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Defending champions Australia will be hosting the 2020 edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, starting February 21. Top contenders who would look to challenge the Aussies are England, West Indies, India, and New Zealand.
The previous edition was held in West Indies, where Australia beat England in the finals of the tournament. After a successful venture in the ODI World Cup of 2018, the Indi🌠ans reached the semis before their old foes England, knocked them out in the previous edition.
Thailand makes its way for the first time in the ICC t💛ournament. Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Canberra are s💙lated to host the multilateral event. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host the finals on March 8.
Australia, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Bangladesh are pooled in Group A while South Africa, England, West Indies, Pakistan, and Thailand will feature in Group B. The top two teams from both groups qualify for the semi-fi🐟nals of the tournament.
Australia and India start as favourit𓄧es to reach the semi-finals from Group A while England and Westꦜ Indies are predicted to reach the knock-out stage of the competition.
Also, this is the first time that no-ball technology for the front foot will be used for women’s cricket in a tournament.
Here are the squads of the ten teams which will participate in the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup:
Australia
Meg Lanning (Captain), Rachael Haynes, Ashleigh Gardner, Delissa Kimmince,ไ Ellyse Perry, Erin Burns, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Jess Jonassen, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham
New Zealand
Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Katie Perkins, Sophie Devine (Captain), Suzie Bates, Rosemary Mair, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Katey Martin, Rachel Priest, H😼olly Huddleston, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Anna Peterson, Lea Tahuhu
India
Smriti 𒀰Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy, Richa Ghosh, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Sri Lanka
Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Harshitha Madavi, Umesha Thimashini, Nilakshi de Silva, 🦩Hasini Perera, Shashikala Siriwardene, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sathya Sandeepani, Anushka Sanjeewani, Dilani Manodara, Hansima Karunaratne, Amaꦓ Kanchana, Kavisha Dilhari, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari
England
Fran Wilson, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight (Captain), Katherine Brunt, Georgia Elwiss, Natalie Sciver, Mady Villiers, Tammy Beaumont, Amy Ellen Jones, Lauren Winfield, Kate C𓃲ross, Freya Davies, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Anya Shrubsole
West Indies
Britney Cooper, Cherry Ann Fraser, Sheneta Grimmond, Stafanie Taylor (Captain), Deandra Dottin, Chinelle Henry, Hayley Matthews, Anisa Mohammed, She🐬maine Campbelle, Chedean Nation, Aaliyah Alleyne, Shaꦍmilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Lee-Ann Kirby, Shakera Selman
South Africa
Laura Wolvaardt, Dane van Niekerk (Captain), Nadine de Klerk, Nondumiso Shangase, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Lizelle Lee, Mignon du Preez, Trisha Chetty, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Tum🌺i Sekhukhune, Nonkululeko Mlaba
Pakistan
Aliya Riaz, Iram Javed, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Bismah Maroᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚof (Captain), Anam Amin, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Nawaz, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Sadia Iqbal,♔ Syeda Aroob Shah, Ayesha Naseem, Aiman Anwer
Bangladesh
Murshida Khatun, Ayash𒉰a Rahman, Sanjida Islam, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Sobhana Mostary, Shamim𝐆a Sultana, Nigar Sultana, Salma Khatun (Captain), Jahanara Alam, Khadija Tul Kubra, Panna Ghosh, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Ritu Moni
Thailand
Sornnarin Tippoch (Captain), Naruem🍨ol Chaiwai, Rosenan Kanoh, Thipatcha Puttawong, Nattakan Chantam, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Phannita Maya, Chanida Sutthiruang, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Suwanan Khiaoto, Nattaya Boochatham, Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Soraya Lateh, Suleeporn Laomi.
