{"id":17913,"date":"2024-04-04T16:08:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17913"},"modified":"2024-04-04T16:08:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:08:56","slug":"guyana-womens-team-starts-t20-blaze-campaign-with-convincing-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-womens-team-starts-t20-blaze-campaign-with-convincing-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Women&#8217;s Team Starts T20 Blaze Campaign with Convincing Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Guyana women&#8217;s cricket team kicked off their campaign in the Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze Tournament with a resounding victory, setting the tone for an impressive start to the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their opening match against Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana displayed a dominant performance, restricting their opponents to a modest total of 66 runs all out after winning the toss and electing to field first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plaffianna Millington starred with the ball, claiming 4 wickets for just 5 runs, while other bowlers such as Cherry Ann Fraser, Ashmini Munisar, and Sheneta Grimmond also made valuable contributions with one wicket each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chasing the target, Guyana&#8217;s batting lineup showcased solid performances, with opener Shabika Gajnabi leading the charge with a fluent knock of 24 runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realeanna Grimmond and Shemaine Campbelle provided valuable support with contributions of 13 and 16 runs respectively, guiding their team to a comfortable victory with seven wickets in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, in other matches of the tournament, Leeward Islands Women secured a 12-run win over Barbados Women, propelled by a strong batting display from Reniece Boyce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Jamaica registered a convincing seven-wicket victory against Windward Islands, with Rashada Williams leading the chase with an impressive half-century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windward Islands had earlier posted a competitive total of 117 runs for the loss of 5 wickets, thanks to significant contributions from Qiana Joseph (56) and Jannelia Glasgow (37). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Jamaica&#8217;s bowlers, led by Chedean Nation&#8217;s impressive spell of 3 wickets for 19 runs, restricted Windward Islands&#8217; scoring rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Jamaica&#8217;s batting unit delivered a composed performance, with Rashada Williams leading the charge with a well-constructed innings of 52 runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributions from Natasha McLean (19) and Chenille Henry (13) ensured that Jamaica reached the target comfortably in just 16 overs, securing a comprehensive victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Guyana&#8217;s emphatic win in their opening match sets a positive tone for their campaign in the T20 Blaze Tournament, signaling their intent to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana women&#8217;s cricket team kicked off their campaign in the Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze Tournament with a resounding victory, setting the tone for an impressive start to the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17913"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17914,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17913\/revisions\/17914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}