New Zealand Announces Squad for ICC Women T20 World Cup 2024

On 10^th September 2024, New Zealand announces squad for ICC Women T20 World Cup 2024. Sophie Devine has been named as captain of the New Zealand women’s team and the World Cup will start on 3^rd October 2024. She has been part of all previous editions of the T20 World Cup and this edition would be her straight 9^th edition of this mega event. In the 1^st two editions, the New Zealand women’s team was the runner-up and now she aims to win the T20 crown for the 1^st time.

This is the most experienced squad of this team with the names of Suzie Bates, Lea Tahuhu, Amelia Kerr, and Maddy Green. Suzie Bates alongside Sophie was part of every women’s World Cup edition.

New Zealand’s key pace attacker, Rosemary Mair, joined the team to strengthen the bowling line after the injury, and due to injury, she also missed the tour against England in July 2024. Alongside Rosemary, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, and Tahuhu Hannah Rowe will also strengthen the pace battery.

Key spin bowlers like Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, and Fran Jonas will strengthen the spin bowling department in their favorite condition in the United Arab Emirates.

Coach of the New Zealand Women’s T20 team, Ben Sawyer, shows belief in his squad because the squad is the combo of experience & youth and ability to win this coming T20 World Cup. He congratulated all the players selected for the team who will represent their country in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. He was pleased with the team and thought these 15 members could change their fortune successfully with adapted conditions.

Sawyer also said that Sophie & Bates will lead from the front and great achievement to be selected again in the squad. These players alongside Suze are filled with ample experience in franchise cricket & international tournaments and it will give pretty intense competition in this mega event.

New Zealand is placed in Group A and this team played two warm-up matches against England & South Africa consecutively. In the first warm-up match between New Zealand women & England Women, NZ women lost the match by 5 wickets. Whereas, in the 2^nd warm-up match between New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women, NZ Women won that match by 8 wickets.

New Zealand Squad for Women T20 World Cup 2024

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Eden Carson, Molly Penfold, Izzy Gaze, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek,Jess Kerr,  Melie Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, and Lea Tahuhu.

Traveling Reserves: No Travelling Reserve has been announced.

New Zealand’s Fixtures in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

New Zealand is placed in Group A of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 along with Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, and India. New Zealand will begin their T20 World Cup 2024 journey against India on October 04, 2024, in Dubai International Cricket Stadium. New Zealand’s complete fixtures for the Group Stage of the ICC Women’s T20 WC 2024 are as follows:

The upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on October 03, 2024, and end on October 20, 2024, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). New Zealand Women will look forward to their 1^st title of this ICC mega event. New Zealand has a most experience team in this T20 World Cup and can win the title for the 1^st time in all editions of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024.

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