Key Performances :
1) Megan Schutt: The Leader of the Australian bowling attack was at her best. She picked up 3 wickets conceding just 24 runs with an economy rate of less than 3.
#BREAKING
Megan Schutt becomes the first woman to take two international hat-tricks. One in the T20Is and other in ODIs. #WIvAUS pic.twitter.com/Go2h6cMTbx— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) September 11, 2019
2) Alyssa Healy: The dashing opener played a brutal inning of 61 runs in just 32 balls including 11 fours and 1 six. Her dynamic display of batting helped Australia to chase the target within just 35 overs.
Tell us a better ODI player than Alyssa Healy.
We will wait. #AusvWI #WIvAUS #AlyssaHealy pic.twitter.com/azXIs09NlV— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) September 11, 2019
3) Jess Jonassen: The Queensland bowler was terrific with the bowl, she gave just 8 runs in 7 overs bowled and also picked up a couple of wickets, this is one of the most economical spells in recent times.
Summary:
As Windies batters failed again, Australia woman won by 8 wickets against Windies at Antigua on Wednesday.
Winning the toss, Taylor opted to bat hoping for a change in fortune, sadly it was the same story with her team, batters again failed miserably. Though players like Knight and Henry got good starts they failed to convert them into big. With a lot of struggle, Windies managed to score only 180 for 10 in 50 overs. All credits to the Australian bowlers, each and every bowler were at their best. No doubt they are the world no.1 team in Woman’s cricket.
Chasing the below-par target, Aussies were off to a flyer as their dynamic opener Healy looked like she was well set from the dressing room itself as she scored a brilliant half-century in just 27 balls. She got out at 61 in 32 balls with 11 boundaries and 1 six. Her inning made the chase a cakewalk for Australia. Rachael Haynes’s bad form with the bat continued as she departed for just 13. On the other hand, Skipper Meg Lanning was back available to this game. She scored an unbeaten Half Century of 58 runs in 70 balls, which helped Australia to chase the score in just 31.1 overs with the loss of just 2 wickets.
Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry were declared a player of the match and series respectively.
It is an end to the ODI matches, the focus shifts now towards T20I, Windies are a much better team in this format, hope they do not disappoint their fans.
Brief Scores: Windies 180 All out ( Knight 40, Schutt 3 for 24) lost to Australia 182 for 2 (Healy 61, Lanning 58 and Taylor 1 for 25) by 8 wickets.