2024 Twenty20 Blaze

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2024 Twenty20 Blaze
Dates17 – 25 March 2024
Administrator(s) Cricket West Indies
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Champions Jamaica (4th title)
Participants6
Matches15
Most runs Rashada Williams (183)
Most wicketsPlaffiana Millington (11)
2023

The 2024 Twenty20 Blaze was the eighth season of the Twenty20 Blaze, a women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in the West Indies. [1] The tournament took place from 17 March to 25 March 2024. [2] [3] Six teams took part in the competition, with all the matches being played at Warner Park. [4] In February 2024, Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. [5] The tournament formed part of West Indies' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [6] Barbados were the defending champions. [7]

Contents

Jamaica won the tournament, winning all five of their matches.

Teams

The following teams took part in the tournament: [8]

Competition format

Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 5 matches overall. Matches were being played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group was crowned the Champions. [9]

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows: [10]

Win: 4 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

Squads

The following squads were named for the competition: [11]

Barbados

Coach: Sherwin Campbell

Guyana

Coach: Clive Grimmond

Jamaica

Coach: Shane Brooks

Leeward Islands

Coach: Percy Daniel

Trinidad and Tobago

Coach: Gibran Mohammed

Windward Islands

Coach: Petra Lynch

Points table

TeamPldWLTNRAPtsNRR
Jamaica (C)55000020+1.316
Guyana 53200012+1.502
Trinidad and Tobago 5230008–0.219
Barbados 5230008–0.737
Leeward Islands 5230008–0.825
Windward Islands 5140004–0.988
Source: CricTracker

Fixtures

17 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
139/7 (20 overs)
v
Barbados
127/5 (20 overs)
Reniece Boyce 67 (52)
Naijanni Cumberbatch 4/9 (4 overs)
Kyshona Knight 50 (53)
Rozel Liburd 2/18 (3 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 12 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Javed Persaud
  • Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

17 March 2024
Scorecard
Trinidad and Tobago
66 (18.3 overs)
v
Guyana
67/3 (11 overs)
Shunelle Sawh 15 (16)
Plaffiana Millington 4/5 (3.3 overs)
Shabika Gajnabi 24* (31)
Brianna Harricharan 1/6 (1 over)
Guyana won by 7 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Carolyn Brown
  • Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.

17 March 2024
Scorecard
Windward Islands
117/5 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
118/3 (16 overs)
Qiana Joseph 56 (55)
Chedean Nation 3/19 (3 overs)
Rashada Williams 52 (35)
Zaida James 2/16 (4 overs)
Jamaica won by 7 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Ayanna Holder and Joel Wilson
  • Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

19 March 2024
Scorecard
Barbados
123/5 (20 overs)
v
Windward Islands
104/8 (20 overs)
Trishan Holder 68* (54)
Zaida James 2/28 (4 overs)
Afy Fletcher 28 (32)
Erin Deane 2/12 (4 overs)
Barbados won by 19 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Joel Wilson
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

19 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
78/6 (20 overs)
v
Trinidad and Tobago
79/1 (11.4 overs)
Jahzara Claxton 25* (36)
Steffi Soogrim 1/6 (4 overs)
Djenaba Joseph 22* (28)
Shawnisha Hector 1/10 (3 overs)
Trinidad and Tobago won by 9 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Javed Persaud
  • Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

19 March 2024
Scorecard
Guyana
107/7 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
108/5 (18.1 overs)
Mandy Mangru 36 (39)
Stafanie Taylor 2/12 (4 overs)
Rashada Williams 42 (55)
Nyia Latchman 2/15 (3.1 overs)
Jamaica won by 5 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Candace la Borde
  • Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.

21 March 2024
Scorecard
Windward Islands
81 (20 overs)
v
Trinidad and Tobago
84/8 (18.2 overs)
Jannillea Glasgow 36 (45)
Shalini Samaroo 3/14 (4 overs)
Djenaba Joseph 43 (43)
Zaida James 3/10 (4 overs)
Trinidad and Tobago won by 2 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Javed Persaud
  • Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bowl.

21 March 2024
Scorecard
Barbados
63 (17.3 overs)
v
Jamaica
69/4 (11.4 overs)
Nanijanni Cumberbatch 25 (42)
Chinelle Henry 4/9 (3.3 overs)
Rashada Williams 21 (15)
Naijanni Cumberbatch 1/12 (1.1 overs)
Jamaica won by 6 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Candace la Borde and Joel Wilson
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

21 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
104/9 (20 overs)
v
Guyana
100/9 (20 overs)
Divya Saxena 42 (39)
Nyia Latchman 2/10 (4 overs)
Shabika Gajnabi 44 (52)
Jahzara Claxton 3/13 (3 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 4 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Ayanna Holder
  • Guyana won the toss and elected to bowl.

23 March 2024
Scorecard
Trinidad and Tobago
98/8 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
99/2 (17.1 overs)
Britney Cooper 44* (53)
Vanessa Watts 3/10 (4 overs)
Natasha McLean 41 (34)
Steffi Soogrim 1/15 (4 overs)
Jamaica won by 8 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Javed Persaud
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.

23 March 2024
Scorecard
Guyana
108/6 (20 overs)
v
Barbados
66 (19.5 overs)
Shabika Gajnabi 52 (53)
Allison Gordon 2/16 (3 overs)
Kycia Knight 17 (30)
Ashmini Munisar 3/8 (4 overs)
Guyana won by 42 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Joel Wilson
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bowl.

23 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
89/7 (20 overs)
v
Windward Islands
91/4 (15 overs)
Amanda Edwards 30 (37)
Pearl Etienne 2/5 (4 overs)
Qiana Joseph 37 (39)
Rozel Liburd 3/19 (3 overs)
Windward Islands won by 6 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Candace la Borde
  • Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bowl.

25 March 2024
Scorecard
Guyana
131/4 (20 overs)
v
Windward Islands
62 (15.3 overs)
Mandy Mangru 51* (50)
Pearl Etienne 2/18 (4 overs)
Zaida James 21 (28)
Kaysia Schultz 5/14 (4 overs)
Guyana won by 69 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Ayanna Holder and Candace la Borde
  • Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.

25 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
127/2 (18.2 overs)
Amanda Edwards 35* (25)
Chedean Nation 2/21 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 48* (33)
Shawnisha Hector 1/23 (2.2 overs)
Jamaica won by 8 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Joel Wilson
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.

25 March 2024
Scorecard
Barbados
96 (19.5 overs)
v
Trinidad and Tobago
83 (18.1 overs)
Kyshona Knight 25 (27)
Steffi Soogrim 5/8 (4 overs)
Lee-Ann Kirby 30 (32)
Erin Deane 5/14 (4 overs)
Barbados won by 13 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Carolyn Brown
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Rashada Williams Jamaica 5518345.755201
Shabika Gajnabi Guyana 5513834.505201
Shemaine Campbelle Guyana 5512825.604700
Stafanie Taylor Jamaica 5512825.6048* 00
Mandy Mangru Guyana 5411137.0051* 01

Source: CricketArchive [12]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamOversWicketsAverageBBI5w
Plaffiana Millington Guyana 18.2114.814/50
Erin Deane Barbados 18.0108.805/141
Chinelle Henry Jamaica 18.3812.254/90
Steffi Soogrim Trinidad and Tobago 15.074.715/81
Kaysia Schultz Guyana 11.076.425/141

Source: CricketArchive [13]

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