Munisar confident of West Indies doing well at U-19 World Cup

Guyana and West Indies Under-19 Women’s captain Ashmini Munisar is confident of the West Indies Women’s U-19 team doing well at the upcoming global showpiece. The ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup will feature 41 matches to be played from January 14 to January 29 in South Africa.
Currently, the West Indies ladies are encamped in Antigua in full preparation mode for the World Cup.
Munisar, who hails from East Canje in East Berbice, spoke about her expectations of the World Cup, and the experience of leading the team.
“Being the captain for the West Indies U-19 for the last five months has been very educating for me. Exciting, we have been together for five months, and I think our team is gelling nicely, and, as a team, we are having fun.
“I am confident that we will do well at the World Cup,” Munisar has said.
This will be a historic World Cup, and the entire team is eager to get going. “It is a historic event. Something everyone is looking forward to. For, us as a team, we are gelling and progressing nicely, I think that is the main thing. Repetition, and working on those areas and just going through and building towards that World Cup,” Munisar told Cricket West Indies media.

Munisar has said she patterns her off-spin game after Anisa Mohammed. “I also love (looking) at Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews.”
West Indies have had ordinary outings in India, where New Zealand, India and Sri Lanka have had the better of them. However, that was more of a learning experience for the young ladies.
“In India, we tried to adapt to the conditions, and we did that well. As it relates how we will go about to this World Cup, I think this camp is for everyone to understand their role in the camp,” she explained.
The ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup would feature 41 matches, to be played from January 14 to 29 in South Africa. The official warm-up matches will be from January 9 to 11. The 16 participating teams would play in four groups in the preliminary round. West Indies have been drawn in Group C, alongside New Zealand, Ireland and Indonesia.
WEST INDIES WOMEN’S UNDER-19s RISING STARS SQUAD: Ashmini Munisar (captain), Asabi Callendar, Jahzara Claxton, Naijanni Cumberbatch, Earnisha Fontaine, Jannillea Glasgow, Realanna Grimmond, Trishan Holder, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, K D Jazz Mitchell, Shalini Samaroo, Shunelle Sawh, Lena Scott and Abini St Jean. (Brandon Corlette)