Dates | 17 – 25 March 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket West Indies |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Champions | Jamaica (4th title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 15 |
Most runs | Rashada Williams (183) |
Most wickets | Plaffiana Millington (11) |
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]
Jamaica won the tournament, winning all five of their matches.
The following teams took part in the tournament: [8]
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.
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 |
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Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
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Jamaica (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.316 |
Guyana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +1.502 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.219 |
Barbados | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.737 |
Leeward Islands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.825 |
Windward Islands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.988 |
Source: CricTracker |
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) |
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) |
17 March 2024 Scorecard |
Windward Islands 117/5 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 118/3 (16 overs) |
19 March 2024 Scorecard |
Barbados 123/5 (20 overs) | v | Windward Islands 104/8 (20 overs) |
Afy Fletcher 28 (32) Erin Deane 2/12 (4 overs) |
19 March 2024 Scorecard |
Leeward Islands 78/6 (20 overs) | v | Trinidad and Tobago 79/1 (11.4 overs) |
19 March 2024 Scorecard |
Guyana 107/7 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 108/5 (18.1 overs) |
Rashada Williams 42 (55) Nyia Latchman 2/15 (3.1 overs) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
23 March 2024 Scorecard |
Trinidad and Tobago 98/8 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 99/2 (17.1 overs) |
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) |
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) |
25 March 2024 Scorecard |
Guyana 131/4 (20 overs) | v | Windward Islands 62 (15.3 overs) |
25 March 2024 Scorecard |
Leeward Islands 124/5 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 127/2 (18.2 overs) |
25 March 2024 Scorecard |
Barbados 96 (19.5 overs) | v | Trinidad and Tobago 83 (18.1 overs) |
Lee-Ann Kirby 30 (32) Erin Deane 5/14 (4 overs) |
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Rashada Williams | Jamaica | 5 | 5 | 183 | 45.75 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
Shabika Gajnabi | Guyana | 5 | 5 | 138 | 34.50 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
Shemaine Campbelle | Guyana | 5 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
Stafanie Taylor | Jamaica | 5 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 48* | 0 | 0 |
Mandy Mangru | Guyana | 5 | 4 | 111 | 37.00 | 51* | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive [12]
Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
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Plaffiana Millington | Guyana | 18.2 | 11 | 4.81 | 4/5 | 0 |
Erin Deane | Barbados | 18.0 | 10 | 8.80 | 5/14 | 1 |
Chinelle Henry | Jamaica | 18.3 | 8 | 12.25 | 4/9 | 0 |
Steffi Soogrim | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.0 | 7 | 4.71 | 5/8 | 1 |
Kaysia Schultz | Guyana | 11.0 | 7 | 6.42 | 5/14 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive [13]
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