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West Indies Women will kickstart their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign with their first warm-up match against Australia on Sunday, February 27 (Saturday evening Caribbean Time) at Lincoln Green in Canterbury.
The team has had just over a week of training and preparations after completing a seven-day Government quarantine upon arrival in New Zealand for the pinnacle women’s cricket event. Under the watchful eyes of head coach Courtney Walsh, the team is looking to carry on their form from the recent series against the South Africa in Johannesburg, despite narrowly losing that series 2-1.
Captain Stafanie Taylor indicated they are in a good space and are focused on the task at hand and won’t be letting any outside distractions detract them from taking the tournament one game at a time.
Taylor told CWI Media:
“I think we’re in a really good space at the moment. The two practice games are for us to focus on ourselves and work on ourselves before the first official game against New Zealand.… We don’t mind being underdogs. It’s good that we don’t get too ahead of ourselves, and some people don’t look at us being a 50-over team, but I’ve seen us getting better and better so that’s a plus for us.”
The West Indies Women will start their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup campaign with two warm-up matches against Australia and India on February 29 and March 1, at Lincoln Green and Rangiora Oval in Christchurch respectively.
FULL SQUAD
- Stafanie Taylor (Captain)
- Anisa Mohammed (Vice Captain)
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Shemaine Campbelle
- Shamilia Connell
- Deandra Dottin
- Afy Fletcher
- Cherry Ann Fraser
- Chinelle Henry
- Kycia Knight
- Hayley Matthews
- Chedean Nation
- Karishma Ramharack
- Shakera Selman
- Rashada Williams
Travelling Reserves
- Kaysia Schultz
- Mandy Mangru
- Jannillea Glasgow
West Indies Women ICC Cricket World Cup Match Schedule
** Date and time in brackets, indicate match times for Caribbean fans due to 17-hour time difference between New Zealand and Caribbean
- February 27: Warm-up Match 1 vs Australia at Lincoln Green, Lincoln, 11am (February 26, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 1: Warm-up Match 2 vs India at Rangiora Oval, Rangiora, 11am (February 28, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 4: vs New Zealand at Bay Oval, Tauranga, 2pm (March 3, 9pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8pm Jamaica Time)
- March 9: vs England at University Oval, Dunedin, 11am (March 8, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 12: vs India at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 2pm (March 11, 9pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8pm Jamaica Time)
- March 15: vs Australia at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 11am (March 14, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 18: vs Bangladesh at Bay Oval, Tauranga, 11am (March 17, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 21: vs Pakistan at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 2pm (March 20, 9pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8pm Jamaica Time)
- March 24: vs South Africa at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 11am (March 23, 6pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 30: Semi-final 1 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
- March 31: Semi-final 2 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- April 3: Final at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
