Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the first semifinal of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 between Australia and West Indies at the Oval on Tuesday.
TOSS
Australia will bowl first at the Oval. The Aussies are unchanged against the Windies. Ashmini Munisar will sit this one out as Karishma Ramharack’s experience makes the cut.
PLAYING XI
Australia: Beth Mooney, Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ash Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton,
West Indies: Hayley Matthews, Qiana Joseph, Shemaine Campbelle, Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Jahzara Claxton, Jannillea Glasgow, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack
PREVIEW
Australia and West Indies clash with an eye on the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Oval on Tuesday.
Australia is unbeaten, winning all five group games. The West Indies overcame Sri Lanka, Scotland and New Zealand to book its semifinal qualification, despite losing to England and Ireland on the run into the knockout phase.
“We have nothing to lose, and that puts us in a position where we can be quite fearless going out there,” Windies skipper Hayley Matthews said ahead of the fixture. “You can’t take your foot off the gas at any point in time, I think, especially when you’re bowling. They seem to come hard from ball one and have a mantra where they just want to keep going. I certainly feel as though that keeps you in play a lot when it comes to having the opportunity to possibly take wickets.”
Here’s a look at the head-to-head record between these two nations:
Australia Women vs West Indies Women head-to-head in T20Is
Matches played: 19
West Indies won: 2
Australia won: 17
Australia Women vs West Indies Women: Top-scorers in T20Is (among the selected squads for the WC)
| Name | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Strike Rate | Average |
| Stafanie Taylor (WI) | 18 | 504 | 78 | 96.36 | 31.5 |
| Hayley Matthews (WI) | 12 | 489 | 132 | 145.97 | 48.9 |
| Ellyse Perry (AUS) | 14 | 292 | 70 | 117.74 | 26.54 |
Australia Women vs West Indies Women: Highest wicket-takers in T20Is (among the selected squads for the WC)
| Name | Innings | Wickets | BBI | Economy | Average |
| Hayley Matthews (WI) | 11 | 15 | 3/26 | 7.7 | 18.4 |
| Ellyse Perry (AUS) | 15 | 14 | 3/9 | 5.13 | 14.85 |
| Megan Schutt (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 3/31 | 6.16 | 20.18 |
SQUADS
AUSTRALIA: Sophie Molineux (c), Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham
WEST INDIES: Hayley Matthews (c), Chinelle Henry, Deandra Dottin, Stafanie Taylor, Afy Fletcher, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack, Jannillea Glasgow, Jahzara Claxton, Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Mandy Mangru, Shawnisha Hector
Published on Jun 30, 2026
