Leeward Islands Win 2026 T20 Blaze Title
Bermuda’s Katherine Bean-Rosario and the Leeward Islands Women secured the 2026 West Indies Women’s T20 Blaze title following a victory over Barbados via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern [DLS] method.
The Leeward Islands finished the tournament with an undefeated record. After winning the toss at Arnos Vale Playing Field, the team elected to bat and posted 111 for 6 in 20 overs. Shawnisha Hector led the scoring with 58 runs, while Aaliyah Alleyne took 2 wickets for 14 runs for Barbados.
Leeward Islands Inning
- ..58 [44] Shawnisha Hector b Aaliyah Alleyne
- ..05 [12] Qiana Joseph b Shamilia Connell
- ..26 [32] Reniece Boyce c Asabi Callender b Theanny Herbert-Mayers
- ..01 [05] Amanda Edwards Run Out
- ..09 [15] Jahzara Claxton c Aaliyah Alleyne b Shamilia Connell
- ..05 [09] Davronique Maynard c Eboni Brathwaite b Aaliyah Alleyne
- ..04 [03] Tonya Martin Not Out
- ..03 Extras [1b-1lb-1w]
- 111 Total for 6 wickets after 20 overs
- Fall of Wickets: 1-22 [Joseph], 2-68 [Boyce], 3-77 [Edwards], 4-95 [Hector], 5-101 [Maynard], 6-111 [Claxton]
Barbados Bowlers
- 4.0-0-30-0 Naijanni Cumberbatch
- 4.0-0-18-2 Shamilia Connell
- 4.0-0-14-2 Aaliyah Alleyne
- 4.0-0-20-0 Shanika Bruce
- 4.0-0-27-1 Theanny Herbert-Mayers
Barbados Inning
- ..06 [21] Trishan Holder c Jahzara Claxton b Qiana Joseph
- ..26 [22] Eboni Brathwaite c Amanda Edwards b Rozel Liburd
- ..01 [08] Naijanni Cumberbatch c Reniece Boyce b Rozel Liburd
- ..14 [25] Asabi Callender Run Out
- ..16 [16] Aaliyah Alleyne Not Out
- ..02 [04] Shakera Selman Run Out
- ..01 [01] Shamilia Connell Not Out
- ..13 Extras [6b-6w-1nb]
- ..79 Total for 5 after 16 overs
- Fall of Wickets: 1-31 [Holder], 2-33 [Cumberbatch], 3-43 [Brathwaite], 4-73 [Callender], 5-75 [Selman]
Leeward Islands Bowlers
- 1.0-0-08-0 Shawnisha Hector
- 1.0-0-08-0 Jahzara Claxton
- 4.0-0-12-2 Rozel Liburd
- 3.0-0-14-1 Qiana Joseph
- 4.0-0-14-0 Davronique Maynard
- 3.0-0-17-0 Amanda Edwards
