West Indies women’s captain Merissa Aguilleira and coach Sherwin Campbell were thrilled to hear the men’s team had won the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Led by all-rounder Darren Sammy, West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final in Colombo to capture their first international title since 2004 when Brian Lara’s side won the Champions Trophy in England.
But after returning to the Caribbean, Aguilleira and Campbell were still striving to overcome the disappointment of failing to reach the showpiece of the ICC Women’s World T20 that preceded the men’s contest.
The West Indies Women crumbled to a 28-run defeat by Australia in the second semi-final on Friday at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Australia beat arch-rivals England by four runs on Sunday to claim back-to-back title. (CMC)
