2024 Women's T20 World Cup squads explained

The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup is being held in United Arab Emirates in October 2024.[1]

Pakistan were the first to name their squad on 25 August 2024.[2] The following squads were announced for the tournament.[3]

Australia

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
18 18 April 2003 Left handed Right-arm leg break
Wicket-keepers
77 Alyssa Healy (c) 24 March 1990
6 14 January 1994 Left handed
All-rounders
32 Tahlia McGrath (vc) 10 November 1995 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
63 15 April 1997 Right handed Right-arm off break
11 5 October 1996 Right handed
48 Right handed Right-arm off break
8 3 November 1990 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
14 12 October 2001 Right handed
Spin bowlers
27 22 November 1995 Right handed Right-arm leg break
23 17 January 1998 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
35 26 May 1999 Right handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
5 7 March 2003 Right handed Right-arm fast
34 25 April 1996 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
3 15 January 1993 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
30 27 October 1998 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast

Bangladesh

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
75 7 July 1999 Left handed
6 13 February 2002 Right-arm medium
73 3 October 1997 Right handed Right-arm off break
41 19 June 1998 Right handed
Wicket-keepers
1 Nigar Sultana (c) 1 August 1997 Right handed
92 6 April 2004 Right handed
All-rounders
11 1 January 2007 Right handed Right-arm leg break
3 April 2004 Right handed
2 11 March 2005 Right handed Right-arm leg break
88 5 February 1993 Right handed Right-arm medium
Spin bowlers
32 2 March 2000 Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox
9 Right handed Right-arm leg break
29 5 February 1996 Right handed Right-arm off break
Pace bowlers
90 1 January 2005 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
26 1 April 1994 Right handed Right-arm medium

England

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
5 Heather Knight (c) Right-arm off break
14 5 December 1998 Right-arm medium
28 22 April 1991 Right handed Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
10 20 August 2001 Right handed
40 Right handed
All-rounders
64 Right handed Right-arm off break
47 16 June 1998 Right handed Right-arm leg break
66 30 April 2001 Right handed Right-arm medium
3 27 August 1999 Right handed Right-arm leg break
39 20 August 1992 Right handed Right-arm off break
Spin bowlers
24 22 December 2000 Right handed Right-arm off break
19 6 May 1999 Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox
50 Linsey Smith10 March 1995 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
63 2 January 2001 Right handed
74 21 April 2005 Left handed Left-arm medium-fast

India

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
18 Smriti Mandhana (vc) 18 July 1996 Left handed
9 29 September 1994 Right handed Right-arm off break
5 5 September 2000 Right handed Right-arm off break
17 28 January 2004 Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
19 1 November 2000 Left handed
13 Right handed
All-rounders
7 8 March 1989 Right handed Right-arm off break
44 4 January 1995 Right handed Right-arm off break
6 24 August 1997 Left handed Right-arm off break
4 16 March 1991 Right handed Right-arm leg break
Spin bowlers
31 31 July 2002 Right handed Right-arm off break
21 21 April 2000 Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
20 4 October 1997 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
10 2 January 1996 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
34 25 September 1999 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast

Uma Chetry, Tanuja Kanwar, and Saima Thakor were named as travelling reserves whereas Raghvi Bist and Priya Mishra were named as non-travelling reserves.[8]

New Zealand

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
5 20 October 1992 Right-arm off break
58 8 February 2004 Right handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
13 8 May 2005 Right handed
All-rounders
77 1 September 1989 Right handed Right-arm medium
23 Right handed Right-arm medium
68 30 October 1995 Left handed Right-arm medium
62 15 February 1992 Right handed Right-arm off break
48 13 October 2000 Right handed Right-arm leg break
Spin bowlers
4 8 August 2001 Right handed Right-arm off break
26 8 April 2005 Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
24 18 January 1998 Right handed Right-arm medium
32 17 November 1998 Right handed Right-arm medium
15 15 June 2001 Right handed Right-arm medium
74 3 October 1996 Right handed Right-arm medium
6 23 September 1990 Right handed

Pakistan

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
31 7 April 1992 Right handed
16 16 December 1991 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
18 30 December 1998 Right handed Right-arm medium
11 11 July 1997 Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
17 8 August 1997 Left handed
25 9 December 2002 Right handed
56 28 December 1998 Right handed
All-rounders
14 Fatima Sana (c) 8 November 2001 Right handed Right-arm medium
8 2 January 1987 Right handed Right-arm off break
37 Right handed Right-arm off break
2 31 December 2003 Right handed Right-arm leg break
Spin bowlers
72 18 October 2000 Right handed Right-arm leg break
45 5 August 1995 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
6 19 November 1997 Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
42 15 October 1995 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
10 20 December 2002 Right handed Left-arm medium-fast

Najiha Alvi was named as travelling reserve whereas Rameen Shamim and Umm-e-Hani were named as non-travelling reserves.[10]

Scotland

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
91 11 April 1991 Right-arm medium
15 Right handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
6 Sarah Bryce (vc) 8 January 2000 Right handed
10 24 November 1992 Right handed
23 8 April 2004 Right handed
All-rounders
17 Kathryn Bryce (c) 17 November 1997 Right handed Right-arm medium
18 12 November 2003 Right handed Right-arm off break
11 31 May 2005 Right handed Right-arm off break
70 9 April 2005 Right handed Right-arm off break
13 23 February 2000 Right handed Right-arm off break
Spin bowlers
9 11 June 1999 Right handed
Pace bowlers
22 3 December 2003 Right handed Right-arm medium
7 12 August 1993 Right handed Right-arm medium
26 2 June 1997 Right handed Right-arm medium
72 20 November 2001 Right handed Left-arm medium

South Africa

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
14 26 April 1999
1 8 January 1991 Right handed
Wicket-keepers
19 19 January 1996 Right handed
10 22 December 1994 Right handed
All-rounders
27 17 August 1993 Right handed Right-arm medium, Right-arm off break
32 16 January 2000 Right handed Right-arm medium
77 26 April 2001 Right handed Right-arm medium
7 4 January 1990 Right handed Right-arm medium
96 5 January 1996 Right handed Right-arm leg break
25 25 January 1994 Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Spin bowlers
28 27 June 2000 Right handed Slow left-arm orthodox
21 5 January 2006 Right handed Right-arm leg break
Pace bowlers
17 16 July 2004 Right handed Right-arm medium
99 18 July 1992 Right handed Right-arm medium
12 Left handed

Miané Smit was named as travelling reserve.[13]

Sri Lanka

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
27 Right handed Right-arm slow-medium
62 22 August 2005 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
72 27 June 1995 Left handed Right-arm medium-fast
88 29 June 1998
Wicket-keepers
17 24 January 1990 Right handed
All-rounders
58 Chamari Athapaththu (c) 9 February 1990 Left handed Right-arm off break
6 24 January 2001 Right handed Right-arm off break
Right-arm leg break
97 7 April 1991 Right handed Right-arm fast-medium
Spin bowlers
21 9 December 2008 Right handed Slow left-arm wrist spin
91 5 October 1991 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
11 11 November 2001 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
52 23 March 1987 Right handed Right-arm off break
18 18 February 1986 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
22 7 June 1990 Left handed Right-arm fast-medium
55 20 September 1985 Right handed Left-arm medium

Kaushini Nuthyangana was named as travelling reserve.[15]

West Indies

No.! scope=col class=unsortable
Playerscope=col Birth datescope=col Batting stylescope=col Bowling style
Batters
99 Right-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
30 1 November 2000 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
8 31 October 1986 Right handed
All-rounders
50 Hayley Matthews (c) 19 March 1998 Right handed Right-arm off break
5 21 June 1991 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
48 17 August 1995 Right handed Right-arm medium-fast
55 30 October 2004 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
75 7 December 2003 Right handed Right-arm off break
7 11 June 1991 Right handed Right-arm off break
Spin bowlers
9 17 March 1997 Right handed Right-arm leg break
73 1 January 2001 Left handed Slow left-arm orthodox
77 20 January 1995 Left handed Right-arm off break
Pace bowlers
78 11 November 1994 Right handed Right-arm medium
46 14 July 1992 Right handed Right-arm fast
Nerissa Crafton 23 July 1998 Left handed Left-arm medium

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UAE confirmed as new venue for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 . 25 August 2024 . International Cricket Council . en.
  2. Web site: Fatima Sana to lead Pakistan in ICC Women's T20 World Cup . Pakistan Cricket Board . 25 August 2024.
  3. Web site: All the squads named for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 . . 26 August 2024 . 26 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Brown returns but no room for Jonassen in World Cup squad . Cricket Australia . 26 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 . Bangladesh Cricket Board . 18 September 2024 . 21 September 2024.
  6. Web site: England Women squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 . England and Wales cricket Board . 27 August 2024.
  7. Web site: India’s squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 announced . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 27 August 2024.
  8. Web site: India name star-studded squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 . International Cricket Council . 27 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Devine and Bates set for ninth consecutive T20 World Cup . New Zealand Cricket . 10 September 2024.
  10. Web site: New skipper to lead Pakistan in Women's T20 World Cup . International Cricket Council . 25 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Scotland squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup . Cricket Scotland . 2 September 2024.
  12. Web site: CSA Names Proteas Women Squad For Pakistan Series And T20 World Cup In UAE . Cricket South Africa . 3 September 2024.
  13. Web site: Wolvaardt to lead South Africa's charge at Women's T20 World Cup 2024 . International Cricket Council . 3 September 2024.
  14. Web site: Sri Lanka squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 . Sri Lanka Cricket . 20 September 2024.
  15. Web site: Inoka Ranaweera included in Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup squad . ESPNcricinfo . 20 September 2024.
  16. Web site: Cricket West Indies announces women's T20 squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 . Cricket West Indies . 29 August 2024.