{"id":581869,"date":"2026-04-03T01:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/581869\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:36:11","slug":"alana-king-five-wicket-haul-phoebe-litchfield-player-of-the-series-scorecard-result-match-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/581869\/","title":{"rendered":"Alana King five-wicket haul, Phoebe Litchfield player of the series, scorecard, result, match report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alana King and Phoebe Litchfield starred as Australia capped off their dominant tour of the Caribbean with a commanding nine-wicket win in the third ODI at Warner Park in St Kitts.<\/p>\n<p>Leg spinner King ripped through the West Indies batting line-up with a five-wicket haul as the hosts were all out for just 136 after skipper Hayley Matthews won the toss.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffGet all the latest cricket news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/newsletter-sign-up?utm_source=CricketArticle&amp;utm_medium=TextLink&amp;utm_campaign=signup\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Litchfield then sealed a 3-0 series triumph with the bat, finishing unbeaten on 68 from 56 balls as the visitors lost just one wicket, reaching the target in only 19.4 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Ellyse Perry provided valuable support, making 33 not out in an unbroken stand of 87 with Litchfield.<\/p>\n<p>It was King who was awarded player of the match honours, however.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian team celebrate an Alana King wicket. Photo: Sam Gosling\/Cricket Australia.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old snared figures of 5\/19 from her ten overs, including the key wicket of Matthews (34) to trigger the West Indian collapse.<\/p>\n<p>The hard-hitting opener was the first of King\u2019s five scalps as the hosts lost 7\/58 to wrap up their innings.<\/p>\n<p>It was King\u2019s third five-wicket haul in ODIs.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow tweaker Ash Gardner chipped in with two wickets, while stand-in skipper Tahlia McGrath, Lucy Hamilton and Nicola Carey grabbed a wicket each.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI probably extracted a bit more turn out of tonight than I have from the other ODIs,\u201d King said post-match. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlad to close out the series with a win. It\u2019s been a great tour. 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Photo: Sam Gosling\/Cricket Australia.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>Litchfield did not go home empty-handed, however.<\/p>\n<p>The opener\u2019s knock, which included eight fours and a six, lifted her tally for the three-game series to 191 runs at 95.50. <\/p>\n<p>She also led the way with 77 in the series opener.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was awarded player of the series as a result in a positive sign for the Australians going forward in the post-Alyssa Healy era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy opening the batting with Georgia Voll. I think we got the best of the conditions at the top of the order,\u201d Litchfield said.<\/p>\n<p>Phoebe Litchfield raises the bat for her fifty. Photo: Sam Gosling\/Cricket Australia.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>Australia also delivered a clean sweep of the T20 series that preceded the ODIs.<\/p>\n<p>Going home with a 6-0 scoreline and a host of strong performances will no doubt fill the group with confidence ahead of June and July\u2019s T20 World Cup in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA really clinical way to finish the season. Kingy outstanding with the ball and Pheebs unbelievable with the bat,\u201d McGrath said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe pride ourselves on our fielding and I thought today we took some really good catches and were really clean. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was awesome today. It\u2019s been an awesome tour and we leave here very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alana King and Phoebe Litchfield starred as Australia capped off their dominant tour of the Caribbean with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":581870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[101175,31021,64,285050,63,689,56263,91930,285049,16686,740,1950,22250,47934,2057,33830,158185,284808,285051,101170,70385,11471,78308,3583,677,47936,285048,285047,38710,124539,274954,1124,85,18752,46745,3586,87670],"class_list":{"0":"post-581869","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-alana-king","9":"tag-alyssa-healy","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-aussie-spin-queen","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","14":"tag-australian-team","15":"tag-batting-line-up","16":"tag-commanding-nine-wicket","17":"tag-contract-calls","18":"tag-cricket","19":"tag-cricket-news","20":"tag-dominant-tour","21":"tag-ellyse-perry","22":"tag-europe","23":"tag-five-wicket-haul","24":"tag-hayley-matthews","25":"tag-hero-lights","26":"tag-indian-collapse","27":"tag-leg-spinner","28":"tag-match-honours","29":"tag-match-report","30":"tag-nicola-carey","31":"tag-northern-europe","32":"tag-oceania","33":"tag-phoebe-litchfield","34":"tag-rapid-knock-clinches","35":"tag-sam-gosling","36":"tag-series-opener","37":"tag-series-triumph","38":"tag-series-v","39":"tag-south-australia","40":"tag-sports","41":"tag-st-kitts","42":"tag-tahlia-mcgrath","43":"tag-united-kingdom","44":"tag-young-star"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}