Taylor "we don't mind being the underdogs" heading into ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
Dear Editors and Correspondents,
Stafanie Taylor spoke to CWI Media ahead of the West Indies Women first warm-up match of the ICC Women's World Cup against Australia.
Taylor said the team was in a good space and focused, "I think we're in a really good space at the moment. The two practice games are for us to focus on ourselves and work on ourselves before the first official game against New Zealand.… We don't mind being underdogs. It's good that we don't get too ahead of ourselves and some people don't look at us being a 50-over team but I've seen us getting better and better so that's a plus for us."
The West Indies Women will start their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup campaign with two warm-up matches against Australia and India on February 27 and March 1, at Lincoln Green and Rangiora Oval in Christchurch respectively.
Media can access official tournament videos, photos and all other recordings via the ICC Online Media Zone here.
Download Stafanie Taylor's CWI Media interview here
Download training images here (Please credit CWI Media)
FULL SQUAD
- Stafanie Taylor (Captain)
- Anisa Mohammed (Vice Captain)
- Aaliyah Alleyne
- Shemaine Campbelle
- Shamilia Connell
- Deandra Dottin
- Afy Fletcher
- Cherry Ann Fraser
- Chinelle Henry
- Kycia Knight
- Hayley Matthews
- Chedean Nation
- Karishma Ramharack
- Shakera Selman
- Rashada Williams
Travelling Reserves
- Kaysia Schultz
- Mandy Mangru
- Jannillea Glasgow
West Indies Women ICC Cricket World Cup Match Schedule
** Date and time in brackets, indicate match times for Caribbean fans due to 17-hour time difference between New Zealand and Caribbean
- February 27: Warm-up Match 1 vs Australia at Lincoln Green, Lincoln, 11:00am (February 26, 6:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 1: Warm-up Match 2 vs India at Rangiora Oval, Rangiora, 11:00am (February 28, 6:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 4: vs New Zealand at Bay Oval, Tauranga, 2:00pm (March 3, 9:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8:00pm Jamaica Time)
- March 9: vs England at University Oval, Dunedin, 11:00am (March 8, 6:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 12: vs India at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 2:00pm (March 11, 9:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8:00pm Jamaica Time)
- March 15: vs Australia at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 11:00am (March 14, 6:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 18; vs Bangladesh at Bay Oval, Tauranga, 11:00am (March 17, 6:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 21: vs Pakistan at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 2:00pm (March 20, 9:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/ 8:00pm Jamaica Time)
- March 24: vs South Africa at Basin Reserve, Wellington, 11:00am (March 23, 6:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time/5pm Jamaica Time)
- March 30: Semi-final 1 at Basin Reserve, Wellington
- March 31: Semi-final 2 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- April 3: Final at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Naasira Mohammed