WEST INDIES

Hosts and defending champions West Indies will look to repeat their amazing run in the last edition of Women’s World T20 in India where they beat Australia in Kolkata to win their maiden major international title in women’s cricket.

Eleven members of the 2016 winning team have been retained in the side. However, the Stafanie Taylor-led side now faces the burden of expectations as well as the pressure of playing at home.

In 2018, the Caribbean women have played only eight T20IS and won only two. They will be especially disappointed with the way they squandered the 2-0 lead against South Africa and let the visitors win the last two matches of the four-match series.

The team, though, is quite capable of raising its game and has a number of match-winners. The bowling has variety.

While Shamilia Connell is the fastest bowler in the side and can dismantle any opposition with her pace, experienced tweaker Anisa Mohammed, who recently claimed a T20I hat-trick, can run through sides. In batting, the Caribbean outfit will depend on skipper Taylor, Hayley Matthews, Natasha Mclean and Deandra Dottin, who has two T20IS tons, to do the bulk of scoring.

The hosts take on Bangladesh on the opening day of the tournament before playing South Africa on November 14, Sri Lanka on November 16 and

England on November 18.

SQUAD: Stafanie

Taylor(c), Merissa Aguilleira, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney

Cooper, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle

Henry, Kycia Knight,

Hayley Matthews, Natasha Mclean, Anisa Mohammed, Chedean Nation, Shakera Selman

T20I RECORD

M- 107, W- 61, L- 40, T/NR-4/2 Age: Matches: Runs: Average: Wickets: Average: 17.10