The Ireland women's cricket team toured the West Indies in June and July 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[3][4] In March 2023, Cricket Ireland (CI) announced their summer schedule, including the dates of this tour.[5] Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed the schedule of the tour in June 2023.[6]
| Ireland women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2023 | |||
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| West Indies | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 26 June – 8 July 2023 | ||
| Captains | Hayley Matthews | Laura Delany | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Stafanie Taylor (134) | Gaby Lewis (188) | |
| Most wickets |
Hayley Matthews (5) Afy Fletcher (5) | Cara Murray (3) | |
| Player of the series | Hayley Matthews (WI) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hayley Matthews (135) | Amy Hunter (92) | |
| Most wickets | Hayley Matthews (8) | Arlene Kelly (4) | |
| Player of the series | Hayley Matthews (WI) | ||
West Indies won the ODI series 2–0, after the second match ended in a no result due to rain.[7] West Indies also won the T20I series 3–0, and captain Hayley Matthews was named as the player of the match in all three T20Is.[8]
Squads
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ODI series
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zaida James (WI) and Ava Canning (Ire) both made their ODI debuts.
- Women's Championship points: West Indies 2, Ireland 0.
2nd ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Ashmini Munisar (WI) made her ODI debut.
- Women's Championship points: West Indies 1, Ireland 1.
3rd ODI
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aimee Maguire (Ire) made her ODI debut.
- Women's Championship points: West Indies 2, Ireland 0.
T20I series
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashmini Munisar (WI) and Aimee Maguire (Ire) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hayley Matthews (WI) got her first hat-trick in T20Is.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Ireland to host Australia for three ODIs in July after Caribbean tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Ireland Women to face world champions Australia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "First-ever Womens Future Tours Programme confirms Irish fixtures to April 2025". Cricket World. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Australia and West Indies loom large for Ireland Women as part of summer programme". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "West Indies Women to host Ireland Women in Saint Lucia". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry give West Indies series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Hayley Matthews' all-round power clean sweeps Ireland 3-0 in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "West Indies Women's provisional squad named for 1st and 2nd CG United ODIs against Ireland". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "West Indies hand call-ups to James, Munisar and Joseph for T20Is against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Squad and venue announced for Ireland Women's tour of the West Indies". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Hayley Matthews' hat-trick guides West Indies to a series-clinching victory over Ireland". Cricket Times. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.