West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews is optimistic about her team’s readiness, as she stressed that the focus is on improvement and a desire to deliver a dominant 3-0 sweep in their three-match ODI series against Bangladesh.
As the West Indies Women’s hopes of qualifying for the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup hang by the thinnest of threads, head coach Shane Deitz says the team is now playing for pride and praying for a miracle.
After producing some stellar performances in 2024, it comes as no surprise that West Indies’ Hayley Matthews and Sherfane Rutherford were named in the ICC Women’s and Men’s ODI Teams of the Year, respectively.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews once again proved her immense value with both bat and ball, as she played a pivotal role in Mumbai Indians’ six-wicket victory over UP Warriorz in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) clash in Lucknow on Thursday.
West Indies women delivered a commanding all-round performance to secure a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the opening One-Day International (ODI) of their three-match series on Sunday.
The West Indies Women will begin their quest for a spot in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 when they face Scotland on the opening day of the Qualifier, which bowls off on April 9 in Pakistan. The two sides will clash at the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Ground, while hosts Pakistan take on Ireland at the iconic Gaddafi Stadium in the other opening-day fixture.
West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews believes her team can draw valuable lessons from their 2-1 T20I series loss to India as they gear up for the three-match ODI series starting Sunday.
Despite a heavy 60-run defeat in the decisive third T20I on Thursday at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Matthews sees opportunities for growth in the challenges her team faced.
After a stinging opening-day defeat to underdogs Scotland, the West Indies Women find themselves already teetering on the edge in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers, and head coach Shane Deitz is sounding the rallying cry.