ST. John’s, [Antigua], January 9 (ANI): Uncapped speedster Jannillea Glasgow and fast-bowling all-rounder Cherry-Ann Fraser earned their call-ups to the 15-member West Indies squad for the upcoming white-ball house sequence in opposition to Bangladesh.
It is going to be the primary bilateral sequence between West Indies and Bangladesh’s ladies’s crew, set to be performed from January 19 to 31. The white-ball sequence will include three ODIS and three T20Is.
West Indies are presently ranked ninth within the Girls’s Championship desk, with 14 factors from 21 matches. The highest six groups will immediately qualify for the ODI World Cup, set to be held later this yr.
A direct qualification for the West Indies is out of the playing cards. Even when they win their remaining matches, the Caribbean facet will end with 20 factors, which will not be sufficient to surpass New Zealand’s tally of 21.
However for Bangladesh, it’s a completely different story. They’re presently positioned seventh with 19 factors and will transfer previous New Zealand within the Championship desk.
“Bangladesh’s go to comes at an excellent time in our preparation cycle. They are a expert unit that has proven spectacular progress, and this sequence provides us a wonderful alternative to look at our squad depth and proceed to implement our aggressive, flamboyant model of West Indian cricket,” West Indies Girls’s head coach Shane Deitz mentioned as quoted from a press release by CWI.
“We’ve been specializing in particular areas of enchancment in our coaching and touring, and these matches will assist us gauge our progress. The situations at Warner Park will problem each groups and make for compelling cricket. I am trying ahead to seeing how a few of our youthful and less-experienced gamers reply to the check,” he added.
Cricket West Indies Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe welcomed the sequence and mentioned, “We’re happy to welcome Bangladesh for an thrilling white-ball sequence. This tour is critical for a number of causes because it strengthens our bilateral cricket relationships, supplies our crew useful match apply, and provides alternatives for very important ICC Girls’s Championship factors.””We have seen Bangladesh’s progress in recent times, and these matches will probably be essential for each groups. We’re notably enthusiastic about showcasing our ladies’s crew to a bigger house viewers, giving cricket followers all through the area an opportunity to see worldwide ladies’s cricket up shut. These bilateral sequence are important for the continued growth of ladies’s cricket worldwide and in our area. We anticipate some extremely aggressive matches throughout each codecs,” he added. (ANI)West Indies squad: Hayley Matthews (capt), Shemaine Campbelle (vice-capt), Aaliyah Alleyne, Nerissa Crafton, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Zaida James, Qiana Joseph, Mandy Mangru, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack, Cherry Ann Fraser, Jannilea Glasgow. (ANI)
