The West Indies women’s cricket squad remains undefeated through two group-stage matches at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, but vice-captain Chinelle Henry is not shying away from addressing critical gaps in the team’s performance ahead of their upcoming fixture. Fresh off a nail-biting seven-run win over Scotland in Leeds last Thursday, the side has secured two consecutive victories to hold second place in Group B, trailing only hosts England on net run rate with both nations yet to drop a single match. This strong start keeps the Caribbean side firmly in the hunt for a knockout-stage spot, but Henry has openly flagged power play bowling as a key area requiring urgent adjustment to prepare for harder challenges ahead.
All-rounder Henry, who missed West Indies’ opening group fixture after picking up an injury in the team’s final pre-tournament warm-up match, was cleared by medical staff to feature against Scotland, and she said her return to the pitch came down to a collective call from the team’s support and leadership groups. “Winning two opening games is undeniably a positive result that has put us in an excellent position in our group,” Henry noted in a post-match press interaction. “As we’ve repeated from the start of the tournament, there are no easy fixtures here – every side brings their best. That means it’s time for us to go back to the practice drawing board and refine our approach.”
“Our bowling unit needs to sit down and review the first six overs of our innings, figure out what adjustments we can make to get better results out of that power play phase,” she added. “That said, the entire group has performed incredibly well so far, and we just need to keep backing our individual skills and trusting one another as we move forward.”
Henry emphasized that this edition of the T20 World Cup is shaping up to be one of the most competitive tournaments in the event’s history, with every nation fighting hard to secure wins, making any outcome or victory prediction impossible to make ahead of time. On Sunday, West Indies will shift their full focus to their third group-stage fixture against Sri Lanka in Bristol, where a win would put the side on the cusp of a semi-final berth. Even with this high-stakes encounter on the horizon, Henry said the team is sticking to a pragmatic, game-by-game approach rather than looking ahead to knockout rounds.
“The group table is still completely wide open, so our only goal is to win every remaining fixture we have, and leave nothing to chance,” Henry explained. “We saw firsthand how hard Scotland pushed us in that last game – every side is hungry to compete. We’re just focusing on taking each match one at a time, and playing our best cricket every time we step out onto the field.”