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Posted: Saturday 31 August, 2019 at 12:19 PM

Mohammed returns to strengthen Windies ladies

By: Staff Reporter, SKNVibes.com

    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – VETERIAN West Indies player, Anisa Mohammed is back in maroon garbs after being selected in the 13-member West Indies Women’s squad to play in the three-match Colonial Medical Insurance One Day International (ODI) Series against Australia, starting on September 5.

     

    Mohammed has been out of the Windies squad for several months, with her last representation of the team being an away tour against Pakistan in February.

    She is the fifth highest ODI wicket-taker in women’s cricket with 146 scalps and brings a wealth of experience to the squad.

    Meanwhile, the Interim Selection Committee (ISC) announced the inclusion of 19-year-old Guyanese medium-pacer Shabika Gajnabi to the women’s squad.

    According to Cricket West Indies (CWI), Gajnabi is a three-time captain of the Guyana Under-19 girls team and “brings a patient composure and strong arm to the squad”.

    With a top score of 77 in the CWI Women’s Championship earlier this year and a handy economy rate, she gives Stafanie Taylor a bonus in the areas of batting and bowling.

    Interim Chairman of Selectors Robert Haynes was quoted by CWI media as saying: “The panel selected the best available players from the camp in Antigua over the last month, as a result of most of our senior players being unavailable due to injury. We have included Anisa Mohammed and Kyshona Knight who have a lot of experience between them, which is required when playing against Australia, the top-ranked women’s team.”

    Haynes noted that resulting from the injuries of several key players, it opened the door for the selection of the two young players in Shabika Gajnabi and Karishma Ramharack.

    The selection of the players gives the captain more options in the bowling department, Haynes added.

    West Indies are currently ranked seventh in the ICC Women’s ODI.

    The West Indies women will bowl off their home series against Australia in a day-night ODI at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. The remaining two matches will be played at the Sir Vivian Richard Stadium, before the tour moves to the Kensington Oval in Barbados for the three T20 Internationals.
     
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