West Indies outclassed by South Africa in World Cup Opener
Fri, Oct 4, '24
South Africa reeled off an effortless opening win against West Indies, as the left-arm spin of Nonkululeko Mlaba devastated West Indies' top order, before Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits produced fuss-free unbeaten fifties. The openers walked South Africa home with 13 balls to spare, in the Dubai curtain-raiser for this women's T20 World Cup.
West Indies couldn't really get out of the blocks, with bat or ball. Stafanie Taylor was their top scorer, with 44 not out off 41. But they never seemed like putting up a huge total, and South Africa never seemed at risk of failing to chase it down.
Mlaba struck once in the powerplay, firing a flatter delivery into Qiana Joseph's off stump to end a pained innings (4 off 14 balls). But she did the majority of her damage through the middle, by which stage West Indies were already battling to put up a decent score.
Australian Deitz is trying to put more West Indies into West Indies cricket
Thu, Oct 3, '24
Bringing the fun back has been a big part of West Indies' women's T20 World Cup preparations. It's a simple ethos, but a much-needed one championed by head coach Shane Deitz, the Australian who is a year into his job.
"There is a lot of laughter," Deitz told ESPNcricinfo. "[It's about] generally having fun, and being relaxed, and enjoying each other's company, enjoying the experience of playing cricket, [and] travelling the world.
"That's one thing that, coming from other jobs where it's a bit more serious and they want a lot of structure, it's good that we have a bit less of those things and make it a bit more [about] backing your gut feeling and your intuition, and how you want to play and how you naturally grow up playing.
"You grow up playing on beaches, in the streets - a bit more [of] that environment. Australia's a lot more structured. So just finding that balance and how to work it into our cricket has probably been one of the things that we're trying to learn and use that to our advantage, [and] make the girls feel comfortable that that's how we're going to play."
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CWI Awards Nine Players Historic Multi-Year Contracts Across Men’s And Women’s Teams
Wed, Oct 2, '24
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - Cricket West Indies (CWI) for the first time has awarded multi-year contracts for several of its top Men’s and Women’s players for the next two years.
This historic achievement comes on the back of a new four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in January 2024 between CWI and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).
Fifteen (15) Senior Men’s players have been contracted, with six (6) of those players being offered multi-year contracts based on their performances during the 2023-2024 Evaluation Period. Of the fifteen (15) Senior Women’s players contracted, three (3) were awarded multi-year contracts.
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Matthews, Dottin applaud World Cup prize money boost
Wed, Oct 2, '24
WEST INDIES captain Hayley Matthews and legendary all-rounder Deandra Dottin have joined voices praising the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to introduce equal prize money for men’s and women’s competitions.
This monumental step comes ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, marking a significant moment for the tournament and the future of women’s cricket.
The winners of this year’s World Cup, which concludes on October 20, will take home US$2.34 million, while the runners-up will receive US$1.17 million.
The total prize pool of US$7.95 million reflects a 225 per cent increase from the previous edition, positioning cricket as the only major team sport to offer equal prize money for both its men’s and women’s World Cup events.
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Royals through to CPL Qualifier 2
Wed, Oct 2, '24
An unfortunate floodlight failure at the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana saw a reduced over match in the Eliminator game of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
A two hour delay whilst the light was fixed saw the Barbados Royals set a revised target of 60 runs in five overs. The Royals made short work of the chase, David Miller almost single-handedly getting his side over the line with four balls to spare by hitting a brutal 17 ball fifty that included five sixes and three fours.
Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and batted first, amassing 168/3 off 19.1 overs before the lights went out. Nicholas Pooran scored a masterful 91 not out off 60 balls to anchor their efforts with captain Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell adding support at the end of the innings with 17 and 20 runs respectively. Jason Roy assisted Pooran from the top of the order with 25 off 17 balls after the early dismissal of Sunil Narine – bowled by Theekshana off the third ball of the match.
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