CWI T20 Blaze: Gajnabi, Munisar, Millington steer Guyana to victory over Barbados

A half-century from Shabika Gajnabi and three wickets each from Ashmini Munisar and Plaffianna Millington returned the Guyanese Women’s Senior team to winning ways on Saturday afternoon, with a commanding 42-run victory over Barbados’ Women.
Guyana’s Women, having faltered in their last Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s T20 Blaze game against the Leeward Islands, went out at Warner Park, St. Kitts and Nevis on Saturday with a point to prove.
After Barbados won the toss and sent the Guyanese in to bat, Gajnabi led the charge by hitting 52 runs in 53 balls, inclusive of 5 boundaries.
However, the batting was dismal thereafter, with the next best score of 15 from 26 balls coming from Kaysia Schultz. Captain Shemain Campbelle earlier added 12 from 14 deliveries to get the Guyanese Women to 108-6 in their rain-interrupted 20 overs.

Aaliyah Alleyne, Erin Deane and Allison Gordon each took 2 wickets for the Barbadian Women. On the flip side, Guyana’s reputable bowling line-up was able to stifle their opponents, despite the small target.
Aside from a few small score here and there, none of the Barbadian batters really got going, and were bundled out for 66 runs in 19.5 overs.
Kycia Knight hit a 30-ball 17 runs, while NaiJanni Cumberbatch added 14 to the score from 16 balls. The other Knight, Kyshona, contributed 12 in 18 deliveries.
Munisar took 3-8 in 4 overs, including back-to-back wickets in one over, while Millington claimed 3-6 in 3.5 overs. Schultz (2) and Niya Latchman were responsible for the remaining wickets.
Guyana will take on the Windward Islands Women next on Monday, March 25, at the same venue.