Cricket West Indies and West Indies Players&rsquo; Association (WIPA) have reacted to sexual assault allegations in the West Indies women's cricket team during the ICC Women&rsquo;s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia. Both associations have decided to meet up and review "all aspects of athlete safeguarding within West Indies cricket".
Following a meeting on Saturday, the two bodies admitted taking such matters seriously and remaining fully committed to safeguarding the environment for all players and staff. The two have added that they have already taken significant steps to enhance player protection policy without detailing much about the alleged incident.
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<h2>Enhancing player protection policy</h2>
The statement read that in 2021, the CWI brought in improved safeguarding measures for women&rsquo;s tours, strengthening security and well-being, with the country&rsquo;s governing body implementing additional policies two years later while maintaining parity with the men&rsquo;s team.&nbsp;
"In 2021, improved safeguarding measures were introduced for women's tours, strengthening security and well-being," the statement said.&nbsp;
"In May 2023, CWI implemented additional policies, including single-room accommodations for the West Indies Senior Women's team on all international assignments, ensuring parity with the men's team. These are among other policy initiatives within the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the period 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2027.
"Additionally, the CWI Women's Cricket Transformation Committee was established to further advance women's cricket.
"Furthermore, we have implemented and strictly adhered to UNICEF's Children Protection Policy, ensuring that minors never share rooms with adults under any circumstance. Additionally, we have mandated ongoing training for all officials to reinforce and uphold these standards,&rdquo; it concluded.&nbsp;
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Meanwhile, the 2020 Women&rsquo;s T20 World Cup was held Down Under, where Stafanie Taylor-led West Indies failed to advance to the next round after winning one and losing two; their washout against South Africa knocked them out of the group stages.
The host Australia beat India in a one-sided final in front of a record 86,174 attendance at the iconic MCG.&nbsp;
(With inputs from agencies)

Cricket, Sports: Australia hosted the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup, where Stafanie Taylor-led West Indies women's team failed to advance beyond the group stage.

Cricket West Indies and West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) have reacted to sexual assault allegations in the West Indies women's cricket team during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia. Both associations have decided to meet up and review "all aspects of athlete safeguarding within West Indies cricket". Following a meeting on Saturday, the two bodies admitted taking such matters seriously and remaining fully committed to safeguarding the environment for all players and staff. The two have added that they have already taken significant steps to enhance player protection policy without detailing much about the alleged incident. Also read | Yuvraj Singh's wife Hazel Keech backs BCCI’s family time rule, says it benefits players Enhancing player protection policy The statement read that in 2021, the CWI brought in improved safeguarding measures for women’s tours, strengthening security and well-being, with the country’s governing body implementing additional policies two years later while maintaining parity with the men’s team. "In 2021, improved safeguarding measures were introduced for women's tours, strengthening security and well-being," the statement said. "In May 2023, CWI implemented additional policies, including single-room accommodations for the West Indies Senior Women's team on all international assignments, ensuring parity with the men's team. These are among other policy initiatives within the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the period 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2027. "Additionally, the CWI Women's Cricket Transformation Committee was established to further advance women's cricket. "Furthermore, we have implemented and strictly adhered to UNICEF's Children Protection Policy, ensuring that minors never share rooms with adults under any circumstance. Additionally, we have mandated ongoing training for all officials to reinforce and uphold these standards,” it concluded. Also read | American boxing legend and heavyweight champion, dies at 76 Meanwhile, the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup was held Down Under, where Stafanie Taylor-led West Indies failed to advance to the next round after winning one and losing two; their washout against South Africa knocked them out of the group stages. The host Australia beat India in a one-sided final in front of a record 86,174 attendance at the iconic MCG. (With inputs from agencies)

CWI enhances player protection policy after sexual assault allegations in West Indies women’s team

An opening blitz by Qiana Joseph and Hayley Matthews helped West Indies thrash England by six&nbsp;wickets and storm into the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

Joseph smashed 52 for her first T20 international half-century and skipper Matthews hit a 38-ball 50 as West Indies overhauled England's 141-7 with 12 balls&nbsp;to spare.

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South Africa also made it to the last four from Group B while England were eliminated from the competition.

"Incredibly proud of the group. Up against the odds tonight but to put up a performance like that with the bat, with Joseph scoring her first T20I fifty - what a time to do that," said Matthews.

"We have been chasing (before in this tournament) and we back ourselves to knock off whatever runs are put on the board."&nbsp;

Matthews launched the West Indies chase with aplomb, hitting a six and two boundaries in the first over by Lauren Bell.

Joseph too joined the party, smashing left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone for two fours in a row as West Indies raced to 55-0 in five overs.&nbsp;

Matthews picked Charlie Dean for some special treatment, dispatching the ball over the square leg fence for three boundaries in the sixth over.

England were sloppy in the field, dropping as many as five regulation catches.

Joseph, named player of the match, was dismissed in the 13th over after hitting two sixes and six fours in her 38-ball innings.

Matthews also departed soon after but Deandra Dottin made 27 to give West Indies their first win against England in 14 matches and the first away from home in 10 years.

"Credit to them, they came at us hard, played the conditions well and put us under the pump. Tough to take but credit to Hayley and her team," said England skipper Heather Knight.

"We bowled too short and they played it well."&nbsp;

Put in to bat, England lost Danni Wyatt-Hodge (16) early with the opener being caught brilliantly just inches off the ground by Dottin (1-16) off Matthews (2-35).

Dottin was in the thick of action soon again when she ran out Alice Capsey for one with a sharp one-handed throw to wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle.

England suffered another blow as opener Maia Bouchier (14) was caught off leg-spinner Afy Fletcher (3-21) at extra cover, reducing the side to 34-3 by the seventh over.

Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt &nbsp;(57) helped rebuild the innings, sharing 46 runs for the fourth wicket.

After Knight retired hurt on 21 with a calf strain, Fletcher removed Amy Jones (7) and Charlie Dean (5) in successive overs.

Sciver-Brunt was the most impressive among the England batters, hitting five fours in her unbeaten 50-ball knock.

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An opening blitz by Qiana Joseph and Hayley Matthews helped West Indies thrash England by six wickets and storm into the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday.

An opening blitz by Qiana Joseph and Hayley Matthews helped West Indies thrash England by six wickets and storm into the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Joseph smashed 52 for her first T20 international half-century and skipper Matthews hit a 38-ball 50 as West Indies overhauled England's 141-7 with 12 balls to spare. Also Read: Bangladesh suspends head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on disciplinary grounds South Africa also made it to the last four from Group B while England were eliminated from the competition. "Incredibly proud of the group. Up against the odds tonight but to put up a performance like that with the bat, with Joseph scoring her first T20I fifty - what a time to do that," said Matthews. "We have been chasing (before in this tournament) and we back ourselves to knock off whatever runs are put on the board." Matthews launched the West Indies chase with aplomb, hitting a six and two boundaries in the first over by Lauren Bell. Joseph too joined the party, smashing left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone for two fours in a row as West Indies raced to 55-0 in five overs. Matthews picked Charlie Dean for some special treatment, dispatching the ball over the square leg fence for three boundaries in the sixth over. England were sloppy in the field, dropping as many as five regulation catches. Joseph, named player of the match, was dismissed in the 13th over after hitting two sixes and six fours in her 38-ball innings. Matthews also departed soon after but Deandra Dottin made 27 to give West Indies their first win against England in 14 matches and the first away from home in 10 years. "Credit to them, they came at us hard, played the conditions well and put us under the pump. Tough to take but credit to Hayley and her team," said England skipper Heather Knight. "We bowled too short and they played it well." Put in to bat, England lost Danni Wyatt-Hodge (16) early with the opener being caught brilliantly just inches off the ground by Dottin (1-16) off Matthews (2-35). Dottin was in the thick of action soon again when she ran out Alice Capsey for one with a sharp one-handed throw to wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle. England suffered another blow as opener Maia Bouchier (14) was caught off leg-spinner Afy Fletcher (3-21) at extra cover, reducing the side to 34-3 by the seventh over. Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt (57) helped rebuild the innings, sharing 46 runs for the fourth wicket. After Knight retired hurt on 21 with a calf strain, Fletcher removed Amy Jones (7) and Charlie Dean (5) in successive overs. Sciver-Brunt was the most impressive among the England batters, hitting five fours in her unbeaten 50-ball knock. Disclaimer: This story has been published from a news agency feed with minimal edits to adhere to WION's style guide. The headline may have been changed to better reflect the content of the story or to make it more suitable for WION audience.

Women's T20 World Cup: West Indies brush aside England challenge to enter semis

India women cricket team defeated West Indies by 53 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series here at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday (local time).

Chasing a target of 192, West Indies got off to a bad start as they lost their opener early in the 4th over.

Stacy-Ann King was picked by Shikha Pandey after scoring 6 runs.

Opener Natasha McLean after scoring 15 runs left the ground. Shemaine Campbelle played a knock of 39 runs which was the highest individual score from the side.

Captain Stafanie Taylor scored 20 runs before gifting away her wicket to Poonam Yadav.

In the 29th over, Chedean Nation (6) was too sent back to the pavilion by Yadav.

Kyshona Knight (1), Sheneta Grimmond (0), and Shabika Gajnabi (7) also failed to score big runs and were dismissed cheaply.

Alleyne and Fletcher's 16 and 14 respectively did not put their team over the line as West Indies were all out on 138.

For India, Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Deepti Sharma clinched two wickets each.

Earlier, the Indian team won the toss and opted to bat. India in their allotted 50-overs posted a target of 192 for the hosts.

India had a struggling start as their both openers were departed early without scoring many runs.

Jemimah Rodrigues (0) and Priya Punia (5) were sent back to the pavilion by Aaliyah Alleyne and Shabika Gajnabi respectively.

Punam Raut along with skipper Mithali Raj stitched a partnership of 66 runs for the third wicket and helped the team to went past the 50-run mark.

Raj (40) was dismissed by Sheneta Grimmond in the 29th over at the team score of 3-83.

Harmanpreet Kaur joined Raut in the middle and both the players kept the scoreboard moving and built a stand of 93 runs before the former was scalped by Alleyne in the 47th over.

Kaur played a crucial knock of 46 runs to post a respectable target in front of West Indies.

In the next over (48th), Raut's (77) resistance was ended by Afy Fletcher. Deepti Sharma (5) failed to leave her mark on the crease and was stumped by wicket-keeper Shemaine Campbelle off Fletcher.

Taniya Bhatia and Jhulan Goswami remained unbeaten with a score of 9 and 1 respectively. India scored 191/6 in the 50 overs. For Windies, Alleyne and Fletcher bagged two wickets each.

With this win, India has<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/antigua-odi-west-indies-women-script-one-run-victory-over-india-259503"> levelled the series</a> by 1-1 and the next match will be played at the same ground on November 6.

India women cricket team defeated West Indies by 53 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series here at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday (local time).

India women cricket team defeated West Indies by 53 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series here at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday (local time). Chasing a target of 192, West Indies got off to a bad start as they lost their opener early in the 4th over. Stacy-Ann King was picked by Shikha Pandey after scoring 6 runs. Opener Natasha McLean after scoring 15 runs left the ground. Shemaine Campbelle played a knock of 39 runs which was the highest individual score from the side. Captain Stafanie Taylor scored 20 runs before gifting away her wicket to Poonam Yadav. In the 29th over, Chedean Nation (6) was too sent back to the pavilion by Yadav. Kyshona Knight (1), Sheneta Grimmond (0), and Shabika Gajnabi (7) also failed to score big runs and were dismissed cheaply. Alleyne and Fletcher's 16 and 14 respectively did not put their team over the line as West Indies were all out on 138. For India, Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Deepti Sharma clinched two wickets each. Earlier, the Indian team won the toss and opted to bat. India in their allotted 50-overs posted a target of 192 for the hosts. India had a struggling start as their both openers were departed early without scoring many runs. Jemimah Rodrigues (0) and Priya Punia (5) were sent back to the pavilion by Aaliyah Alleyne and Shabika Gajnabi respectively. Punam Raut along with skipper Mithali Raj stitched a partnership of 66 runs for the third wicket and helped the team to went past the 50-run mark. Raj (40) was dismissed by Sheneta Grimmond in the 29th over at the team score of 3-83. Harmanpreet Kaur joined Raut in the middle and both the players kept the scoreboard moving and built a stand of 93 runs before the former was scalped by Alleyne in the 47th over. Kaur played a crucial knock of 46 runs to post a respectable target in front of West Indies. In the next over (48th), Raut's (77) resistance was ended by Afy Fletcher. Deepti Sharma (5) failed to leave her mark on the crease and was stumped by wicket-keeper Shemaine Campbelle off Fletcher. Taniya Bhatia and Jhulan Goswami remained unbeaten with a score of 9 and 1 respectively. India scored 191/6 in the 50 overs. For Windies, Alleyne and Fletcher bagged two wickets each. With this win, India has levelled the series by 1-1 and the next match will be played at the same ground on November 6.

India women's cricket team defeats West Indies by 53 runs in second ODI