WELLINGTON, New Zealand- West Indies Women suffered a 157-run defeat to Australia Women in the first semi-final of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, ending their sensational run in the tournament.
In a mist and rain-reduced match of 45 overs, West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first. Alyssa Healy and Rachel Haynes 216-run opening partnership ensured Australia reached their 305/3 total from their allotted overs. Healy smashed seventeen fours and a six on her way to a top score of 129 from 107 deliveries. Haynes added 85 off 100 deliveries, while Beth Mooney finished on 46 not out. Bowling for the West Indies, Chinelle Henry finished with the best figures of 2/51, while Shamilia Connell had 1/45.
Only Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin managed to reach double figures in the West Indies run-chase. Taylor top-scored with 48 off 75 deliveries, which included four fours. Dottin 34 from 35 and Matthews 34 from 49, as the West Indies finished on 148 all out in 37 overs. Jess Jonassen had the best bowling figures for Australia with 2/14 followed by Megan Schutt with 1/8.
`WEST INDIES wicketkeeper/batsman Joshua Da Silva has described his maiden Test century, in the third and final Test against England at the National Stadium, St George’s, Grenada on Saturday as a “childhood dream.”
Da Silva scored 100 not out and was named the Man of the Match as the West Indies whipped England by ten wickets to clinch the series 1-0 and claim the Richards-Botham trophy.
“This century, it means the world,” he said, during an interview on Monday. “It’s the pinnacle of my Test career thus far and I can hope for many more of that.
“I definitely have to thank my parents, thank God of course and all my support team, my girlfriend, her parents who have always supported me, friends, coaches, (Red Force coach) David Furlonge, Phil (Simmons, the WI coach). It’s a solid team effort and the support was very necessary for me.”
Da Silva continued, “It’s a childhood dream coming true. I could remember watching Brian Lara scoring 400 (against England in 2014) and how much that meant for him. For me, to score a 100 for the West Indies, win the game and get Man of the Match, was something I couldn’t dream of.”
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC) — Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has hailed “a remarkable three weeks of cricket” which culminated with West Indies' capture of the first-ever Richards-Botham Trophy here Sunday.
The home side trounced England by 10 wickets inside four days of the decisive third Test at the National Stadium, after chasing down a paltry 28, following the touring side's collapse for 120 in their second innings, approaching the first hour of the morning session.
England resumed the morning on 103 for eight with little hope of saving the game.
“On behalf on CWI and the West Indies supporters around the world, I want to express heartfelt congratulations to Captain Kraigg Brathwaite, Head Coach Phil Simmons, and the entire team on what were truly outstanding efforts from start to finish,” said Skerritt, who was present for the contest.
West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor wants her team to relish the moment ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Australia on Tuesday.
“We want to relish the moment and go out there and play hard cricket,” the all-rounder said in a pre-match press conference on Monday.
The match will be played in Wellington where the West Indies have been awaiting their fate since their last group match against South Africa was rained out last Wednesday.
“We’ve been here for a while now. We’ve been getting used to conditions in the nets so hopefully that should help us in how we play. We just have to take it how it comes and play like a final and, hopefully, we come out on top,” she said.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the West Indies Championship 2022 will resume on Wednesday, May 18. CWI unveiled the match schedule for the final three rounds of the four-day first-class red ball tournament for the six professional regional franchises.
The first and second rounds were played in February ahead of the Apex Test Series which concluded yesterday with West Indies beating England 1-0 to win the newly-minted Richards-Botham trophy. The West Indies Championship returns with all matches being played in Trinidad at the Queen’s Park Oval, Brian Lara Cricket Academy and the Diego Martin Sporting Complex. The third round will run from May 18-21, the fourth from May 25-28, with the fifth and final round from June 1-4.
Defending champions Barbados Pride lead the points table with 42 points, with Trinidad & Tobago Red Force second on 38.6 points – both recorded wins in their first two matches. They are followed by Leeward Islands Hurricanes on 24.6 points, Guyana Harpy Eagles on 21.4 points, Windward Islands Hurricanes on 10.8 points, and Jamaica Scorpions on 8.8 points.
