Not like earlier, West Indies began off robust, placing collectively a 50-run ODI opening stand in opposition to Australia for the primary time since 2014. Qiana Joseph (29) was the primary one to go, caught and bowled by Gardner. Captain Hayley Matthews, who took three wickets earlier, seemed set for a fifty, however ended up lofting one to deep additional cowl off McGrath. Stafanie Taylor fell proper after, cleaned up by Wareham, whereas Deandra Dottin edged one to slide later within the over. In an area of six balls, Australia took a agency grip on the sport.










