Published on: Feb 5, 2023 12:56 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 6, 2023 4:22 pm IST
Women’s T20 World Cup Squads: The ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2023 is set to commence on February10 in South Africa. The hosts will play Sri Lanka women in the tournament opener at the Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town. The final will be played on February 26 in Cape Town again.
Besides, the tournament will feature 10 teams and 23 games overall. Group A has Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka. While group B consists England, India, Ireland, Pakistan and West Indies.
It’s the eighth edition of the tournament with Australia being defending champions. As the tournament nears the start, here’re the squads and predicted playing XIs of all the teams.
Meg Lanning (C), Alyssa Healy (VC), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham.
Coach: Shelley Nitschke
Predicted Playing XI:
1. Beth Mooney 2. Alyssa Healy (VC) 3. Meg Lanning (C) 4. Tahlia McGrath 5. Ellyse Perry 6. Ashleigh Gardner 7. Annabel Sutherland 8. Jess Jonassen 9. Alana King 10. Megan Schutt 11. Darcie Brown
Nigar Sultana (C), Rumana Ahmed, Dilara Akter, Marufa Akter, Nahida Akter, Shorna Akter, Jahanara Alam, Disha Biswas, Fahima Khatun, Murshida Khatun, Salma Khatun, Lata Mondal, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Shamima Sultana. Travelling Reserves: Rabeya Khan, Sanjida Akter Meghla, Sharmin Akter Supta.
Coach: Hashan Tillakaratne
1. Murshida Khatun 2. Dilara Akter 3. Fahima Khatun 4. Lata Mondal 5. Nigar Sultana (C) 6. Rumana Ahmed 7. Disha Biswas 8. Ritu Moni 9. Salma Khatun 10. Nahida Akter 11. Jahanara Alam
Heather Knight (C), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt. Travelling Reserves: Dani Gibson, Issy Wong
Coach: Jon Lewis
1. Danni Wyatt 2. Sophia Dunkley 3. Lauren Winfield-Hill 4. Nat Sciver-Brunt 5. Heather Knight (C) 6. Amy Jones (WK) 7. Charlie Dean 8. Sophie Ecclestone 9. Katherine Sciver-Brunt 10. Lauren Bell 11. Kate Cross
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Richa Ghosh, Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Devika Vaidya, Pooja Vastrakar, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav. Travelling Reserves: Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh.
Coach: Hrishikesh Kanitkar (acting)
1. Smriti Mandhana (VC) 2. Shafali Verma 3. Jemimah Rodrigues 4. Harmanpreet Kaur (C) 5. Harleen Deol 6. Richa Ghosh (WK) 7. Deepti Sharma 8. Devika Vaidya 9. Pooja Vastrakar 10. Renuka Singh 11. Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Laura Delany (C), Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Rachel Delaney, Mary Waldron.
Coach: Ed Joyce
1. Amy Hunter 2. Gaby Lewis 3. Orla Prendergast 4. Eimear Richardson 5. Laura Delany (C) 6. Mary Waldron (WK) 7. Louise Little 8. Arlene Kelly 9. Cara Murray 10. Jane Maguire 11. Shauna Kavanagh
Sophie Devine (C), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu.
Coach: Ben Sawyer
1. Sophie Devine (C) 2. Suzie Bates 3. Amelia Kerr 4. Maddy Green 5. Lauren Down 6. Brooke Halliday 7. Hayley Jensen 8. Georgia Plimmer 9. Jess Kerr 10. Lea Tahuhu 11. Fran Jonas
Bismah Maroof (C), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hassan. Travelling Reserves: Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz.
Coach: Mark Coles
1. Muneeba Ali (WK) 2. Javeria Khan 3. Bismah Maroof (C) 4. Nida Dar 5. Ayesha Naseem 6. Aliya Riaz 7. Omaima Sohail 8. Fatima Sana 9. Aimen Anwar 10. Sadia Iqbal 11. Tuba Hassan
Sune Luus (C), Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Lara Goodall, Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Tazmin Brits, Masabata Klaas, Laura Wolvaardt, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Anneke Bosch, Delmi Tucker. Non-traveling Reserves: Micaéla Andrews, Tebogo Macheke, Tumi Sekhukhune.
Coach: Hilton Moreeng
1. Laura Wolvaardt 2. Tazmin Brits 3. Lara Goodall 4. Sune Luus (C) 5. Chloe Tryon 6. Marizanne Kapp 7. Sinalo Jafta (WK) 8. Annerie Dercksen 9. Nadine de Klerk 10. Shabnim Ismail 11. Ayabonga Khaka
Chamari Athapaththu (C), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Tharika Sewwandi, Ama Kanchana, Sathya Sandeepani.
1. Chamari Athapaththu (C) 2. Anushka Sanjeewani (WK) 3. Harshitha Samarawickrama 4. Nilakshi de Silva 5. Ama Kanchana 6. Kavisha Dilhari 7. Oshadi Ranasinghe 8. Malsha Shehani 9. Sugandika Kumari 10. Inoka Ranaweera 11. Achini Kulasuriya
Hailey Matthews (C), Shemaine Campbelle (VC), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams.
Coach: Courtney Walsh
1. Hayley Matthews (C) 2. Rashada Williams 3. Shemaine Campbelle (VC) 4. Stafanie Taylor 5. Djenaba Joseph 6. Shabika Gajnabi 7. Zaida James 8. Aaliyah Alleyne 9. Afy Fletcher 10. Shamilia Connell 11. Shakera Selman