Taylor shifts focus to inaugural Women’s CPL season
Published:Tuesday | August 30, 2022 | 12:09 AMOrane Buchanan/Staff Reporter
DESPITE coming up short in making the final of the Women’s 6ixty tournament, captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica’s Stafanie Taylor, says her team members are shifting their mindset towards the inaugural season of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
“I thought the tournament (6ixty) was really good. We had a lot of fun even though we didn’t win. We saw some really good cricket, and I thought the final went really well. I’m now looking forward to the CPL, and I think that will be really good, too, coming up against two strong teams, so hopefully, this time, we would make the final,” said Taylor.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors bowed out of the Women’s 6ixty competition at the semi-final stage, losing to eventual champions, the Barbados Royals.
Heading into the CPL tournament, Taylor believes her team is more suited for that format of the game compared to the recently concluded 6ixty.
“Yes, I do believe so. I just think that with the batters that we had, we could have done a lot better in the 6ixty, and sometimes those things do happen, where the batters don’t come off. We’re hoping that with the longer version, people will have more time to get themselves in, and hopefully, take us over the line when we need it,” Taylor added.
Individually, Taylor who featured in a total of four matches in the Women’s 6ixty, finished second in most runs scored, with a total of 93.
With the shifting of gears from the 6ixty tournament to the CPL, Taylor argued that she doesn’t think it will be difficult to adjust despite the short turnaround time and is hoping that as a team, they can give the younger players in the team much-needed opportunities.
“I’m not sure what the line-up will be like or if we will have many changes. Hopefully, we will give some young faces opportunities.
“Sometimes it’s not always about winning, but also improving other players. We have so many young players in the group, and we will definitely want to give them the opportunity on the stage to show what they can do,” said Taylor.
The 31-year-old Taylor added that she likes her captaincy role at the Guyana Amazon Warriors and is enjoying the challenges that it brings.
“I do like to captain. I think it’s really been fun captaining the players, and I believe we do have a good bunch of players. I’m hoping that everyone looks at this and relishes being out there and being a part of something new.”