BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews has conceded that her side was dominated by Australia Women in their recently concluded white-ball home series.

The visitors produced an authoritative performance on their way to sweeping the three-match T20I and One-Day International (ODI) series.

Australia wrapped up the ODI series on Thursday with a one-sided nine-wicket victory at Warner Park, after skittling out the Windies for 136 and then romping to 137 for one in 19.4 overs.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Matthews admitted that her side was outplayed by the top ranked Australians.

However, she said there were still some positives the home side could take from the series despite the loss.

“With them coming down here we always knew it was going to be a tough assignment. I think when we look at the series and how our spinners bowled throughout, I think that’s one area where we can be proud of, but obviously [there’s] a clear skill gap between the two teams.

“But at the same time, I noticed a lot that we can work on and it was a great opportunity for a lot of our younger girls to have the experience to go out there and play against some of the best players,” Matthews said.

“We obviously have quite a few within the setup now and this was the perfect opportunity for them to come out and understand what the highest level of cricket is like and definitely a few bright sparks in Ashmini [Munisar] and the way she went in that second match and even the way Realeanna [Grimmond] set up today. It’s pretty good to have them amongst us and playing against this competition and hopefully they can understand and learn a lot from these opportunities.”

Regarding her batting form, Hayley said she wasn’t worried despite not scoring a half century in any of the T20Is.

“I got off to starts in all three games and I just wasn’t able to carry on in my innings and that can happen sometimes.

“I surely would have loved to get a big one, but I’m going to have to look at that conversion and see how I can get deeper in my innings in the future. But at the same time, I thought I was hitting the ball really well, getting in some really good positions and then just getting out, so I don’t think it’s too much to worry about, just a case where I really didn’t get too deep in any of my innings,” Matthews said.

Chinelle Henry of West Indies Women hits the ball during the third One-Day International match versus Australia at Warner Park in St Kitts on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Photo: CWI Media