The West Indies women's cricket team played the New Zealand women's cricket team in March 2018.[1] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and five Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is). The WODI games were part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship.[2] New Zealand umpire Kathy Cross announced that she would retire from international umpiring at the end of the WT20I series.[3]
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| New Zealand women | West Indies women | ||
| Dates | 1 – 25 March 2018 | ||
| Captains | Suzie Bates | Stafanie Taylor | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand women won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sophie Devine (261) | Stafanie Taylor (202) | |
| Most wickets | Leigh Kasperek (7) | Afy Fletcher (5) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand women won the 5-match series 4–0 | ||
| Most runs | Katey Martin (180) | Hayley Matthews (112) | |
| Most wickets | Leigh Kasperek (10) |
Afy Fletcher (5) Shamilia Connell (5) | |
New Zealand Women won the WODI series 3–0[4] and the WT20I series 4–0, after the fourth WT20I match was washed out.[5]
Squads
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 West Indies[7]
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New Zealand[6]
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West Indies[7]
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Tour match
edit50-over match: Canterbury Women vs West Indies Women
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
WODI series
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Lauren Down (NZ) made her WODI debut.
- Sophie Devine (NZ) scored her third century in WODIs.[8]
- Points: New Zealand Women 2, West Indies Women 0.
2nd WODI
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Suzie Bates (NZ) scored her ninth century in WODIs.[9]
- Sophie Devine (NZ) scored her 2,000th run in WODIs.[10]
- Points: New Zealand Women 2, West Indies Women 0.
3rd WODI
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Suzie Bates (NZ) scored her 4,000th run in WODIs.[11]
- Points: New Zealand Women 2, West Indies Women 0.
WT20I series
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Kate Heffernan (NZ) made her WT20I debut.
- Kathy Cross (NZ) stood in her final match as an umpire before retiring.[12]
- Amy Satterthwaite and Katey Martin (NZ) set a new record partnership for the third wicket for New Zealand Women and equalled the highest third-wicket stand for any team in WT20Is (124).[13]
- In terms of runs, this was the West Indies Women's biggest defeat and New Zealand Women's highest winning margin in WT20Is.[13]
3rd WT20I
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to field.
4th WT20I
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "White Ferns to play West Indies in summer series in New Zealand". Stuff. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand and the Windies aim to go all out as second round of matches kick off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Pioneering umpire Kathy Cross to retire". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Devine brutal as New Zealand whitewash West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Martin, Satterthwaite help New Zealand to 4–0". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b "NZ women call up uncapped Heffernan, Down". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Smartt replaces injured Selman for New Zealand tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Sophie Devine, bowlers deny Windies in thriller". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Captain Suzie Bates leads White Ferns to crushing win over West indies in second ODI". Newshub. News Hub. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Suzie Bates century seals series win for New Zealand Women". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "All-round Devine stars as New Zealand sweep series 3-0". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "ICC congratulates Kathy Cross on a fine career". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Records tumble as White Ferns destroy West Indies in second T20". Stuff. Retrieved 16 March 2018.