Shamilia Shontell Connell (born 14 July 1992) is a Barbadian

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er who represents the

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internationally. A right-arm

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, she made her international debut in 2014. She plays domestic cricket for

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and

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Career

Connell made her international debut in September 2014, in a

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against

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.Women's International Twenty20 matches played by Shamilia Connell
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Her

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(ODI) debut came a few months later, against

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. However, Connell did her take her first international wicket until October 2015, in an ODI series against

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. She finished with six wickets, the most for her team, which including 3/32 in the fourth ODI. At the

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in India, Connell was a member of the West Indian squad that won their first world title, featuring in all matches at the tournament. She has been compared to retired West Indian fast bowler

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, in that she is "tall, dangerously quick, and not scared to bowl bouncers". In October 2018,

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(CWI) awarded her a women's contract for the 2018–19 season. Later the same month, she was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. In January 2020, she was named in West Indies' squad for the

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in Australia. In May 2021, Connell was awarded with a central contract from

. In June 2021, she was named in the West Indies' squad across all formats for their home series against Pakistan. She was the highest-wicket taker in the WT20I series picking up five wickets, and was awarded the player of the series. In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the

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in New Zealand. On 18 March 2022, during the 47th over of the Bangladesh batting against the West Indies at the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup she collapsed on the field while fielding at midwicket and was immediately taken to the hospital. She had only bowled three overs in the match by the time she collapsed during the course of the match. The very next day, she was discharged from the hospital and it was revealed that she had successfully recovered well in time. In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the

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, England.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Connell, Shamilia 1992 births Barbadian women cricketers Living people West Indian women cricketers West Indies women One Day International cricketers West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL) cricketers Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL) cricketers Cricketers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados Barbados women Twenty20 International cricketers