Australia sweeps ODI series against West Indies with Alana King's five-wicket haul
Consensus Summary
Australia secured a commanding nine-wicket victory over West Indies in the third and final ODI of the series, completing a 3-0 sweep in St Kitts. Alana King’s stellar bowling figures of 5/19 proved decisive, as she dismantled the West Indies batting after they were set a target of 136 or 137. The hosts, who had shown early promise with a 38-run opening stand between Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin, collapsed to 78 for five before recovering slightly. Australia’s chase was led by Phoebe Litchfield (68 not out) and Ellyse Perry (33 not out), who guided their team to victory in 20 overs. The series win marks Australia’s sixth consecutive white-ball victory on the tour, following a 3-0 triumph in the preceding T20 series. With the ODI series concluded, Australia will now focus on their upcoming T20 World Cup preparations, including three matches against South Africa before the tournament in England.
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- Australia won the third ODI by 9 wickets in St Kitts, completing a 3-0 series sweep over West Indies.
- Alana King took 5 wickets for 19 runs (5/19) in the match, named player of the match.
- Australia chased down 137 (or 136) runs for the loss of 1 wicket in 20 overs.
- Phoebe Litchfield scored 68 not out and Ellyse Perry 33 not out in the run chase.
- West Indies were bowled out for 136 (or 137) runs in 35.4 overs.
- Hayley Matthews won the toss and elected to bat first for West Indies.
- Australia won all six white-ball matches (3-0 in T20s and 3-0 in ODIs) on the tour.
- Alana King claimed her second-best ODI figures (5/19) after her World Cup haul of 7/18 last year.
- West Indies openers Deandra Dottin (22) and Hayley Matthews (34) were dismissed early.
- Ash Gardner took 2 wickets for 29 runs (2/29) in the match.
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- Alana King returned to the T20 team with five wickets in three games before this ODI series.
- King mentioned the bowling unit 'nailed their lengths' and 'owned' the West Indies batting.
- Australia’s stand-in skipper Tahlia McGrath selected King as the fifth bowler.
- Jannillea Glasgow was dismissed for a duck, and Chinelle Henry (40 not out) and Realeanna Grimmond (20) scored key runs.
- Australia’s next focus is the T20 World Cup in England in June, with three T20s against South Africa ahead of the tournament.
- The match was played at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts.
- Georgia Voll was the only Australian wicket (23 runs) in the chase.
- West Indies lost four wickets for 40 runs after the 0-38 start with Dottin and Matthews.
- Lucy Hamilton took the wicket of Deandra Dottin (22).
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- The Guardian states West Indies were bowled out for 136, while ABC states 137 (likely a typographical difference in target vs. total).
- The Guardian mentions King’s 5/19 as her second-best ODI figures after 7/18 at the World Cup last year, but ABC does not specify the comparison.
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