2024 Women's Caribbean Premier League
| Dates | 21 – 29 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket West Indies |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and final |
| Host(s) | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Champions | Barbados Royals (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Trinbago Knight Riders |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Player of the series | Hayley Matthews (Barbados Royals) |
| Most runs | Erin Burns (Guyana Amazon Warriors) (172) |
| Most wickets | Hayley Matthews (Barbados Royals) (11) |
| Official website | cplt20.com |
The 2024 Women's Caribbean Premier League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Massy WCPL 2024, was the third edition of the Women's Caribbean Premier League, a domestic Twenty20 women's cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies. The tournament ran from 21 to 29 August 2024, with all matches played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in San Fernando in Trinidad.[1] Barbados Royals were the defending champions.[2]
The tournament was won by Barbados Royals defeating Trinbago Knight Riders by 4 wickets in the final to win their second consecutive title.[3]
Format
The three teams that competed in the 2023 season return for a third year and will play both the other sides twice, therefore playing four matches apiece. This will be a repeat of the group stage matches from the previous season. Matches will be played using a Twenty20 format. The top two teams in the group will advance to the final.
The league is working with a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points will be awarded as follows:
Win: 2 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Squads
The following players were retained or signed by their respective teams for the tournament and the players draft was held on July 16, 2024.[4]
| Barbados Royals | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Trinbago Knight Riders |
|---|---|---|
On 22 August 2024, Meg Lanning was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Harshitha Samarawickrama was named as her replacement.[5]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados Royals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.454 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −0.518 | |
| 3 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.013 |
Match summary
| Team | Group matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Barbados Royals | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Guyana Amazon Warriors | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Trinbago Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.
Fixtures
The full schedule of the tournament was announced on 20 May 2024.[7]
League stage
Guyana Amazon Warriors
118/9 (20 overs) |
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Barbados Royals
119/9 (19.5 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Trinbago Knight Riders
113/9 (20 overs) |
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Barbados Royals
116/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Trinbago Knight Riders
130/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
134/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Trinbago Knight Riders
128/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
128/5 (20 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Trinbago Knight Riders 19/0, Guyana Amazon Warriors 4/2.
Barbados Royals
101/8 (20 overs) |
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
84/9 (20 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Royals
130/7 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
131/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Trinbago Knight Riders
93/8 (20 overs) |
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Barbados Royals
94/6 (15 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | Erin Burns | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4 | 4 | 78* |
| 147 | Hayley Matthews | Barbados Royals | 5 | 5 | 67* |
| 129 | Chamari Athapaththu | 4 | 4 | 70 | |
| 119 | Deandra Dottin | Trinbago Knight Riders | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| 105 | Jemimah Rodrigues | 5 | 5 | 59* |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Team | Innings | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hayley Matthews | Barbados Royals | 5 | 4/14 |
| 9 | Aaliyah Alleyne | Barbados Royals | 5 | 4/21 |
| Shabnim Ismail | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4 | 4/16 | |
| 8 | Chloe Tryon | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4 | /21 |
| 6 | Qiana Joseph | Barbados Royals | 4 | 3/16 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
- ^ "Massy WCPL To Take Place In Trinidad and Tobago". CPLT20. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Matthews' all-round heroics hand Barbados Royals WCPL title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Aaliyah Alleyne's four helps Barbados Royals defend WCPL crown". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Massy WCPL Squads Confirmed For 2024". Caribbean Premier League. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Samarawickrama replaces injured Lanning for Trinbago Knight Riders". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "WCPL 2024-Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "WCPL And West Indies Men's Double Headers Announced". CPLT20. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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