The first ever ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup took place in January which showcased the future stars of our sport, delivering some memorable performances over 16 days of competitive cricket with India being crowned the inaugural champions.
Australian Kim Garth has been named as her replacement in the squad. The right-hand batter had gone unsold at the auction last month. She was part of the Australia side that won the T20 World Cup in South Africa at the time of the auction.
The batter scored 136 runs at a strike rate of 130.76, playing a crucial role in India's run to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup. She was also the only Indian player to feature in ICC's 'Most Valuable Team' of the Women's T20 World Cup.
India came close to defeating Australia in the semifinal of the recently-concluded ICC Women's T20 World Cup, but lost by five runs. Women in Blue also lost to the Aussies by a narrow margin of nine runs in the final of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Harmanpreet was India's top scorer
The squad will stop over in the UAE on the way to England for its white ball commitments, and play all three games under lights. It will be only the second time New Zealand has played the UAE in a full international, following the 1996 World Cup ODI between the two sides at Faisalabad, in Pa
The Asia Lions will be led by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, one of the fiercest limited-overs batsmen of all time. On the other hand, the World Giants will be led by the youngest of the three captains, Aaron Finch. India Maharajas will be led by one of India's most successful opening batsmen acr
Lanning has won a record four T20 World Cups as Australia's captain, including the most recent one last month in South Africa, when Australia defeated the hosts in the final.
Hemalatha, a middle-order batter who bowls crucial overs of spin in T20s, was part of the winning team in all three women's T20 domestic tournaments this season
Harmanpreet Kaur recently became the first cricketer to play 150 T20Is. The national team captain, who is an Arjuna Awardee, has a solid winning record, and also holds the record for the highest-ever individual score in a knockout game in a Women's World Cup match (171*). Harmanpreet has pla
Maroof became Pakistan's skipper in September 2017. She had the best win/loss ratio amongst all the regular players to lead the country in ODIs and T20Is.
South Africans had flocked to all three venues in Cape Town, Paarl and Gqeberha throughout the past fortnight that has set a new benchmark for women's sport in the country.