2024 Twenty20 Blaze
| Dates | 17 – 25 March 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket West Indies |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | Jamaica (4th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Rashada Williams (183) |
| Most wickets | Plaffiana Millington (11) |
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]
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 |
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Points table[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
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| 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) |
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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 the toss and elected to bat.
17 March 2024
Scorecard |
Trinidad and Tobago
66 (18.3 overs) |
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Guyana
67/3 (11 overs) |
Shunelle Sawh 15 (16)
Plaffiana Millington 4/5 (3.3 overs) |
- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
17 March 2024
Scorecard |
Windward Islands
117/5 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica
118/3 (16 overs) |
- Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
19 March 2024
Scorecard |
Barbados
123/5 (20 overs) |
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Windward Islands
104/8 (20 overs) |
Afy Fletcher 28 (32)
Erin Deane 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
19 March 2024
Scorecard |
Leeward Islands
78/6 (20 overs) |
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Trinidad and Tobago
79/1 (11.4 overs) |
- Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
19 March 2024
Scorecard |
Guyana
107/7 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica
108/5 (18.1 overs) |
Rashada Williams 42 (55)
Nyia Latchman 2/15 (3.1 overs) |
- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
21 March 2024
Scorecard |
Windward Islands
81 (20 overs) |
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Trinidad and Tobago
84/8 (18.2 overs) |
Jannillea Glasgow 36 (45)
Shalini Samaroo 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bowl.
21 March 2024
Scorecard |
Barbados
63 (17.3 overs) |
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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) |
- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
21 March 2024
Scorecard |
Leeward Islands
104/9 (20 overs) |
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Guyana
100/9 (20 overs) |
Divya Saxena 42 (39)
Nyia Latchman 2/10 (4 overs) |
- Guyana won the toss and elected to bowl.
23 March 2024
Scorecard |
Trinidad and Tobago
98/8 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica
99/2 (17.1 overs) |
- Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.
23 March 2024
Scorecard |
Guyana
108/6 (20 overs) |
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Barbados
66 (19.5 overs) |
Shabika Gajnabi 52 (53)
Allison Gordon 2/16 (3 overs) |
- Barbados won the toss and elected to bowl.
23 March 2024
Scorecard |
Leeward Islands
89/7 (20 overs) |
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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 the toss and elected to bowl.
25 March 2024
Scorecard |
Guyana
131/4 (20 overs) |
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Windward Islands
62 (15.3 overs) |
- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
25 March 2024
Scorecard |
Leeward Islands
124/5 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica
127/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.
25 March 2024
Scorecard |
Barbados
96 (19.5 overs) |
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Trinidad and Tobago
83 (18.1 overs) |
Lee-Ann Kirby 30 (32)
Erin Deane 5/14 (4 overs) |
- 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 |
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| 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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