Australia are out to claim their first points of the new ICC Women’s Championship cycle as they meet West Indies in St Kitts
ODI series facts
Schedule
First ODI: Warner Park, St Kitts, 5am March 28 AEDT (2pm March 27 local)
Second ODI: Warner Park, St Kitts, 5am March 30 AEDT (2pm March 29 local)
Third ODI: Warner Park, St Kitts, 5am April 3 AEDT (2pm April 2 local)
How to watch or listen in Australia: All matches will be broadcast on ESPN via Disney+ only
The squads
Australia: Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham, Tahlia Wilson
It’s a new era for Australia following Alyssa Healy’s ODI retirement last month. Sophie Molineux has been handed the one-day captaincy, but there are question marks around whether she will partake in the 50-over format on this tour as she focuses on rehabbing a back injury ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Lucy Hamilton kept her spot in the squad following her debut against India, while Kim Garth and Ellyse Perry are both fit and firing after missing out last month due to quad injuries.
Star allrounder Annabel Sutherland is sitting out the tour, however, as Australia look to ensure arguably their most valuable player is fresh and primed for the looming T20 World Cup in June.
Uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Tahlia Wilson has joined the group for the ODI leg as a back-up for Beth Mooney.
The West Indies left it late to confirm their squad for the ODI leg – coming after they had already trained – but despite concerns over key allrounder Chinelle Henry, who suffered a hand injury in the T20I series, she has been included. There are three changes from the T20 squad for the 50-over matches with Realeanna Grimmond, Ashmini Munisar and Shunelle Sawh all joining, with Eboni Brathwaite, Zaida James and Mandy Mangru dropping out.
There will be plenty of support for St Kitts native Jahzara Claxton after the 20-year-old earned praise from head coach Shane Deitz for her bowling in the T20I series, while Afy Fletcher will also be key with the ball.
But much for the Windies will again rest on the shoulders of skipper Hayley Matthews and the big-hitting Deandra Dottin.
The ICC ODI Championship is back!
The 2026-2029 ICC Women’s Championship is officially underway and this is Australia’s first series of the new cycle.
Running every four years, the 11-team Championship determines which sides, alongside the yet-to-be-determined hosts, will gain automatic qualification for the 2029 ODI World Cup.
The teams who miss out will need to head to the ICC’s qualifying tournament to try and win a spot at the event.
It’s currently unclear how many teams will be granted spots through the Championship, as the World Cup will increase from eight to 10 teams in 2029.
Each of the 11 teams play eight three-game ODI series – four at home and four away – meeting all bar two of the other Championship sides, and there are two points on offer for each win.
Australia have won all three previous editions of the Championship. Just three series have been played so far, with New Zealand beating Zimbabwe 3-0, Sri Lanka bettering West Indies 2-1 and South Africa defeating Pakistan 2-1.