WI women’s star all-rounder to lead Tobago Knight Riders

West Indies Women’s star cricketer, Deandra Dottin will captain the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) women’s team in the inaugural 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) women’s tournament. T&T and West Indies Cricketer, Anisa Mohammed will serve as the team’s vice-captain.

T&T and West Indies’ bowler Anisa Mohammed celebrates the dismissal of Australia’s Elyse Villani during their ICC Women’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup semi-final match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Associated Press/Aijaz Rahi/File

The 2022 CPL will be held from Aug.30 – September with matches being held in Trinidad, Guyana, St. Kitts and St. Lucia.

Barbadian Dottin is an exciting T20 women’s cricketers in the world with her power-hitting ability, medium-pace bowling and spectacular fielding.

Off-spinner, Mohammed is one of the most seasoned campaigners in women’s cricket. She is also a useful lower-order batter.

The tournament will feature three teams including the Barbados Royals and the Guyana Amazon Warriors. West Indies Women’s Captain, Stafanie Taylor will lead the Amazon Warriors and Matthews will be the skipper of the Royals.

Each team will add three overseas players to their squad.