West Indies team announced for India tour, this player returns to ODI for the first time after retirement
Deandra Dottin
India Women vs West Indies Women: West Indies women’s team has to tour India, where it has to play a series of three ODIs and three T20 matches against the Indian women’s team. This tour will take place in December. Now for this the squad of West Indies women’s team has been announced. For this, Hayley Mathews has got the responsibility of captaincy. Shamaine Campbell has been made the vice-captain. 33 year old experienced all-rounder Stafanie Taylor has not got a place in the squad. She is recovering from injury. Diandra Dottin is all set to make a comeback after retirement.
Diandra will play in ODI for the first time after retirement
West Indies star Deandra Dottin had retired from international cricket in the year 2022. After this, he returned from retirement and played for West Indies in T20 World Cup 2024. Now his name is included in the West Indies squad for the ODI series against India. Now he has returned to the ODI squad for the first time after retirement. He played his last ODI match in March 2022. He is counted among the best players of West Indies. He has scored 3727 runs in 143 ODI matches and 2817 runs in 132 T20 International matches for West Indies. Apart from them, fast bowler Shabika Ghazanbi and wicketkeeper-batsman Rashada Williams have also returned to both the ODI and T20 teams.
Coach Shane Dietz said a big thing
West Indies coach Shane Dietz said that we want to maintain the good momentum achieved in the T20 World Cup in this series. We still have a long way to go. For this we need to keep doing well and this is a good opportunity to play six matches against one of the best teams in the world. We want to get more girls involved in franchise cricket moving forward and look towards India.
West Indies ODI and T20 team for India tour
Hayley Matthews (captain), Shamayne Campbell (vice-captain), Aliya Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Nerissa Crafton, Deandra Dottin, Afi Fletcher, Shabika Ghazanbi, Chinelle Henry, Jaida James, Kiana Joseph, Mandy Mangroo, Ashmini Muniser, Karishma Ramharrack, Rashada Williams
Schedule of ODI and T20 series between India women’s team and West Indies women’s team:
First T20 match – 15 December, Navi Mumbai
Second T20 match – 17 December, Navi Mumbai
Third T20 match – 19 December, Navi Mumbai
1st ODI – 22 December, Baroda
2nd ODI – 24 December, Baroda
3rd ODI – 27 December, Baroda
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