2021 Women's T20I Inter-Insular Series

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2021 Inter-Insular Women's T20 Series
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Dates 23 – 25 July 2021
Twenty20 International series

The 2021 Inter-Insular Women's T20 Series was scheduled to be played in July 2021 and would have seen Guernsey women's cricket team tour Jersey for three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. [1] The series was to be played at Farmers' Field in Saint Martin. [2] The traditional annual 50-over Inter-insular match between the men's teams of Jersey and Guernsey was scheduled to follow in August 2021, if conditions had allowed. [3] Guernsey won the single WT20I when the sides last met during the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup. [4]

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Junior inter-insular matches were also scheduled for early July. [5] However, these games were cancelled due to ongoing travel restrictions between the two islands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the women's series and men's match also put in doubt. [6] The women's series and the men's match were later postponed due to continued travel restrictions between the islands. [7] The boards announced that they hoped to play home and away series in 2022 if space can be found in their schedules. [8]


WT20I series

1st WT20I

23 July 2021
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2nd WT20I

24 July 2021
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3rd WT20I

25 July 2021
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