2024 Twenty20 Blaze Explained

Administrator:Cricket West Indies
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Fromdate:17
Todate:25 March 2024
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Champions:Jamaica
Count:4
Participants:6
Matches:15
Most Wickets:Plaffiana Millington (11)
Previous Year:2023
Previous Tournament:2023 Twenty20 Blaze

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

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

Competition format

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

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

Points table

Team
Jamaica (C)55000020+1.316
Guyana53200012+1.502
Trinidad and Tobago5230008–0.219
Barbados5230008–0.737
Leeward Islands5230008–0.825
Windward Islands5140004–0.988
Source: CricTracker

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most runs

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Rashada WilliamsJamaica5518345.755201
Shabika GajnabiGuyana5513834.505201
Shemaine CampbelleGuyana5512825.604700
Stafanie TaylorJamaica5512825.604800
Mandy MangruGuyana5411137.005101
Source: CricketArchive[12]

Most wickets

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Plaffiana MillingtonGuyana18.2114.814/50
Erin DeaneBarbados18.0108.805/141
Chinelle HenryJamaica18.3812.254/90
Steffi SoogrimTrinidad and Tobago15.074.715/81
Kaysia SchultzGuyana11.076.425/141
Source: CricketArchive[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All You Need To Know about 2024 Super50 Cup and Twenty20 Blaze . 2024-03-20 . Female Cricket . en-US.
  2. Web site: CG United Women’s Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze Regional Tournaments return to St. Kitts in 2024 . 2024-03-20 . Cricket West Indies.
  3. Web site: Women’s Super50 Cup, T20 Blaze begin in March – Caribbean Life . 2024-03-20 . Caribbean Life . en-US.
  4. Web site: CWI brings back women’s cricket action to St. Kitts with CG United Suer50 Cup and T20 Blaze . 2024-03-20 . Caribbean National Weekly . en-US.
  5. Web site: CWI announces dates for Women's Super50 and T20 Blaze . 2024-03-20 . Loop News . en.
  6. Web site: CWI Super50 and T20 Blaze fixtures are out, starting 4th March . 2024-03-20 . Female Cricket . en-US.
  7. Web site: Jacks . Bradley . Knight stars as Barbados complete CWI Super 50, T20 Blaze double . 2024-03-20 . SportsMax . en-gb.
  8. Web site: CWI names teams for Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze . 2024-03-20 . Loop News . en.
  9. Web site: Squads Named for CG United Women's Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze Tournaments . 10 May 2023 . SportsMax .
  10. Web site: CWI Womens T20 Blaze 2024 - Teams, Player Squads, Fixtures Schedule - All you need to Know . 2024-03-20 . Cricket World.
  11. Web site: Squads named for CG United Women's Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze Tournaments . 2024-03-20 . Cricket West Indies.
  12. Web site: Batting and Fielding in West Indies Cricket Board Women's Twenty20 Cup 2023/24 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 26 March 2024.
  13. Web site: Bowling in West Indies Cricket Board Women's Twenty20 Cup 2023/24 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 26 March 2024.