MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies failed in their bid to win the ICC Women’s World Cup for the first time when they went down to five-time champions Australia by 114 runs in today’s final at Brabourne Stadium.
Chasing a challenging 260 for victory, the Windies’ batting collapsed yet again as they tumbled to a disappointing 145 all out off 43.1 overs.
Captain Merissa Aguilleira top scored with 23 and the aggressive Deandra Dottin chipped in with 22.
West Indies were undone by an outstanding spell from seamer Ellyse Perry who finished with three for 19 from her ten overs, while off-spinners Lisa Sthalekar (2-20) and Erin Osborne (2-26) along with pacer Megan Schutt (2-38) all weighed in with two wickets apiece.
Earlier, Jess Cameron stroked 75 from 76 balls and opener Rachael Haynes, 52, as the Aussies piled up 259 for seven from their allotted 50 overs, after they opted to bat first.
Teenaged leg-spinner Shaquana Quintyne was the leading bowler with three for 31.
Scoreboard
AUSTRALIA
M Lanning c Kyshona Knight b Taylor 31
R Haynes c Kyshona Knight b Quintyne 52
J Cameron c Kyshona Knight b Daley 75
A Blackwell c wkp Aguilleira b Smartt 3
L Sthalekar c Campbelle b Quintyne 12
S Coyte c Daley b Quintyne 7
*+J Fields not out 36
E Osborne c Quintyne b Mohammed 7
E Perry not out 25
Extras (lb3, w4, nb4) 11
TOTAL (7 wkts, 50 overs) 259
Did not bat: J Hunter, M Schutt.
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Lanning, 10 overs), 2-116 (Haynes, 25), 3-126 (Blackwell, 27.5), 4-181 (Cameron, 35.5), 5-187 (Sthalekar, 37.1), 6-190 (Coyte, 39.2), 7-209 (Osborne, 43.2)
Bowling: Daley 10-0-43-1 (w1), Smartt 5-0-43-1 (nb4), Taylor 9-1-44-1, Quintyne10-1-27-3 (w1), Mohammed 10-1-61-1, Kyshona Knight 3-0-23-0 (w1), Campbelle 3-0-15-0 (w1)
WEST INDIES
Kycia A Knight lbw b Perry 17
N McLean lbw b Perry 13
S Taylor c & b Perry 5
Kyshona Knight not out 21
*+M Aguilleira b Sthalekar 23
D Dottin b Sthalekar 22
S Campbelle c Lanning b Schutt 11
S Daley c & b Schutt 2
S Quintyne c Blackwell b Osborne 2
A Mohammed c Schutt b Osborne 14
T Smartt c Sthalekar b Hunter 0
Extras (b1, lb8, w6) 15
TOTAL (all out; 43.1 overs) 145
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Kycia A Knight, 10), 2-38 (Taylor, 11.4), 3-41 (McLean, 13.3), 3-57* (Kyshona A Knight, ret. not out, 21.3), 4-88 (Aguilleira, 26.1), 5-109 (Dottin, 30.4), 6-109 (Campbelle, 31.1), 7-114 (Quintyne, 34.1), 8-114 (Daley, 35.4), 9-141 (Mohammed, 42.2), 10-145 (Smartt, 43.1)
Bowling: Schutt 10-2-38-2, Hunter 4.1-0-18-1 (w3), Sthalekar 10-3-20-2, Perry 10-3-19-3 (w3), Osborne 7-2-26-2, Coyte 2-0-15-0.
Result: Australia won by 114 runs.
Series: Australia Women win ICC Women’s World Cup.
Player-of-the-Match: Jess Cameron.
Player-of-the-Series: Suzie Bates
Umpires: S George, V Kulkarni; TV – R Palliyaguruge.