ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Another ICC event for women, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, is just around the corner. The women’s main event, which will be hosted by South Africa, is scheduled to commence on February 10. A few days back, Shafali Verma’s India U-19 team won the inaugural edition of the ICC U19 Women’s World Cup, defeating Australia in the finals. South Africa was the host of that event too.
The eighth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will begin on February 10, 2023, with the hosts South Africa taking on Sri Lanka. The semifinal matches of the tournament will take place in Cape Town, with the other matches taking place in Paarl, Gqeberha, and Cape Town. The title game will be played on February 26, 2023, with February 27 reserved as a backup day in case there is a substantial interruption of play that day.
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All 10 teams have already announced their strong squads for the forthcoming event. India along with Pakistan, England, Ireland, and West Indies is placed in group 2. Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka are in group 1. Let’s take a look at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 full squads:
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Squads
- GROUP 1
NEW ZEALAND: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
AUSTRALIA: Meg Lanning (c), Alyssa Healy (vc), Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Ellyse Perry, Darcie Brown, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
SOUTH AFRICA: Sune Luus (c), Lara Goodall, Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt, Sinalo Jafta, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Anneke Bosch, Delmi Tucker.
Non-Travelling Reserves: Micaéla Andrews, Tebogo Macheke, Tumi Sekhukhune
SRI LANKA: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Tharika Sewwandi, Ama Kanchana, Sathya Sandeepani
BANGLADESH: Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Marufa Akter, Dilara Akter, Jahanara Alam, Rumana Ahmed, Fahima Khatun, Salma Khatun, Lata Mondol, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Fariha Islam Trisna
Reserves: Rabeya, Sanjida Akther Maghla, Sharmin Akter Supta
- GROUP 2
INDIA: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk) Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey
Reserves: Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh
PAKISTAN: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hassan
Reserves: Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, and Sadaf Shamas
ENGLAND: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt.
Reserves: Issy Wong, Dani Gibson.
IRELAND: Laura Delany (c), Rachel Delaney, Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Mary Waldron.
WEST INDIES: Hayley Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Djenaba Joseph, Chedean Nation, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams.
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