West Indies Women hunt for points against Sri Lanka in second World Cup Qualifier match
HARARE, Zimbabwe – West Indies Women will face old rivals Sri Lanka Women in their second match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers, where they would be seeking the vital two points up for grabs. The contest will take place at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. First ball is at 9:30am local time (3:30am Eastern Caribbean time/2:30am Jamaica time) It will be the second match for the West Indies following their comfortable win by six wickets over Ireland in their opening match.
Vice-Captain, Anisa Mohammed is confident the team can maintain their good form and make it two-for-two in this event. Speaking ahead of the encounter the experienced off-spinner said: “It's very important that we win tomorrow's game and try to go into the next stage with four points. There is a lot of rain around and should it come in the next stage, we have four points.”
The points earned from every win in the group stage will only carry over into the Super 6s if the team you defeat also progresses to the Super 6s. Mohammed insisted there's no pressure in the clash with Sri Lanka, as the West Indies are coming off a good streak, with their recent 3-0 clean sweep in Pakistan.
“I think we've been playing a lot of good cricket all around so it's just a matter of coming out and doing the basics for a long period and hopefully coming out victorious and go into the next stage of this tournament."
Mohammed is counting on the batters to continue their good run of form, which has taken the pressure off the bowlers. Deandra Dottin was magnificent in the first match with a well-compiled half-century at the top of the order, which earned her the Player-of-the-Match award.
“As a bowler, we are really happy to see the batters coming up and scoring runs. It takes away some of the pressure (of) having to defend small totals, so it's really good that they're performing. We're really excited and hopefully tomorrow they can continue getting big scores.”
Full interview with West Indies Women's Vice-Captain Anisa Mohammed here
FULL SQUAD
Stafanie Taylor (captain)
Anisa Mohammed (vice-captain)
Aaliyah Alleyne
Shemaine Campbelle
Shamilia Connell
Deandra Dottin
Sheneta Grimmond
Chinelle Henry
Qiana Joseph
Kycia Knight
Kyshona Knight
Hayley Matthews
Chedean Nation
Shakera Selman
Rashada Williams
Travelling Reserves
Cherry Ann Fraser
Shabika Gajnabi
Karishma Ramharack
ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFER 2021 SCHEDULE
All matches start at 9:30am local time (3:30am Eastern Caribbean/2:30am Jamaica)
Group A:
West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands
Group B:
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Zimbabwe, USA
ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFER 2021 – WEST INDIES WOMEN GROUP A FIXTURES
November 23 – West Indies beat Ireland by 6 wickets at Old Hararians
November 27 – West Indies vs Sri Lanka, Harare Sports Club
November 29 – West Indies vs Netherlands, Takashinga Cricket Club
ICC WOMEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 2021 – SUPER6 FIXTURES
December 1:
Super 6 Match 21 - Old Hararians
Super 6 Match 22 - Harare Sports Club
Super 6 Match 23 - Sunrise Cricket Club
December 3:
Super 6 Match 24 - Old Hararians
Super 6 Match 25 -Harare Sports Club
Super 6 Match 26 - Sunrise Cricket Club
December 5:
Super 6 Match 27 - Old Hararians
Super 6 Match 28 - Harare Sports Club
Super 6 Match 29 - Sunrise Cricket Club
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Naasira Mohammed
