By Brandon Corlette Strong and courageous. That is how you describe Kaysia Schultz. The Guyana and West Indies left-arm spinner broke barriers when she suited up for Ipswich Cricket Club in the Barbados Cricket Association’s Intermediate League. Schultz ended with 10 wickets in five innings, playing among senior male cricketers. The 26-year-old who funded her...
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Hayley Matthews bags ICC Women’s player of the month award
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews bagged her second ICC Women’s Player of the Month award after starring in her side’s T20I series against defending world champions Australia. After a strong month of play against Australia, Matthews held off determined bids from Bangladesh spinner Nahida Akter and New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr to win the ICC...
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West Indies Women A register first win in T20 tri-series
West Indies Women A defeated Thailand Women Emerging by five wickets in the second match of the T20 tri-series, played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. In the low-scoring game, West Indies Women A were brilliant with the ball, dismissing Thailand Emerging for just 46 in 14.2 overs after winning the toss. West Indies then got over...
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Williams’ 71 leads West Indies Women’s ‘A’ to victory over Pakistan
Rashada Williams scored an attractive 71 to lead the West Indies Women ‘A’ team to a three-wicket win over Pakistan Women’s ‘A’ in Lahore on Thursday. Chasing 189 for victory after Pakistan Women ‘A’ scored 188-9 from their 50 overs, and West Indies Women achieved the target with a ball to spare. Earlier, the tourists...
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Matthews to captain Renegades in Australia’s Big Bash League
West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews has been given charge of Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League, after a knee injury forced regular skipper Sophie Molineux out of the entire season. The 25-year-old Matthews, who was appointed West Indies captain last year, was chosen ahead of the likes of India skipper Harmanpreet...
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Matthews: Collaboration between CWI and players needed for WI Women’s improvement
West Indies Women captain Hayley Matthews believes improvement for her side will come through a combination of structural improvements in the Caribbean and a personal desire on the part of players to excel. The losing trend for the Caribbean side continued here last weekend when they went down 2-0 to Australia Women in the One-Day...
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Six Guyanese in West Indies Women’s “A” team squad for Pakistan tour
Six Guyanese Women earned selection to the West Indies Women’s “A” team for the Pakistan tour which starts on October 17 and concludes on November 8. The six Guyanese are Ashmini Munisar, who is the vice-captain, Mandy Mangru, Shabika Gajnabi, Cherry Ann Fraser, Sheneta Grimmond, and Nyia Latchman. The leg-spinner Latchman earned her maiden call-up...
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Matthews steals the show again but Windies Women lose to Australia
A brilliant display of fast bowling from Darcie Brown helped Australia close out the T20I series against West Indies at Allan Border Field despite another one-woman show from Hayley Matthews who was hobbled on one leg. Defending a total of 190 for 9, set up by a stunning 65 off 34 balls from Tahlia McGrath...
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Top Ranking: Hayley Matthews climbs to number one spot in the world
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews achieved significant gains to top the ICC Women’s T20I All-rounder Rankings after magnificent performances with the bat and ball in the ongoing series against Australia. Matthews was her team’s highest run-scorer in the first T20I, where she played the anchor with a solid unbeaten 99. She followed this up with...
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Matthews shines with unbeaten 99 but West Indies Women fall short
In a riveting display of talent and skill, Hayley Matthews scored a blazing 99 not out off just 74 deliveries in the 1st T20 International at the North Sydney Oval. However, her lone effort couldn’t save the day for the West Indies Women, who were defeated by 8 wickets by Australia Women. Matthews took the...