CG United Women’s Super-50 Cup kicks off in St Kitts

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis: The CG United Women’s Super-50 Cup has kicked off in St Kitts and Nevis on Monday, 4th March 2024. These competitions are a huge boost for promoting women in sports and a great opportunity for them to showcase their abilities, skills and techniques.

The teams that will be participating in the tournament include Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Windward Islands and Leeward Islands.

Barbados is the defending champion of the CG United Super 50 Cup and T20 Blaze. The team will be aiming to win this year’s tournament as well. Meanwhile, the other teams will be focusing on giving their best in order to claim the title of the tournament.

The games of the CG United Women’s Super-50 Cup will be conducted at the three venues of St Kitts which include, Warner Park, Conaree Cricket Centre and the St Paul’s Sports Complex. The 50-cup tournament has been scheduled to take place from the 4th to 25th March 2024.

The full match schedule for the CG United Women’s Super-50 Cup

Round 1: Monday, 4th March, 2024 

• Leeward Islands vs Guyana
• Barbados vs Jamaica
• Trinidad and Tobago Divas vs Windward Islands

Round 2: Wednesday, 6th March, 2024 

• Leeward Islands vs Jamaica
• Guyana vs Windward Islands
• Trinidad and Tobago Divas vs Barbados

Round 3: Friday, 8th March, 2024 

• Trinidad and Tobago Divas vs Jamaica
• Guyana vs Barbados
• Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands

Round 4: Monday, 11th March, 2024

• Jamaica vs Windward Islands
• Guyana vs Trinidad & Tobago Divas
• Barbados vs Leeward Islands

Round 5: Wednesday, 13th March, 2024

• Trinidad & Tobago Divas vs Leeward Islands
• Jamaica vs Guyana
• Barbados vs Windward Island.

Moreover, St Kitts and Nevis will also host the T20 Blaze which has been scheduled to take place from 17th to 25th March 2024. These days will offer wholesome entertainment to all the fans of cricket. Three matches will be played per day, starting at the timings of 10 am, 2:30 pm and 7 pm. All the games of the T20 Blaze will be conducted at Warner Park Stadium.

The schedule for the Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze 

Round 1: Sunday, 17th March, 2024 

• Leeward Islands vs Barbados – 10 am
• Trinidad & Tobago Divas vs Guyana – 2:30 pm
• Jamaica vs Windward Islands– 7 pm

Round 2: Tuesday, 19th March, 2024

• Windward Islands vs Barbados – 10 am
• Leeward Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago Divas – 2:30 pm
• Jamaica vs Guyana – 7 pm

Round 3: Thursday, 21st March, 2024 

• Trinidad & Tobago Divas vs Windward Islands – 10 am
• Jamaica vs Barbados – 2:30 pm
• Guyana vs Leeward Islands – 7 pm

Round 4: Saturday, 23rd March, 2024 

• Jamaica vs Trinidad & Tobago Divas – 10am
• Guyana vs Barbados – 2:30 pm
• Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands – 7 pm

Round 5: Monday, 25th March, 2024

• Windward Islands vs Guyana – 10 am
• Leeward Islands vs Jamaica – 2:30 pm
• Trinidad & Tobago Divas vs Barbados – 7 pm

Miles Bascome, the Director of Cricket West Indies talked about the opportunity the women can create by participating in the tournament. He said “The ladies have the perfect opportunity to put their names forward for selection into any of these squads by their performances in the CG United Super50 and T20 Blaze tournaments. We are all looking forward to some scintillating performances over in St. Kitts.”

Such kind of tournament not only encourages women to participate but also plays a pivotal role in building self-confidence, and self-esteem amongst them.