Bridgetown, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named a strong team to face India in an eight-match series next month. The Windies will host the Indians in three One-Day Internationals and five T20 Internationals between February 18 and March 4.
Before the start of the series the Windies will have a one-week camp at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua. The full match schedule will be released in the coming days.
The Selection Panel has kept faith with the team which won the International Cricket Council’s World Cup 2013 qualification tournament in Bangladesh last November. Merissa Aguillera remains as captain and the vice captain is Stafanie Taylor, the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women Cricketer of the Year for 2011 and the Number 1 allrounder on the ICC Women’s Rankings for One-Day Internationals.
Aguilleria said the team will use the upcoming tour as preparation for the ICC T20 World Championship to be played in Sri Lanka in September as well as the quadrennial ICC Women’s World Cup to be played in India early next year.
“There are a lot of big things happening for us as a team in 2012. This is a year of great expectations for us and we will be looking to start well at home against India. We ended last year on a high when we played unbeaten and swept all before us in Bangladesh so obviously we will be looking to start our 2012 campaign with a victory as well,” Aguilleria outlined.
She added: “The last time we toured India it was a very competitive series and we expect the same this time around. We will have a camp before the series as we look to get ready for the matches. This series will form part of our preparations for the ICC World T20 Championship and that is a tournament we believe we can win.”
FULL SQUAD: Merissa Aguillera (Captain/wicket-keeper), Stafanie Taylor (Vice Captain), Shemaine Campbelle (wicket-keeper), Britney Cooper, Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Pearl Etienne, Stacy Ann King, Kycia Knight (wicket-keeper), Anisa Mohammed, Subrina Munroe, Juliana Nero, Shaquana Quintyne, Shakera Selman.
why haven’t these games been publisized. Imagine I learned from Ras Kelly that there will be cricket at Windsor Park in February. Is it because that they are women games?
WHATS WRONG WITH WOMEN CRICKET BAWI BOY OR DID YOU JUST WISH TO FOLLOW YOUR PARL REP IN HIS MODE OF IGNORANCE?
Let’s continue to press our support. Imran Khan and Dr. Hilaire will get their slap one of those days………
if ever there will B games in DA why not on a weekend.i believe this would B beneficial for every one even the icc.
Or even a d/n
I UNDERSTOOD A MATCH THAT A MATCH WILL BE PLAYED IN DOMINICA.
Wed Feb 22 3rd T20I – West Indies Women v India Women
Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica
Thu Feb 23 4th T20I – West Indies Women v India Women
Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica
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THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US ALL TO SEE THE LVEL OF CRICKET OUR LADIES CAN PLAY AND TO GET YOUNG LADIES INTERESTED IN THE GAME. WE WELCOME THE GAMES, WEEK DAY OR WEEK END IS NOT AN ISSUE, IT IS T20 PEOPLE T20 AND WE GOT LIGHTS OK.