This is in addition to 90 players across the region who are contracted to Territorial Board Franchise Squads.

A total ofВ 36В players haveВ beenВ offered contracts for the period вЂ“ which runs fromВ 1В JulyВ 2022В toВ 30В JuneВ 2023. CWI confirms West Indies contracted players for 2022-2023Д¬ricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed the international retainer contracts for the West Indies MenвЂ™sВ and WomenвЂ™sВ playersВ for the 2022-2023В season.In addition to taking part in the tournament, Gayle will also play the role of ambassador. 'I am looking forward to the mystery team ball and hitting two sixes in the first 12 balls to unlock a third PowerPlay over.вЂќ I am looking forward to all the innovations,' Gayle said. Yes, it is happening, and I am really happy about it.

I am sure people will ask if this is real, a trophy named for Chris Gayle. вЂњIt is a great feeling to actually have a trophy named after The Universe Boss, something fantastic, and I am really and truly looking forward to it. The fans will also be directly involved and able to vote for a вЂmystery-free hitвЂ™. If a team fails to complete the overs during the allotted time of 45 minutes will a fielder will be excluded for the final six balls of the innings. The fielding team will be allowed to bowl five consecutive overs from the same end instead of changing ends after every over. The teams will be allotted just six wickets instead of ten, a floating third powerplay will also be unlocked if the batting team manages to hit two sixes in the first two-over powerplay. In many respects, the game will look very different from the typical 10-over format. The new format will seeВ each team allotted ten overs to bat. The tournament is set to feature six menвЂ™s teams and three womenвЂ™s teams who will each battle for a version of the Universe Boss Trophy, which has been named in honour of the legendary T20 player. West Indies batting star Chris Gayle will miss out on this year's edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in order to focusВ on the launch of theВ 6IXTY, a new format of the sport expected to make its debut in St Kitts and Nevis in August. Gayle to skip CPL to take part in inaugural 6IXTY league.ItвЂ™s a lot to take on, itвЂ™s obviously a team first mentality and I have a lot of learning to do on the job.вЂќ Obviously going forward at the same time I am captain as well. вЂњI know my success as a player is very important to the team. ThatвЂ™s something a captain needs to do, lead by example, 100 percent,вЂќ Matthews told the Mason and Guest show. As a player, I am still trying to perform as best as I can and lead by example. вЂњIвЂ™m still trying to balance being player and captain. However, leading a squad that still has quite a few veteran players, will be an entirely new experience. Matthews has been a rising star for the team over the last two years and was the most outstanding player for the West Indies women during the last ODI World Cup.

The 24-year-old all-rounder was named as captain of the Caribbean team last week, taking over from Stafanie Taylor who took charge of the team in 2015.

Newly appointed West Indies womenвЂ™s team captain Hayley Matthews admits her new role will require plenty of learning on the job. IndiaвЂ™s Pooja Vastrakar was the star of the bowling with 4-12 from her four overs and she was very well supported by EnglandвЂ™s Sophie Ecclestone (2-19 from four overs) and AustraliaвЂ™s Alana King (2-30 from four overs). The Trailblazers' reply was top-heavy as only Captain Smriti Mandhana (34), Matthews (18) and Jemimah Rodrigues (24) managed to make significant contributions as they were restricted to just 114-9 off their 20 overs. Matthews led the Trailblazers' bowling effort with 3-29 from her four overs while BangladeshвЂ™s Salma Khatun took 2-30 from her four overs. India's Harmanpreet Kaur (37) and Harleen Deol (35) were the top scorers for the Supernovas. The powerful West IndianвЂ™s innings came off just 17 balls and included five fours and one six and helped her Supernovas post a formidable 163 all out from their 20 overs. Deandra DottinвЂ™s quickfire 32 helped the Supernovas kick off the 2022 WomenвЂ™s T20 Challenge with a 49-run win over Hayley MatthewsвЂ™ Trailblazers in Pune on Monday.

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