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]
| Dates | 21 – 29 August 2024 |
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| 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 tournament was won by Barbados Royals defeating Trinbago Knight Riders by 4 wickets in the final to win their second consecutive title.[3]
Format
editThe 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
editThe 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
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 Guyana Amazon Warriors
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Trinbago Knight Riders
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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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Barbados Royals
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4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.454 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Trinbago Knight Riders
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4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −0.518 | |
| 3 | Guyana Amazon Warriors
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4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.013 |
Fixtures
editThe full schedule of the tournament was announced on 20 May 2024.[7]
League stage
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- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
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- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
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- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
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- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Trinbago Knight Riders 19/0, Guyana Amazon Warriors 4/2.
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- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
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- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Runs | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | HS |
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| 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
edit| Wkts | Player | Team | Inns | BBI |
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| 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
edit- ^ "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.
External links
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