The West Indies Women took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 International series as they defeated Ireland Women by 8 wickets at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Thursday night.
Matthews also performed with her bowling as she took 3 for 22 in four overs to restrict Ireland to 112 in Gros Islet to win the opening game of the three-match series by two wickets.
The squad includes three rising Under 19 stars- Zaida James, Ashmini Munisar, and Djenaba Joseph. West Indies will enter the T20I series on a high having clinched the CG United ODI Series 2-0, with one match being a no result due to rain.
Australia Women will tour Ireland for an ODI series for the first time since 2005 when the teams meet in three matches in Clontarf in July as part of the ICC Women's Championship.
With this victory, Windies has finally opened its account and is in fourth place in Group 2 points table with one win in three matches and two points. Ireland is at the bottom of the table, having lost all its three matches. The side is yet to earn a point.
Ireland defeated Pakistan by 34 runs in the decisive match of the three-match T20I series, which was tied at 1-1; thanks to Gaby Lewis, Amy Hunter, and Arlene Kelly.
Leah Paul and captain Laura Delany, returned maiden ODI centuries in the second fixture of the series, becoming the first pair to score hundreds in the same innings for Ireland Women. In that team-record-tumbling match, Ireland set their highest women's team total in ODIs of 337 for eight.
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