Monday 5 November 2018

Women's World T20: Windies Team Profile

The defending champs Windies will look to retain the T20 World Championship that will be played in their own backyard from November 9 to November 24. The Caribbeans are placed in Group B alongside Bangladesh, England, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The hosts will start off their campaign on November 9 when they take on Bangladesh.

Windies Team Profile:

Stafanie Taylor (C) 
Stafanie Roxann Taylor
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
The skipper of the Windies leads from the front, with both bat and ball, and ofcourse her impeccable leadership. With 20 half centuries in 87 innings and 74 wickets in 68 innings, the right hand bat and right arm off break bowler is definitely a player to watch out for.

Merissa Aguilleira (WK)
Merissa Ria Aguilleira
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

A veteran of the game, Merissa is a right hand opening bat and a wicket-keeper. She is agile behind the stumps and is often involved in setting a strong foundation right at the top of the order.

Shemaine Campbelle
Shemaine Altia Campbelle
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
This all-rounder from Guyana has already featured in 83 T20I for Windies. The 26 year old is a right hand bat and a right arm medium fast bowler. Campbelle's experiece will come in handy for the Windies going into the T20 World Cup.

Shamilia Connell
Shamilia Shontell Connell
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

The 26 year old all-rounder from Barbados is relatively new in the side and will hope to make the most of any opportunity that comes her way. Connell is a right hand bat and right arm fast bowler.

Britney Cooper
Britney Cooper
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
The Trinidanian is a right hand bat and bowls right arm fast medium occasionally.  Cooper has a highest score of 61 and is capable of playing the big innings in the shortest format.

Deandra Dottin
Deandra Jalisa Shakira Dottin
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

A definite match winner, Deandra Dottin is unequivocally a player to watch out for in this Women's World  T20. Her explots with the bat and her more than handy bowling makes her a vital cog in the Windies wheel. A powerful hitter, Dottin is a colossus in tghe Windies batting line-up. With more than 100 T20I, the 27 year all-rounder will look to repeat the feat what her team achieved in the last edition of Women's World T20.  

Afy Fletcher
Afy Samantha Sharlyn Fletcher
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
The leg break bowler from Grenada has featured in 24 T20I so far and has a five wicket haul to her credit. An economy of under six at an average of less than 20, the 31 year old will look to spin the web to catch the opposition's fish.

Sheneta Grimmond
Image result for sheneta grimmond
Source: Stabroek News
The 20 year old from Guyana has been picked up for Windies based on her prolific performance at the domestic level.Grimmond will be hopeful of making her debut in the Women's World T20. Sheneta is a right hand bat and a right arm off break bowler.

Chinelle Henry
Chinelle Akhalia Henry
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
The 23 year old is a newbie in the Windies squad having featured in just seven games. Henry is a right hand bat and a right arm medium fast bowler.

Kycia Knight (WK)
Kycia Akira Knight
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

The wicket-keeper batswoman from Barbados has played 46T20I and has close to 500 runs with one half century. Knight has a safe pair of hands behind the stumps and is an equally reliable batswoman in the Windies batting line-up.

Hayley Matthews
Hayley Kristen Matthews
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
The 20 year old is a right hand bat and right arm pff break bowler. Matthews has a total of 34 dismissals in 30 innings with two four wicket hauls at an economy of less than six. She also has three half centuries in 33 innings to her credit.

Natasha McLean (WK)
Natasha Yannick McLean
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Averaging close to 25 with the bat in 13 innings, Natasha looks to be a good prospect for the Windies. The 23 year old McLean also keeps wickets which adds to her value as a player in the squad.

Anisa Mohammad
Anisa Mohammed
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
With her accurate right arm off breaks, Anisa is a wicket taking bowler for the Windies. She is just 2 games shy of completing a century of T20I appearances. At an economy of 5.5 and an average of 16.4, the Trinidadian has picked up 113 wickets in 95 innings, including four four wicket hauls and three five wicket hauls. Captain Taylor will want Anisa to provide them with regular breakthroughs.

Chedean Nation (WK)
Chedean Natasha Nation
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
The 32 year old from Jamaica has played in 14 T20I so far and will look to make the most of every opportunity that comes her way in the World Cup. She is a right hand bat and a wicket keeper.

Shakera Selman
Shakera Casandra Selman
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Selman is a right hand bat and a right arm medium pace bowler. The 29 year old from Barbados has featured in 64 T20 international games so far and has a bowling economy of less than six runs per over.

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