Hayley Matthews has excluded from WCPL 2025
Kill, 9 September ’25
Barbados Royals had a considerable blow on the eve of their WCPL title defense, with a shoulder injury that excludes their captain Hayley Matthews throughout the season.
Allrounder Chinelle Henry will lead Royals in the absence of Matthews.
Matthews is the leading Run-Getter of the WCPL (424 with a success rate of 113.06) and Wicket-Taker (23 with an economy of 5.79), and an important player in the title-winning campaigns of Royals from 2023 and 2024. 82 and player of the series in the 2024 season.
Royals announced the news of the Matthews injury via X, formerly Twitter. They have not yet announced a replacement.
Royals will play their first game of WCPL 2025 against Amazon Warriors on Sunday evening.
Matthews had picked up a shoulder injury during the tour and opted for an operation during the WBBL. She was the pre-Draft Pick of the Melbourne Renegades, but took care of the WBBL version. She played the home series against South Africa and then the hundred and was planned to undergo surgery after the WCPL.
Naijanni Cumberbatch, Trishan Holder and Steffie Soogrim belonged to a selected group of emerging West -Indian players who tuned for WCPL 2025 with a Stint on the Chennai Super Kings Academy in Chennai last month.
Barbados Royals Squad: He Henry (capt), Affecher, Aaliyah Allyne, Kycia Knight, the Sooog Soogt, Shammonia Connelling, Affili, Swedishly Grimmond, Queen of Grimmond, Joseph, Judge of Hoder, Tryan Hoderbatch, the Holy Griter, Memorial, Gorgia Apathehu, the Chapter of Redmah, Chamber Or Redmah, Chamber or Redmah, Chamber or Redmah, Redmah Chamber, Chapter, Shregs or Redmah, Chapter, Shrevery Welfare.
Thanks to ESPNCRICINFO via Mayite
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