Women’s ODIs part of ICC Women’s Championship Cycle; Men’s Tests part of ICC World Test Championship

The West Indies Women’s and Men’s teams will both tour Australia during the Australian summer, with dates and venues confirmed by Cricket Australia (CA) today. The West Indies Women will tour in October 2023 for three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is), while the West Indies Men will tour in January and February 2024 for two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is.

The Women’s ODIs form part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Championship, while the Tests will be part of the 2023-2025 ICC Men’s World Test Championship.

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The Women’s T20 International Series will bowl off at the North Sydney Oval with two matches scheduled for Sunday, October 1st, and Monday, October 2nd, culminating with the third match at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Thursday, October 5th.

Following the T20I Series, the West Indies Women will gear up for the ODI series, which commences on Sunday, October 8th, at Allan Border Field, before heading to Melbourne for the final two matches at the Junction Oval on Thursday, October 12th, and Monday, October 15th.

Hayley Matthews, the captain of the West Indies Women, expressed her excitement about the upcoming tour.

“We are looking forward to this opportunity to play against Australia as part of the ICC Women’s Championship cycle. We look forward to putting up a strong fight, as we’ve been working hard to refine our skills and strategies. I’m sure the fans are going to see some entertaining cricket,” she said.

The West Indies Women will first be playing their next international fixtures against Ireland Women in June and July before heading to Australia, with the schedule for the Ireland Tour of the West Indies to be announced shortly.

The West Indies Men’s tour of Australia will start with the Test Series, playing for the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy, named in honor of the former West Indies captain and icon. The first Test will be played at Adelaide Oval on 17-21 January 2024. The second Test will be a day/night match using the pink ball at The Gabba in Brisbane from 25-29 January.

Following the Tests, the West Indies will play three day/night ODIs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (Friday, February 2nd), the Sydney Cricket Ground (Sunday, February 4th) and the Manuka Oval, Canberra (Tuesday, February 6th). The three T20Is will be at the Blundstone Arena in Hobart, Tasmania (Friday, February 9th), the Adelaide Oval (Sunday, February 11th) and the Perth Stadium (Tuesday, February 13th).

MATCH SCHEDULES

Women’s Tour

1st October: 1^st T20I at North Sydney Oval, Sydney 
​2nd October: 2^nd T20I at North Sydney Oval, Sydney (night) 
​5th October: 3^rd T20I at Allan Border Field, Brisbane (night)

8th October: 1^st ODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane 
​12th October: 2^nd ODI at Junction Oval, Melbourne 
​15th October: 3^rd ODI at Junction Oval, Melbourne

Men’s Tour

17th-21st January: 1^st Test at Adelaide Oval, 10.00am

25th-29th January: 2^nd Test at Gabba, Brisbane (day/night)

2nd February: 1^st ODI at MCG, Melbourne (day/night)

4th February: 2^nd ODI at SCG, Sydney (day/night)

6th February: 3^rd ODI at Manuka Oval, Canberra (day/night)

9th February: 1^st T20I at Blundstone Arena, Hobart (night)

11th February: 2^nd T20I at Adelaide Oval, (night)

13th February: 3^rd T20I at Perth Stadium, (day/night)