West Indies Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Squad Preview & Match Schedule
Cricket West Indies is among the most passionate and followed cricket-playing nations in the circuit and their women’s team is also considered a good enough side who have previously become Champions in 2016 as well. Last time, they had a poor run at the Women’s T20 World Cup which they would like to change this year and they do have the resources available this time to lead their team into the finals yet again. Selectors of the West Indies Women’s team have also called up players from the recently concluded U19 Women’s T20 World Cup squad to further strengthen their team combination as well as utilize the experience of playing in South African conditions which can help big time. We have discussed the West Indies women’s T20 World Cup squad 2023 & West Indies women’s T20 World Cup schedule 2023 in detail below.
West Indies Women’s T20 World Cup Squad Preview
Team West Indies has quite a few players in the West Indies women’s T20 World Cup squad 2023 who are coming back from injuries including Stafanie Taylor who had issues with her back injury after becoming Champions in 2016 as a leader. CWI has updated media that Taylor is currently utilizing the services of a back injury specialist in Johannesburg and will only play the games if she is able to pass the final fitness test. Other experienced players like Shakera Selman, Chinelle Henry, and Chedean Nation also made their comebacks to the national team after recovering from injuries. The complete West Indies women’s T20 World Cup 2023 players list is as follows.
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Complete Squad: Hayley Matthews (capt), Shemaine Campbelle, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams
On paper, the team squad of West Indies women’s t20 world cup 2023 looks strong and has good enough experience in the side with young U19 stars like Djenaba Joseph, Zaida James & Trishan Holder.
Hayley Matthews will be leading the team West Indies while Wicketkeeper-batter Shemaine Campbelle will act as her deputy vice-captain. The great thing about this announced squad is they got six players (Taylor, Selman, Shamilia, Afy, Shemaine & Hayley) from the Champion 2016 squad who has achieved glory before and can help other players to learn and take motivation to repeat the heroics of 2016.
Spin bowling is a crucial element for team West Indies to do well in this tournament and they do have the experience available in spin departments with the likes of Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews & Afy Fletcher along with Karishma Ramharack, Zaida James who can act as backups or as supporting bowlers.
In the pace bowling department, they do have some experience available as well in the likes of Shakera Selman, Shamilia Connell, Chinelle Henry & Shemaine Campbelle to provide their wickets in the powerplay along with restricting the opposition in the death overs.
Selectors have selected two wicket-keepers in the West Indies women’s T20 World Cup squad 2023 which are Rashada Williams & Chedean Nation both of whom are good enough and have some International experience available.
West Indies Women’s T20 World Cup Schedule 2023
Team West Indies has lost 13 T20Is since last September which shows they are in poor form these days and it is a very strong task ahead of them to beat strong teams like England & India in their Group B to go through to the next round. The complete West Indies women’s T20 World Cup schedule for 2023 is as follows.
| Date and Time | Match Details |
| Sat, Feb 11, 01:00 PM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | West Indies Women vs England Women, 2nd Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Boland Park, Paarl |
| Wed, Feb 15, 01:00 PM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | India Women vs West Indies Women, 9th Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Newlands, Cape Town |
| Fri, Feb 17, 05:00 PM GMT | 07:00 PM LOCAL | West Indies Women vs Ireland Women, 13th Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Newlands, Cape Town |
| Sun, Feb 19, 01:00 PM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Pakistan Women vs West Indies Women, 16th Match, Group B ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Boland Park, Paarl |
Team West Indies have 4 matches scheduled on two different venues in South Africa with both offering a different set of challenges interms of pitch conditions. Boland Park, Paarl is often considered a good high-scoring venue that is best suited for hit-the-deck pace bowling while Newlands, Cape Town has previously seen more spin-friendly conditions on display. Pitches will be prepared by ICC curators so they can play differently than what we are used to seeing in the bilaterals.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Live Streaming In Caribbean
All the cricket fans in Caribbean Islands can watch the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Live Streaming on the ESPN network. Tune into ESPN and ESPN2 Caribbean TV channels to enjoy uninterrupted live coverage of the whole tournament along with digital live streaming available on ESPN official applications for Android & iOS.
Cricket fans in Caribbean Islands can also enjoy free women’s t20 world cup streaming on websites like Webcric, Touchcric & CricHD without paying any charges and on all of your smart devices available in your home or at your office.
