2024 Twenty20 Blaze
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| Dates | 17 – 25 March 2024 |
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| Administrator | Cricket West Indies |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Champions | Jamaica (4th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Rashada Williams (183) |
| Most wickets | Plaffiana Millington (11) |
The 2024 Twenty20 Blaze was the eighth season of the Twenty20 Blaze, a women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in the West Indies.[1] The tournament took place from 17 to 25 March 2024.[2][3] Six teams took part in the competition, with all the matches being played at Warner Park.[4] In February 2024, Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[5] The tournament formed part of West Indies' preparation ahead of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[6] Barbados were the defending champions.[7]
Jamaica won the tournament, winning all five of their matches.[8]
The following teams took part in the tournament:[9]
Competition format
Teams played in a round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 5 matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group was crowned the Champions.[10]
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[11]
Win: 4 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.
Squads
The following squads were named for the competition:[12]
| 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 |
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Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
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| 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 | ||||||||