CWI T20 Blaze: Jamaica cruise to victory over Guyana in Round 2

When the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s T20 Blaze continued on Tuesday, Guyana’s women suffered their first defeat of the tournament, at the hands of Super50 Champions, Jamaica, who prevailed by 5 wickets.
The match was played under lights at Warner Park in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday night, and Guyanese Captain Shemaine Campbell won the toss and opted to bat first. Guyana posted 107-7 in their 20 overs.
After Shabika Gajnabi and Shanetta Grimmond had departed for 13 and 3 runs respectively, the duo of Campbell and Mandy Mangru produced a strong, 65-run partnership for the third wicket. Mangru got to 36 in 39 balls before becoming a victim of Jamaican captain Stafanie Taylor, while Campbell hit 33 from 36 deliveries.
The remaining batters did little to trouble the score in the ensuing overs, with Cherry-Ann Fraser’s 5 runs being the highest of the lot.

The Jamaican bowlers shared the wickets, as Chinelle henry picked up 2-22 in 4 overs while Taylor claimed 2-12 in her 4 overs. Vanessa Watts, Neisha-Ann Waisome and a run-out were responsible for the remaining wickets.
In turn, Jamaica took a responsible approach to the chase, getting to their target in 18.1 overs with the loss of five wickets.
Eventual player of the match Rashada Williams top-scored with 42 runs from 55 deliveries, inclusive of 5 boundaries. Captain Stafanie Taylor backed that up with 33 runs from 21 deliveries, while the next best score of 7 came off Chinelle Henry and Chedean Nation.
Niya Latchman and Shanetta Grimmond each claimed two wickets for the Guyana side, for 15 runs in 3.1 overs and 24 runs in 3 overs respectively.
Guyana will next take on the Leeward Islands Women today, Thursday, March 21, from 19:00hrs.