KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- West Indies allrounder Stafanie Taylor says their One Day International series win over New Zealand is a confidence booster that sets the stage for their upcoming tour of Australia
The resurgent Caribbean women swept the series against New Zealand and on Tuesday were scheduled to begin a T20 series battle.
West Indies were hell-bent on revenge after they were beaten 3-0 in one-dayers and 4-0 in Twenty20s, while on tour of New Zealand earlier this year.
“This is a revenge series, as we had a hard tour in New Zealand where it was really, really tough. It is really good to know that we are at home and that we bounced back well as we really needed it going into our tour of Australia,” said Taylor.
The West Indies ODI victory was the first time that the regional women recorded a series whitewash over an established International Cricket Council top-three ranked team.
Taylor has complimented her team mates saying that they have been playing their best cricket ever.
“I have never seen us play this type of cricket before,” said Taylor, who ended the ODI series with 159 runs behind teammate Deandra Dottin, who scored 176.
“I think the girls are really maturing, both as players and as individuals.”
West Indies are now joint world leaders with Australia on points but enjoy a better run rate of +0.35.
The two sides play four ODI matches and four T20 games in November.
