Walsh takes away positives from warm-up matches
Christchurch, New Zealand- West Indies Women lost their second warm-up match by 81 runs to India at Rangiora Oval, ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.
Batting first, India got a solid start from Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma, after Chinelle Henry bowled Shafali Verma in the first over for 0. Madhana top-scored with 66 off 67 deliveries, while Sharma added 51 to her name. India posted 258 all out in their 50 overs. Cherry Ann Fraser 2/24, Hayley Matthews 2/47 and Karishma Ramharack 2/50 were the best bowlers for the West Indies.
In their reply, West Indies Women lost constant wickets but Shemaine Campbelle and Hayley Matthews provided a 69-run resistance to the Indian bowling attack. Campbelle top-scored with 63 off 81 deliveries while Matthews added 44 from 61. West Indies Women finished their innings on 177/9. Pooja Vastrakar finished with the best bowling figures for India, taking 3/21, followed by Meghna Singh with 2/30.
West Indies Women's Head Coach Courtney Walsh said while the batting is a concern, there have been some good performances, "Good to see a couple of the batters getting in some runs. It would have been nice if one of them had carried on to get a bigger score but I'll take nothing away from them. We have to have a serious look at what we do coming into the first game but it was good to get these two practice game out the way so we can have a rethink of how we progress from here."
The West Indies Women will play their first match of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 against home team New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament on Friday March 4 at Bay Oval in Tauranga.
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FULL SQUAD
- Stafanie Taylor (Captain)
- Anisa Mohammed (Vice Captain)
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Shemaine Campbelle
- Shamilia Connell
- Deandra Dottin
- Afy Fletcher
- Cherry Ann Fraser
- Chinelle Henry
- Kycia Knight
- Hayley Matthews
- Chedean Nation
- Karishma Ramharack
- Shakera Selman
- Rashada Williams
Travelling Reserves
- Kaysia Schultz
- Mandy Mangru
- Jannillea Glasgow
West Indies Women ICC Cricket World Cup Match Schedule
** Date and time in brackets, indicate match times for Caribbean fans due to 17-hour time difference between New Zealand and Caribbean
- February 27: Warm-up Match 1 vs Australia at Lincoln Green, Lincoln, 11am (February 26, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 1: Warm-up Match 2 vs India at Rangiora Oval, Rangiora, 11am (February 28, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 4: vs New Zealand at Bay Oval, Tauranga, 2pm (March 3, 9pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8pm Jamaica Time)
- March 9: vs England at University Oval, Dunedin, 11am (March 8, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 12: vs India at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 2pm (March 11, 9pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8pm Jamaica Time)
- March 15: vs Australia at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 11am (March 14, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 18: vs Bangladesh at Bay Oval, Tauranga, 11am (March 17, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 21: vs Pakistan at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 2pm (March 20, 9pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8pm Jamaica Time)
- March 24: vs South Africa at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 11am (March 23, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 30: Semi-final 1 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
- March 31: Semi-final 2 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- April 3: Final at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Naasira Mohammed