawh joining in place of Eboni Brathwaite, Zaida James and Mandy Mangru.
Before the opening match, coach Shane Deitz spoke about the team’s preparations and the challenge ahead:
“It’s great to be back in St Kitts for this ODI series against Australia. We had a wonderful series against Bangladesh here earlier in 2025 and we have good memories of this ground.”
“Australia are the number one ranked team in ODI cricket and that is a format they have dominated in for a long time, so it will be a big challenge for us. We have been rebuilding our ODI team in preparation for the 2029 World Cup, which is a long way away, but first, we have to qualify through this championship series, so it is important that we get a win and some solid results here against Australia.”
Reflecting on the T20 series, Deitz highlighted several encouraging performances despite the result:
“The T20 series didn’t go as we expected but I saw some solid performances, especially from the younger players. Jahzara Claxton bowled important overs and showed that she is a capable international cricketer.”
“Some of the senior players are also back to their best. Afy Fletcher bowled brilliantly at times, and will have a big role to play here. Deandra Dottin is back to her batting and ball-playing best, bowling some big overs and taking crucial wickets, so it’s good to have her back to her best.”
“Against Sri Lanka and in the T20 series against Australia, we were behind the game at times, but we counter-attacked well and never gave up. That’s a good sign for the team culture, but we have to execute our skills for longer periods of time.”
The ODI series in St Kitts presents a new opportunity for the West Indies to apply lessons learned, create longer innings and refine their execution against a dominant Australian unit.
St. Kitts fans are urged to attend in large numbers, with free entry to all matches. While fans across the region can follow every game of the exciting series live on ESPN’s Disney+.
West Indies Women’s ODI Team against Australia:
Hayley Matthews (captain)
Chinelle Henry (vice-captain)
Aaliyah Alleyne
Shemaine Campbell
Jahzara Claxton
Deandra Dottin
Afy Fletcher
Jannillea Glasgow
Realeanna Grimmond
Hector Shawnisha
Joseph Qiana
Ashmini Munisar
Karishma Ramharack
Shunelle Sawh
Stephanie Taylor
Equipment Management Unit:
head coach: Shane Deitz
team manager:Sheena Gooding
assistant coach:Ryan Austin
assistant coach: Damien Wright
assistant coach:Shane Dowrich
Physiotherapist: Ashley Stephens
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Héctor Martínez Carlos
performance coach: Dr. Nadine Sammy
Media and Content Officer: nicolas maitland
Series schedule🙁All games will be played at Warner Park starting at 2pm daily.)
1st ODI – Friday, March 27
2nd ODI – Sunday March 29
3rd ODI – Thursday April 2
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