Women World Cup : Squads

Cricket was primarily considered a game for Male gender. Cricket as it grew became gender neutral and women cricket started to rise up. Women cricket is not upto the level of men but slowly it is rising.

 

Many Cricket Pundits term women cricket as the next big thing in the world of sports. Women Cricket has fastrack by ICC in recent years and now they too will be having a world event year just like men from 2023 on wards.

 

The Women 's World Cup is set to begin from the 4th of March. Host New Zealand will take on West Indies in the opening match.

The tournament will be hosted in six cities -- Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Tauranga, and Wellington. The tournament opener will be played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga on Friday, March 4.

 

The tournament will be played in a single league format with the eight qualified teams taking on each side once in the group stage. The top four teams on point’s table after the end of the league stage of the tournament will qualify for the semi-finals. With the first and second semis slated for March 30 and 31, respectively, the finals of the title of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be played on April 3 at Hagley Oval ground in Christchurch. 

 

All the qualified eight teams for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 have already announced their squads. Here’s a list of them

 

India

Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav and Renuka Singh Thakur.

England

The defending champions England will kick off their tournament campaign with a match against Australia on March 5.Squad: Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver (vc), Tammy Beaumont, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Tash Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt.

New Zealand

Sophie Devine (c), Amy Satterthwaite, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Suzie Bates, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Amelia KerrKatey Martin, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, , Frances Mackay and Rosemary Mair

Pakistan

Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar (vc), Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Diana Baig, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz.

South Africa

Suné Luus (c), Chloé Tryon (vc), Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Mignon du Preez, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Laura Wolvaardt, Lizelle Lee, Marizanne Kapp, Masabata Maria Klaas, Shabnim Ismail, Tumi Sekhukhune , Sinalo Jafta, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty.

West Indies

Stafanie Taylor (captain), Chedean Nation, Shemaine Campbelle, Anisa Mohammed, Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Chinelle Henry, Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews, Sheneta Grimond, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Qiana Joseph, Shamilia Connell, Shakera Selman

Australia

Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Darcie Brown, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Nic Carey, Ash Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Amanda-Jade Wellington

 

Bangladesh

Nigar Sultana (c), Salma Khatun, Murshida Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rumana Ahmed, Fargana Hoque, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Fahima Khatun, Ritu Moni, Sharmin Akhter, Lata Mondal, Sobhana Mostary, Fariha Trisna, Suraiya Azmin, Sanjida Akter Meghla

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