# 2024 Twenty20 Blaze

The 2024 Twenty20 Blaze was the eighth season of the Twenty20 Blaze, a women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in the West Indies. The tournament took place from 17 March to 25 March 2024. Six teams took part in the competition, with all the matches being played at Warner Park. In February 2024, Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament. The tournament formed part of West Indies' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Barbados were the defending champions.
Jamaica won the tournament, winning all five of their matches.

## Teams

The following teams took part in the tournament:
* Barbados
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Leeward Islands
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Windward Islands

## Competition format

Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 5 matches overall. Matches were being played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group was crowned the Champions.
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 4 points. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.

## Squads

The following squads were named for the competition:
| Barbados Coach: Sherwin Campbell | Guyana Coach: Clive Grimmond | Jamaica Coach: Shane Brooks | Leeward Islands Coach: Percy Daniel | Trinidad and Tobago Coach: Gibran Mohammed | Windward Islands Coach: Petra Lynch |
| Kycia Knight (c) Kyshona Knight Aaliyah Alleyne Shanika Bruce Asabi Callender Zaliya Camobelle Shamilia Connell Naijanni Cumberbatch Erin Deane Keila Elliott Allison Gordon Theanny Herbert-Mayers Trishan Holder Alisa Scantlebury | Shemaine Campbelle (c) Naomi Barkoye Shabika Gajnabi Trisha Hardat Plaffianna Millington Sheneta Grimmond Realeanna Grimmond Ashmini Munisar Cherry-Ann Fraser Mandy Mangru Kaysia Schultz Cyanna Retemiah Nyia Latchman | Stafanie Taylor (c) Rashada Williams Natasha McLean Vanessa Watts Keneshia Ferron Neisha-Ann Waisome Chedean Nation Kate Wilmott Nicole Campbell Celina Whyte Abigail Bryce Jaunel Deers Jessica Garcia | Amanda Edwards (c) Terez Parker Tyynetta McKoy Reniece Boyce Melicia Clarke Rozel Liburd Shawnisha Hector Tonya Martin Chey-Anne Moses Shebani Bhaskar Kimberley Anthony Jahzara Claxton Divya Saxena Saneldo Willett | Britney Cooper (c) Steffie Soogrim Karishma Ramharack Djenaba Joseph Kirbyina Alexander Shunelle Sawh Samara Ramnath Selene Oneil Shalini Samaroo Lee-Ann Kirby KD Jazz Mitchell Caneisha Isaac Shanice Pascall Brianna Harricharan | Afy Fletcher (c) Malika Edward Zaida James Qiana Joseph Kimone Homer Carena Noel Jannelia Glasgow Pearl Etienne Earnisha Fontaine Tracy Byron Nerissa Crafton Amiah Gilbert Namiah Marcellin Selena Ross |

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
| Jamaica (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.316 |
| Guyana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +1.502 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.219 |
| Barbados | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.737 |
| Leeward Islands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.825 |
| Windward Islands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.988 |
| Source: CricTracker |||||||||

## Fixtures

* 17 March 2024 Scorecard
| Leeward Islands 139/7 (20 overs) | v | Barbados 127/5 (20 overs) |
| Reniece Boyce 67 (52) Naijanni Cumberbatch 4/9 (4 overs) | | Kyshona Knight 50 (53) Rozel Liburd 2/18 (3 overs) |
* Leeward Islands won by 12 runs Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Javed Persaud
* Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 March 2024 Scorecard
| Trinidad and Tobago 66 (18.3 overs) | v | Guyana 67/3 (11 overs) |
| Shunelle Sawh 15 (16) Plaffiana Millington 4/5 (3.3 overs) | | Shabika Gajnabi 24* (31) Brianna Harricharan 1/6 (1 over) |
* Guyana won by 7 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Maria Abbott and Carolyn Brown
* Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 March 2024 Scorecard
| Windward Islands 117/5 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 118/3 (16 overs) |
| Qiana Joseph 56 (55) Chedean Nation 3/19 (3 overs) | | Rashada Williams 52 (35) Zaida James 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Jamaica won by 7 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Ayanna Holder and Joel Wilson
* Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 March 2024 Scorecard
| Barbados 123/5 (20 overs) | v | Windward Islands 104/8 (20 overs) |
| Trishan Holder 68* (54) Zaida James 2/28 (4 overs) | | Afy Fletcher 28 (32) Erin Deane 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Barbados won by 19 runs Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Joel Wilson
* Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 March 2024 Scorecard
| Leeward Islands 78/6 (20 overs) | v | Trinidad and Tobago 79/1 (11.4 overs) |
| Jahzara Claxton 25* (36) Steffi Soogrim 1/6 (4 overs) | | Djenaba Joseph 22* (28) Shawnisha Hector 1/10 (3 overs) |
* Trinidad and Tobago won by 9 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Javed Persaud
* Leeward Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 March 2024 Scorecard
| Guyana 107/7 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 108/5 (18.1 overs) |
| Mandy Mangru 36 (39) Stafanie Taylor 2/12 (4 overs) | | Rashada Williams 42 (55) Nyia Latchman 2/15 (3.1 overs) |
* Jamaica won by 5 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Maria Abbott and Candace la Borde
* Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 March 2024 Scorecard
| Windward Islands 81 (20 overs) | v | Trinidad and Tobago 84/8 (18.2 overs) |
| Jannillea Glasgow 36 (45) Shalini Samaroo 3/14 (4 overs) | | Djenaba Joseph 43 (43) Zaida James 3/10 (4 overs) |
* Trinidad and Tobago won by 2 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Javed Persaud
* Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 21 March 2024 Scorecard
| Barbados 63 (17.3 overs) | v | Jamaica 69/4 (11.4 overs) |
| Nanijanni Cumberbatch 25 (42) Chinelle Henry 4/9 (3.3 overs) | | Rashada Williams 21 (15) Naijanni Cumberbatch 1/12 (1.1 overs) |
* Jamaica won by 6 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Candace la Borde and Joel Wilson
* Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 March 2024 Scorecard
| Leeward Islands 104/9 (20 overs) | v | Guyana 100/9 (20 overs) |
| Divya Saxena 42 (39) Nyia Latchman 2/10 (4 overs) | | Shabika Gajnabi 44 (52) Jahzara Claxton 3/13 (3 overs) |
* Leeward Islands won by 4 runs Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Maria Abbott and Ayanna Holder
* Guyana won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 23 March 2024 Scorecard
| Trinidad and Tobago 98/8 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 99/2 (17.1 overs) |
| Britney Cooper 44* (53) Vanessa Watts 3/10 (4 overs) | | Natasha McLean 41 (34) Steffi Soogrim 1/15 (4 overs) |
* Jamaica won by 8 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Maria Abbott and Javed Persaud
* Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 23 March 2024 Scorecard
| Guyana 108/6 (20 overs) | v | Barbados 66 (19.5 overs) |
| Shabika Gajnabi 52 (53) Allison Gordon 2/16 (3 overs) | | Kycia Knight 17 (30) Ashmini Munisar 3/8 (4 overs) |
* Guyana won by 42 runs Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Carolyn Brown and Joel Wilson
* Barbados won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 23 March 2024 Scorecard
| Leeward Islands 89/7 (20 overs) | v | Windward Islands 91/4 (15 overs) |
| Amanda Edwards 30 (37) Pearl Etienne 2/5 (4 overs) | | Qiana Joseph 37 (39) Rozel Liburd 3/19 (3 overs) |
* Windward Islands won by 6 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Candace la Borde
* Windward Islands won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 25 March 2024 Scorecard
| Guyana 131/4 (20 overs) | v | Windward Islands 62 (15.3 overs) |
| Mandy Mangru 51* (50) Pearl Etienne 2/18 (4 overs) | | Zaida James 21 (28) Kaysia Schultz 5/14 (4 overs) |
* Guyana won by 69 runs Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Ayanna Holder and Candace la Borde
* Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 March 2024 Scorecard
| Leeward Islands 124/5 (20 overs) | v | Jamaica 127/2 (18.2 overs) |
| Amanda Edwards 35* (25) Chedean Nation 2/21 (4 overs) | | Stafanie Taylor 48* (33) Shawnisha Hector 1/23 (2.2 overs) |
* Jamaica won by 8 wickets Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Vicki Daniel and Joel Wilson
* Jamaica won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 25 March 2024 Scorecard
| Barbados 96 (19.5 overs) | v | Trinidad and Tobago 83 (18.1 overs) |
| Kyshona Knight 25 (27) Steffi Soogrim 5/8 (4 overs) | | Lee-Ann Kirby 30 (32) Erin Deane 5/14 (4 overs) |
* Barbados won by 13 runs Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Umpires: Maria Abbott and Carolyn Brown
* Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Rashada Williams | Jamaica | 5 | 5 | 183 | 45.75 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| Shabika Gajnabi | Guyana | 5 | 5 | 138 | 34.50 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| Shemaine Campbelle | Guyana | 5 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Stafanie Taylor | Jamaica | 5 | 5 | 128 | 25.60 | 48* | 0 | 0 |
| Mandy Mangru | Guyana | 5 | 4 | 111 | 37.00 | 51* | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Plaffiana Millington | Guyana | 18.2 | 11 | 4.81 | 4/5 | 0 |
| Erin Deane | Barbados | 18.0 | 10 | 8.80 | 5/14 | 1 |
| Chinelle Henry | Jamaica | 18.3 | 8 | 12.25 | 4/9 | 0 |
| Steffi Soogrim | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.0 | 7 | 4.71 | 5/8 | 1 |
| Kaysia Schultz | Guyana | 11.0 | 7 | 6.42 | 5/14 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive