Defending champions Guyana will face Windward Islands in the opening round of the Cricket West Indies’ Women’s T20 Blaze competition on January 13 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Under the leadership of Shemaine Campbelle, Guyana won the tournament in 2025, defeating reigning champions Jamaica in a thrilling Super Over finish at the Arnos Vale Playing Field.
Campbelle will lead the Guyana side once again as they look to maintain a stranglehold on the T20 Blaze trophy and also lift the CG United Super50 Cup for the first time.
All games in the T20 Blaze tournament will be played at Arnos Vale with three matches per day, featuring all six teams- Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and Windward Islands.
Following their opening game, the Guyanese will face Leeward Islands on January 15, Jamaica on January 17, Trinidad and Tobago on January 20 and Barbados on January 22.
At the end of the preliminary round of matches, the top two teams will clash in the final on January 24. On the same day, there will also be the third place and fifth place playoff games.
The CG United Super50 Cup- shortened to just three rounds this season- will commence on January 27 with Guyana facing Jamaica. Guyana will then clash with Trinidad and Tobago on January 29, and Windward Islands on January 31.
Guyana squad: Shemaine Campbelle (Captain), Ashmini Munisar (Vice-captain) Shabika Gajnabi, Sheneta Grimmond, Realeanna Grimmond, Nyia Latchman, Kaysia Schultz, Laurene Williams, Latoya Williams, Analesia D’Aguiar, Plaffianna Millington, Mandy Mangru, Feona Benjamin and Tremaine Marks.
Reserves: Cyanna Retemiah, Letisha Jordan, Crystal Durant, Tiea Isaacs, Anastecia Valenzuela, Tifeny La Rose, Sarah Bheir and Naomi Barkoye. Talented all-rounder Cherry-Ann Fraser will miss the tournament due to injury.
See below full tournament schedule
CWI T20 BLAZE (All matches to be played at Arnos Vale Playing Field)
Round One (January 13)
- Guyana vs Windward Islands from 09:30h
- Jamaica vs Leeward Islands from 14:30h
- Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago from 19:00h
Round Two (January 15)
- Barbados vs Jamaica from 09:30h
- Windward Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago from 14:30h
- Guyana vs Leeward Islands from 19:00h
Round Three (January 17)
- Leeward Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago from 09:30h
- Barbados vs Windward Islands from 14:30h
- Guyana vs Jamaica from 19:00h
Round Four (January 20)
- Leeward Islands vs Barbados from 09:30h
- Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago from 14:30h
- Jamaica vs Windward Islands from 19:00h
Round Five (January 22)
- Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica from 09:30h
- Guyana vs Barbados from 14:30h
- Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands from 19:00h
CG UNITED SUPER50 CUP (All matches start at 09:30h)
Round One (January 27)
- Guyana vs Jamaica at Cumberland
- Trinidad and Tobago vs Windward Islands at Sion Hill
- Barbados vs Leeward Islands at Park Hill
Round Two (January 29)
- Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago at Park Hill
- Jamaica vs Barbados at Sion Hill
- Windward Islands vs Leeward Islands at Cumberland
Round Three (January 31)
- Guyana vs Windward Islands at Park Hill
- Leeward Islands vs Jamaica at Sion Hill
- Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago at Cumberland
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