Guyana, Jamaica battle for T20 Blaze championship today
Guyana’s Women have the chance to exact sweet revenge today when they head out on to the park at the Arnos Vale Ground in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s T20 Blaze tournament.
Guyana’s Women will be hunting Championships honours today
Competing in a different format of the tournament last year, Guyana’s only loss in 2024 came at the hands of Jamaica, who went on to claim the T20 Blaze Championship by virtue of that clinical win.
As such, not only would Guyana have last year’s runner-up finish on their minds, having missed out on the championships by a few points, but Friday’s 7-wicket loss at the hands of the same opposition in their final League phase game would also be fresh in their minds.
Chinelle Henry will be one to watch on the opposing side today
The Guyana team, especially bowlers, have been outstanding this year, with the likes of Nyia Latchman, Sheneta Grimmond and Plaffiana Millington leading the charge. With the bat, Realeanna Grimmond, Shabika Gajnabi and Captain Shemaine Campbelle have been key players.
Compared to Guyana’s solitary loss thus far in the tournament, defending champions Jamaica narrowly edged out the Leeward Islands Women for a spot in today’s grand finale, after stumbling twice in this year’s tournament.
Their first loss, by 5 wickets, was administered by Trinidad and Tobago’s Women, while a truncated 5-over game was won on DLS by Leeward Islands Women (8 wickets) against the defending champions.
Nevertheless, Jamaica’s known fire-power held firm to gather the necessary points to head into today’s final.
A glimpse of what to expect from Guyana’s Women today
International all-rounder Chinelle Henry will be the most feared player for Jamaica, having slammed the tournament’s only unbeaten century thus far. Quite a few more not out scores under her belt lends to the idea that Henry has the match-winning pedigree.
With the ball, Jodian Morgan and Vanessa Watts have been consistent with their wicket-taking ability alongside Henry.
Though the Guyanese Women would need to take a serious look at the strength and durability of their batting order today, the T20 Blaze final appears to be an evenly poised contest. The championship match is set to bowl off at 14:30hrs at the aforementioned venue.
