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Australia have powered to a 103-run win over the West Indies, despite Stafanie Taylor’s breakthrough one-day century.

Opener Phoebe Litchfield top-scored with 77 and five other teammates reached the 40s as Australia made 341 from 49.5 overs on Saturday (AEDT) in St Kitts. It is a record women’s one-day team total in the Caribbean.

After sweeping the three-game T20 series, the tourists then restricted the West Indies to 238-8 from their 50 overs in the first of three one-dayers.

Australia’s top order each made starts with Georgia Voll setting the pace early in a 75-run opening stand with Litchfield. Voll was the first to fall when caught at deep midwicket of the bowling of Afy Fletcher but Ellyse Perry quickly picked up where she left off and cracked three sixes in an imperious 44.

Sophie Molineux promoted herself to No 4 in her first ODI in charge of the side and helped Australia rebuild the innings with 47 off 66 balls, while Nicola Carey also climbed up the batting order and added 49 from 39.

With the result beyond doubt, the interest late in the game was whether Taylor could score her first one-day ton against Australia. The former West Indies skipper scored 105 not out from 129 balls, bringing up the century with a boundary off Georgia Wareham in the 47th over.

Taylor’s knock, featuring 10 fours and a six, is her eighth one-day international century and her first since 2021. But her nervous 90s nearly ended in disaster – she went for a quick single on 91 and Taylor would have been run out had Wareham’s throw at the stumps been accurate.

Despite Taylor’s century, Wareham was named player of the match for her 42 from 21 balls batting at No 7, with five fours and two sixes. Wareham also took 1 for 39 from 10 overs, while Kim Garth removed the openers on the way to 3 for 37 from her 10.

It was a recast Australian one-day team, with five changes from the XI that beat India at the start of this month in Hobart. Beth Mooney’s late withdrawal with quad tightness meant Tahlia Wilson was brought in for her one-day debut.

Wilson impressed as wicketkeeper, with the highlight her sharp stumping of Aaliyah Allene off Garth, while Mooney now faces a race against time to be fit for the second ODI in the three-match series on Sunday.