Ten teams will compete for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United Arab Emirates from October 3.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Defending champions Australia will play their first ICC tournament under new captain Alyssa Healy, while Heather Knight will continue to lead England as they seek their second T20 World Cup title.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India’s quest for a maiden ICC women’s trophy and Pakistan will enter the tournament under new captain Fatima Sana.
All participant nations have named their 15-member squads.
Here’s how they line up:
Australia
Captain: Alyssa Healy
Squad: Alyssa Healy (wicketkeeper), Tahlia McGrath, Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney (wicketkeeper), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Tayla Vlaeminck.
Bangladesh
Captain: Nigar Sultana Joty
Squad: Nigar Sultana Joty, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Dilara Akter (wicketkeeper), Sultana Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun, Taj Nehar, Disha Biswas, Shathi Rani.
England
Captain: Heather Knight
Squad: Heather Knight, Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wicketkeeper), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Linsey Smith, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Bess Heath (wicketkeeper).
India
Captain: Harmanpreet Kaur
Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan.
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Presenting #TeamIndia‘s squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 🙌 #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/KetQXVsVLX
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) August 27, 2024
New Zealand
Captain: Sophie Devine
Squad: Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Isabella Gaze (wicketkeeper), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu.
Pakistan
Captain: Fatima Sana
Squad: Fatima Sana, Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza (wicketkeeper), Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wicketkeeper), Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan.
📸 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup bound squad ✈️
Good luck team! 🇵🇰 #BackOurGirls pic.twitter.com/hqvc1qLT1L
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 23, 2024
Scotland
Captain: Kathryn Bryce
Squad: Kathryn Bryce, Sarah Bryce, Lorna Jack-Brown, Abbi Aitken-Drummond, Abtaha Maqsood, Saskia Horley, Chloe Abel, Priyanaz Chatterji, Megan McColl, Darcey Carter, Ailsa Lister (wicketkeeper), Hannah Rainey, Rachel Slater, Katherine Fraser, Olivia Bell.
South Africa
Captain: Laura Wolvaardt
Squad: Laura Wolvaardt, Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder (wicketkeeper), Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper), Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon.
Sri Lanka
Captain: Chamari Athapaththu
Squad: Chamari Athapaththu, Anushka Sanjeewani (wicketkeeper), Harshitha Madhavi Samarawickrama, Nilakshika de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Sachini Nisansala, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana.
West Indies
Captain: Hayley Matthews
Squad: Hayley Matthews, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wicketkeeper), Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Mandy Mangru, Nerissa Crafton.
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Any time she’s in the middle, something special could happen.💥#WIBelieve | #MaroonWarriors pic.twitter.com/siv3phMPmu— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) September 22, 2024
