Report: Ireland W vs West Indies W

Taylor's century puts West Indies in charge

Stafanie Taylor's 105 from 113 balls was the difference. West Indies Women posted 257 all out in their 50 overs at Bready, and Ireland's chase fell 64 runs short, finishing on 193 all out in 43.1 overs.

Taylor batted through the middle order with patience and intent. She faced 113 deliveries and found the boundary regularly enough to set a total that proved beyond Ireland's reach. Aaliyah Alleyne contributed 33 from 30 balls and Jahzara Claxton made 30 from 43, but Taylor's innings was the backbone. She was the only West Indies batter to pass fifty.

Orla Prendergast took 2 for 37 and Georgina Dempsey claimed 2 for 61, but neither could find a breakthrough at the critical moment when Taylor was building her score. The Irish bowlers lacked the penetration needed to restrict West Indies in the final overs.

Ireland's chase stalls in the middle order

Gaby Lewis top-scored for Ireland with 50 from 59 balls, but the chase never gained momentum. Leah Paul made 32 from 47 and Amy Hunter struck 30 from 36, yet no batter could sustain an innings long enough to pressure West Indies.

The damage came through Karishma Ramharack and Afy Fletcher, who both took 3 for 33. Ramharack's three-wicket haul was particularly damaging in the middle overs, when Ireland needed to build partnerships. Fletcher's figures matched hers exactly, leaving Ireland without a platform to launch a serious assault on the target.

Lewis's fifty suggested a path to victory, but once she departed, the innings lost shape. Paul and Hunter offered resistance but could not convert their starts into match-winning scores. Ireland's batting lacked the depth to compensate for the loss of early wickets.

West Indies clinch the series moment

West Indies won by 64 runs, a margin that reflects the gap between the two sides across the three-match series. Taylor's century and the bowling performances of Ramharack and Fletcher proved decisive. Ireland's bowlers worked hard but could not restrict West Indies sufficiently, while the chase exposed weaknesses in the middle order that West Indies exploited through disciplined bowling.