Taylor becomes the fifth woman to score 10,000 runs in International cricket
West Indies 257 all out (Taylor 105, Alleyne 33; Prendergast 2-37) beat Ireland 193 all out (Lewis 50, Paul 32; Fletcher 3-33) by 64 runs
A brilliantly calculated century from the legendary Stafanie Taylor helped the West Indies defeat Ireland by 64 runs in the third Women’s One-Day International at the Bready Cricket Ground on Wednesday and complete a 3-0 series sweep.
The three victories on Irish soil have handed Windies six (6) ICC Championship points, bringing their current tally to eight (
in the 2025-2029 cycle. The series win is also the Caribbean side's first in the new cycle, having lost to Sri Lanka (2-1) and Australia (3-0) at home.
Taylor (105 from 113 balls) needed to bat through the innings to first give the West Indies a chance to win. She shared in half-century partnerships with Jahzara Claxton (30) and Aaliyah Alleyne (33) to lift the visitors from 82 for five to 257 all out.
The defense wasn’t always comfortable for the visitors despite the earlier wicket of Sarah Forbes, who was trapped LBW by Jannillea Glasgow for 2. Ireland kept up with the pace of the chase courtesy of a 71-run (81 balls) second-wicket partnership between Gaby Lewis (50) and Amy Hunter (30).
The wrist-spin of Afy Fletcher (3-33), however, did the trick for the West Indies, dealing the hosts a double blow in her first over to account for both Lewis and Hunter, pegging Ireland back at 86 for three in the 18th.
