Australia (AU-W) and West Indies (WI-W) will lock horns in the 14th match of the Women’s World Cup 2022 on Tuesday, March 15, at Basin Reserve in Wellington.
Australia Women will square off with West Indies Women in the 14th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 on Tuesday.
West Indies, led by Stafanie Taylor, started their campaign on an impressive note. After beating hosts New Zealand and defending champions England, they would have been brimming with confidence.
But a heavy 155-run loss against India gave them a massive reality check.
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur scored tons and helped India post 317 runs on the board. The duo put on a partnership of 184 runs for the fourth wicket.
West Indies made an impressive start to their run-chase as Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews put on 100 for the opening wicket.
Dottin scored 62 runs off 46 balls with ten fours and one six before getting out to Sneh Rana. Once she got out, West Indies lost wickets in heaps and were shot out for 162 in 40.3 overs.
on the other hand, The Aussies are currently unbeaten in the World Cup, They have won all their 3 matches played and placed at the top of the table with 6 points and incredible net run rate of 1.626.
They defeated New Zealand by 141 runs in their previous game on Sunday in Wellington.
After being put in to bat first, half-centuries from Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney helped Australis score 269.
Ashleigh Gardner, who returned from a ten-day isolation period after recovering from COVID-19, made a thunderous comeback. She scored an unbeaten 18-ball 48 with the help of four fours and as many sixes.
Thereafter, she picked up two important wickets of Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu. Fast bowler Darcie Brown picked up three wickets as well.
The White Ferns struggled in their run-chase and were bowled out for 128 in 30.2 overs. New Zealand are precariously placed fourth in the points table with a net run rate of -0.257.
Possible Playing XI for WI-W
Hayley Matthews is the most valuable player in the current West Indian setup. She has struck 207 runs in 3 matches in this tournament at an average of 69 and picked up 5 wickets at an economy of 4.86.
Stafanie Taylor is a big match player, she is yet to make a huge impact in this world cup. In the last 3 matches, she just managed to score 31 runs and picked up a wicket.
Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Deandra Dottin (vc), Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes (c), Ellyse Perry, Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews, Anisa Mohammed, Shamilia Connell, Darcie Brown