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Bangladesh qualify for Women’s ODI World Cup as Windies fall short on NRR

19 Apr 25

The West Indies team has suffered a massive blow as three of their players have been ruled out for the ODI series against New Zealand.

The left-hander batter Shimron Hetmyer decided to opt out due to personal reasons. While, Keemo Paul was ruled out with an injury and Gudakesh Motie is yet to recover from his hand injury.

The Caribbeans added Jermaine Blackwood as Hetmyer’s replacement for the first time since 2015 in the ODI set-up. Leg-spinner Yannic Cariah has also been called up to replace Motie.

The chief selector of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Desmond Haynes announced the following changes and also stated that Odean Smith is also added to the squad as a reserve.

“Hetmyer has to attend to a family matter in Guyana. Unfortunately, Motie is not yet able to rejoin the squad and Keemo is struggling with an injury. However, it provides an opportunity for Yannic Cariah to get a chance. He is someone that has been performing well on the regional circuit and we feel now is the right time to integrate him into the senior team set-up,” he said.

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12 Apr 25

Captain Nicholas Pooran is hopeful for a positive result in the series and said that the team is together as they face a tough challenge from New Zealand, who are yet to lose a match in the ODI Super League. 

“The pressure has been on from the beginning to try and win cricket games but this team has been together for a while now,” said captain Nicholas Pooran.

“We knew that this series was for points. The pressure, I don’t think we are looking at it from that perspective, in terms of we have to win and must get points. The guys know what’s at stake here and we know what we have to do to be successful,” said Pooran.