News Americas, MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, Fri. Mar. 4, 2022: West Indies women’s cricket team defeated their New Zealand counterparts by three runs in the opening game of the ICC Women’s World Cup at Bay Oval today during the Round 1 Women’s Cricket World Cup match.

The Windies women scored 259 off 50 overs with Hayley Matthews being the main contributor with her knock of 119. She then bagged 2 Kiwi wickets for just 41 runs.

West Indies Deandra Dottin (R) celebrates team’s victory after a run out of New Zealand’s Fran Jonas during the Round 1 Women’s Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on March 4, 2022. (Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images)

Here are the final Scores:

WEST INDIES 259 for nine off 50 overs (Hayley Matthews 119, Chedean Nation 36, Stafanie Taylor 30; Lea Tahuhu 3-57)

NEW ZEALAND 256 off 49.5 overs (Sophie Devine 108, Katie Martin 44, Amy Satterthwaite 31, Jess Kerr 25; Deandra Dottin 2-2, Hayley Matthews 2-41)

Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies is interviewed after the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and the West Indies at Bay Oval on March 04, 2022 in Tauranga, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

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