WIW vs NZW ODIs: West Indies Women’s Cricket Announce New Squad For Upcoming ODI Series
WIW vs NZW ODIs: West Indies Women’s Cricket announced a new squad for the upcoming ODI series, marking the beginning of a new era for West Indies cricket as the Caribbean team picked up a young 17-player squad for their upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.
Mathews will take over the captaincy from Taylor for the first time:-
Star all-rounder Hayley Matthews will take over the captaincy from Stafanie Taylor for the first time in the three-match ODI series, while many big names are missing from the team.
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WIW vs NZW ODIs: This is the first series West Indies have played since Deandra Dottin’s shock retirement, while veteran duo Anisa Mohammed and Kissia Knight are also missing.
Cricket West Indies chief selector for women’s cricket, Ann Browne-John is excited to see how Mathews performs as captain ahead of next year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
“The New Zealand series is important on the women’s cricket scene not only because it starts a new cycle, but also because it is part of preparations for the T20 World Cup in South Africa,” Brown-John said.
The Recently retired Deandra Dottin:-
WIW vs NZW ODIs: “Some senior players are unavailable at this time, for various reasons, such as veteran Anissa Mohamed, Kissia Knight, and the recently retired Deandra Dottin.
The selectors were still able to get a mix of senior and developing players, including Under-19 player Genelia. Glasgow and returning players Natasha McLean and Shanetta Grimond.
“Ultimately, we believe that captain Hayley Matthews, in his first series, will be a promising team with players to start building on.”
The first match of the series will take place on 16 September at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, while the rest of the matches will be played on the same ground on 18 and 22 September.
After this, both the teams will meet in a five-match T20 series starting on 25 September.
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West Indies ODI Team:–
- Hayley Matthews (c), 2. Aaliyah Allen, 3. Shemaine Campbell, 4. Shamilia Connell, 5. Effie Fletcher, 6. Cheri Ann Fraser, 7. Shabika Gajnabi, 8. Genelia Glasgow, 9. Shanetta Grimond, 10. Chinelle Henry, 11. Krishna Knight, 12. Natasha McLean, 13. Chadine Nation, 14. Karisma, 15. Shakira Selman, 16. Stephanie Taylor MILF 17. Rashda Williams.