The 2024 Twenty20 Blaze was the eighth season of the Twenty20 Blaze, a women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in the West Indies.[1] The tournament took place from 17 March to 25 March 2024.[2][3] Six teams took part in the competition, with all the matches being played at Warner Park.[4] In February 2024, Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[5] The tournament formed part of West Indies' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[6] Barbados were the defending champions.[7]

2024 Twenty20 Blaze
Dates17 – 25 March 2024
Administrator(s)Cricket West Indies
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsJamaica (4th title)
Participants6
Matches15
Most runsRashada Williams (183)
Most wicketsPlaffiana Millington (11)
2023

Jamaica won the tournament, winning all five of their matches.

Teams edit

The following teams took part in the tournament:[8]

Competition format edit

Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 5 matches overall. Matches were being played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group was crowned the Champions.[9]

The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[10]

Win: 4 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

Squads edit

The following squads were named for the competition:[11]

Barbados

Coach: Sherwin Campbell

Guyana

Coach: Clive Grimmond

Jamaica

Coach: Shane Brooks

Leeward Islands

Coach: Percy Daniel

Trinidad and Tobago

Coach: Gibran Mohammed

Windward Islands

Coach: Petra Lynch

Points table edit

Team Pld W L T NR A Pts NRR
Jamaica (C) 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 +1.316
Guyana 5 3 2 0 0 0 12 +1.502
Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 3 0 0 0 8 –0.219
Barbados 5 2 3 0 0 0 8 –0.737
Leeward Islands 5 2 3 0 0 0 8 –0.825
Windward Islands 5 1 4 0 0 0 4 –0.988
Source: CricTracker

Fixtures edit

17 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
139/7 (20 overs)
v
Barbados
127/5 (20 overs)
Reniece Boyce 67 (52)
Naijanni Cumberbatch 4/9 (4 overs)
Kyshona Knight 50 (53)
Rozel Liburd 2/18 (3 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 12 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Javed Persaud
  • Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

17 March 2024
Scorecard
Trinidad and Tobago
66 (18.3 overs)
v
Guyana
67/3 (11 overs)
Shunelle Sawh 15 (16)
Plaffiana Millington 4/5 (3.3 overs)
Shabika Gajnabi 24* (31)
Brianna Harricharan 1/6 (1 over)
Guyana won by 7 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Carolyn Brown
  • Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.

17 March 2024
Scorecard
Windward Islands
117/5 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
118/3 (16 overs)
Qiana Joseph 56 (55)
Chedean Nation 3/19 (3 overs)
Rashada Williams 52 (35)
Zaida James 2/16 (4 overs)
Jamaica won by 7 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Ayanna Holder and Joel Wilson
  • Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

19 March 2024
Scorecard
Barbados
123/5 (20 overs)
v
Windward Islands
104/8 (20 overs)
Trishan Holder 68* (54)
Zaida James 2/28 (4 overs)
Afy Fletcher 28 (32)
Erin Deane 2/12 (4 overs)
Barbados won by 19 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Joel Wilson
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

19 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
78/6 (20 overs)
v
Trinidad and Tobago
79/1 (11.4 overs)
Jahzara Claxton 25* (36)
Steffi Soogrim 1/6 (4 overs)
Djenaba Joseph 22* (28)
Shawnisha Hector 1/10 (3 overs)
Trinidad and Tobago won by 9 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Javed Persaud
  • Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

19 March 2024
Scorecard
Guyana
107/7 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
108/5 (18.1 overs)
Mandy Mangru 36 (39)
Stafanie Taylor 2/12 (4 overs)
Rashada Williams 42 (55)
Nyia Latchman 2/15 (3.1 overs)
Jamaica won by 5 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Candace la Borde
  • Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.

21 March 2024
Scorecard
Windward Islands
81 (20 overs)
v
Trinidad and Tobago
84/8 (18.2 overs)
Jannillea Glasgow 36 (45)
Shalini Samaroo 3/14 (4 overs)
Djenaba Joseph 43 (43)
Zaida James 3/10 (4 overs)
Trinidad and Tobago won by 2 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Javed Persaud
  • Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bowl.

21 March 2024
Scorecard
Barbados
63 (17.3 overs)
v
Jamaica
69/4 (11.4 overs)
Nanijanni Cumberbatch 25 (42)
Chinelle Henry 4/9 (3.3 overs)
Rashada Williams 21 (15)
Naijanni Cumberbatch 1/12 (1.1 overs)
Jamaica won by 6 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Candace la Borde and Joel Wilson
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

21 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
104/9 (20 overs)
v
Guyana
100/9 (20 overs)
Divya Saxena 42 (39)
Nyia Latchman 2/10 (4 overs)
Shabika Gajnabi 44 (52)
Jahzara Claxton 3/13 (3 overs)
Leeward Islands won by 4 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Ayanna Holder
  • Guyana won the toss and elected to bowl.

23 March 2024
Scorecard
Trinidad and Tobago
98/8 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
99/2 (17.1 overs)
Britney Cooper 44* (53)
Vanessa Watts 3/10 (4 overs)
Natasha McLean 41 (34)
Steffi Soogrim 1/15 (4 overs)
Jamaica won by 8 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Javed Persaud
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.

23 March 2024
Scorecard
Guyana
108/6 (20 overs)
v
Barbados
66 (19.5 overs)
Shabika Gajnabi 52 (53)
Allison Gordon 2/16 (3 overs)
Kycia Knight 17 (30)
Ashmini Munisar 3/8 (4 overs)
Guyana won by 42 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Joel Wilson
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bowl.

23 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
89/7 (20 overs)
v
Windward Islands
91/4 (15 overs)
Amanda Edwards 30 (37)
Pearl Etienne 2/5 (4 overs)
Qiana Joseph 37 (39)
Rozel Liburd 3/19 (3 overs)
Windward Islands won by 6 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Candace la Borde
  • Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bowl.

25 March 2024
Scorecard
Guyana
131/4 (20 overs)
v
Windward Islands
62 (15.3 overs)
Mandy Mangru 51* (50)
Pearl Etienne 2/18 (4 overs)
Zaida James 21 (28)
Kaysia Schultz 5/14 (4 overs)
Guyana won by 69 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Ayanna Holder and Candace la Borde
  • Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.

25 March 2024
Scorecard
Leeward Islands
124/5 (20 overs)
v
Jamaica
127/2 (18.2 overs)
Amanda Edwards 35* (25)
Chedean Nation 2/21 (4 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 48* (33)
Shawnisha Hector 1/23 (2.2 overs)
Jamaica won by 8 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Joel Wilson
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.

25 March 2024
Scorecard
Barbados
96 (19.5 overs)
v
Trinidad and Tobago
83 (18.1 overs)
Kyshona Knight 25 (27)
Steffi Soogrim 5/8 (4 overs)
Lee-Ann Kirby 30 (32)
Erin Deane 5/14 (4 overs)
Barbados won by 13 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre
Umpires: Maria Abbott and Carolyn Brown
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics edit

Most runs edit

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Rashada Williams Jamaica 5 5 183 45.75 52 0 1
Shabika Gajnabi Guyana 5 5 138 34.50 52 0 1
Shemaine Campbelle Guyana 5 5 128 25.60 47 0 0
Stafanie Taylor Jamaica 5 5 128 25.60 48* 0 0
Mandy Mangru Guyana 5 4 111 37.00 51* 0 1

Source: CricketArchive[12]

Most wickets edit

Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5w
Plaffiana Millington Guyana 18.2 11 4.81 4/5 0
Erin Deane Barbados 18.0 10 8.80 5/14 1
Chinelle Henry Jamaica 18.3 8 12.25 4/9 0
Steffi Soogrim Trinidad and Tobago 15.0 7 4.71 5/8 1
Kaysia Schultz Guyana 11.0 7 6.42 5/14 1

Source: CricketArchive[13]

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