| Ireland women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2023 | |||
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| West Indies | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 26 June – 8 July 2023 | ||
| Captains | Hayley Matthews | Laura Delany | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Stafanie Taylor (134) | Gaby Lewis (188) | |
| Most wickets |
Hayley Matthews (5) Afy Fletcher (5) | Cara Murray (3) | |
| Player of the series | Hayley Matthews (WI) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hayley Matthews (135) | Amy Hunter (92) | |
| Most wickets | Hayley Matthews (8) | Arlene Kelly (4) | |
| Player of the series | Hayley Matthews (WI) | ||
The Ireland women's cricket team toured the West Indies in June and July 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship. In March 2023, Cricket Ireland (CI) announced their summer schedule, including the dates of this tour. Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed the schedule of the tour in June 2023.
West Indies won the ODI series 2–0, after the second match ended in a no result due to rain. West Indies also won the T20I series 3–0, and captain Hayley Matthews was named as the player of the match in all three T20Is.
Squads
 West Indies
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 Ireland
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| ODIs | T20Is | ODIs and T20Is |
ODI series
1st ODI
| 26 June 2023 10:00 Scorecard |
| West Indies 297/6 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 239/9 (50 overs) |
| Hayley Matthews 109 (106) Cara Murray 3/60 (10 overs) |
Gaby Lewis 83 (102) Hayley Matthews 3/53 (10 overs) |
| West Indies won by 58 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zaida James (WI) and Ava Canning (Ire) both made their ODI debuts.
- Women's Championship points: West Indies 2, Ireland 0.
2nd ODI
| 28 June 2023 10:00 Scorecard |
| Ireland 36/5 (8.4 overs) |
v | West Indies |
| Orla Prendergast 13* (19) Aaliyah Alleyne 2/4 (2 overs) |
| No result Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Jonathan Blades (WI) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Ashmini Munisar (WI) made her ODI debut.
- Women's Championship points: West Indies 1, Ireland 1.
3rd ODI
| 1 July 2023 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Ireland 203 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 204/4 (41.1 overs) |
| Gaby Lewis 95* (121) Afy Fletcher 3/37 (10 overs) |
Stafanie Taylor 79* (105) Aimee Maguire 2/24 (5 overs) |
| West Indies won by 6 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Jonathan Blades (WI) and Deighton Butler (WI) Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (WI) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aimee Maguire (Ire) made her ODI debut.
- Women's Championship points: West Indies 2, Ireland 0.
T20I series
1st T20I
| 4 July 2023 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Ireland 112/7 (20 overs) |
v | West Indies 113/8 (20 overs) |
| Laura Delany 34 (36) Hayley Matthews 3/22 (4 overs) |
Hayley Matthews 37 (42) Arlene Kelly 3/21 (4 overs) |
| West Indies won by 2 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashmini Munisar (WI) and Aimee Maguire (Ire) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
| 6 July 2023 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Ireland 113/7 (20 overs) |
v | West Indies 114/2 (16.4 overs) |
| Amy Hunter 33 (35) Cherry-Ann Fraser 1/16 (4 overs) |
Hayley Matthews 50 (39) Laura Delany 1/12 (2.4 overs) |
| West Indies won by 8 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Jonathan Blades (WI) and Deighton Butler (WI) Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
| 8 July 2023 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Ireland 116/9 (20 overs) |
v | West Indies 117/2 (18.1 overs) |
| Amy Hunter 44 (35) Hayley Matthews 4/14 (4 overs) |
Aaliyah Alleyne 49* (51) Georgina Dempsey 1/21 (4 overs) |
| West Indies won by 8 wickets Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Jonathan Blades (WI) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hayley Matthews (WI) got her first hat-trick in T20Is.
References
- "Ireland to host Australia for three ODIs in July after Caribbean tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "Ireland Women to face world champions Australia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "First-ever Womens Future Tours Programme confirms Irish fixtures to April 2025". Cricket World. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "Women's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Australia and West Indies loom large for Ireland Women as part of summer programme". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "West Indies Women to host Ireland Women in Saint Lucia". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- "Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry give West Indies series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- "Hayley Matthews' all-round power clean sweeps Ireland 3-0 in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- "West Indies Women's provisional squad named for 1st and 2nd CG United ODIs against Ireland". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "West Indies hand call-ups to James, Munisar and Joseph for T20Is against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "Squad and venue announced for Ireland Women's tour of the West Indies". Cricket Ireland. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- "Hayley Matthews' hat-trick guides West Indies to a series-clinching victory over Ireland". Cricket Times. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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