Cricket West Indies (CWI), on Tuesday, introduced their Girls’s squad for the upcoming ODI sequence towards New Zealand, beginning on September 16.
The three-match ODI sequence will witness star all-rounder Hayley Matthews take the captaincy function from Stafanie Taylor for the primary time.
Will probably be the primary sequence for the Windies girls with out Deandra Dottin, who introduced her shock retirement in August. Equally, the skilled duo of Anisa Mohammed and Kycia Knight may even miss the ODIs.
In the meantime, wicketkeeper-batter Natasha McLean and off-spinner Sheneta Grimmond have been drafted into the squad, together with the left-arm tempo bowler Jannillea Glasgow. Notably, Grimmond’s final worldwide match was an ODI towards Pakistan in November 2021, whereas McLean hasn’t performed for the West Indies since September 2020.
“The New Zealand sequence is essential on the ladies’s cricket panorama not solely as a result of it begins a brand new cycle, but in addition as a result of it’s a part of the preparation main in the direction of the T20 World Cup in South Africa,” stated lead selector for ladies’s cricket Ann Browne-John.
“With a number of senior gamers unavailable at the moment, for various causes, just like the skilled Anisa Mohammed, Kycia Knight and not too long ago retired Deandra Dottin, the selectors have been nonetheless capable of get a mix of senior and growing gamers, together with Underneath-19 participant Jannillea Glasgow and returning gamers Natasha McLean and Sheneta Grimmond. Finally, we imagine that captain Hayley Matthews, in her first sequence, may have a promising squad of gamers to start out constructing with,” she added.
West Indies ODI squad:
Hayley Matthews (captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry, Kyshona Knight, Natasha McLean, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams
