The West Indies under-19 women’s cricket team is scheduled to participate in a tour of India from November 13 to 24. The cricket west indies named the relevant squad for that in a statement on Friday.
According to the announcement issued by CWI, Guyana cricketer Ashmini Munisar has been named as the West Indies Under-19 captain, with Trishan Holder as the vice-captain.
The announcement further stated that the respective players in the 15-man squad for the T20 matches were selected after the trial matches held in Trinidad. The selected squad will work under the guidance of head coach Steve Lieberd.
Munisar is an all-rounder who led the team when West Indies U-19 played against the USA U-19 Women’s team in Fort Lauderdale in August. Holder is a top-order batsman who was part of the Barbados team that played matches against Pakistan, Australia, and India at the Commonwealth Games.
The upcoming tour will feature matches against India ‘A’ Women U-19, India ‘B’ Women U-19 and Sri Lanka Women U-19 in Visakhapatnam at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium. West Indies then travel to Mumbai where they will take on the New Zealand Women’s Under-19 team at D.Y. Patil Stadium.
Chief Selector Ann Brown-John said the touring squad had a seven-day training camp in Trinidad as well as some practice matches.
“As part of the preparation for the tour, the squad was involved in some practice matches during a seven-day training camp in Trinidad. The final team selected contained some of the players who participated in the series in the USA and there are some new players who the panel would like to have a look at before a final team is selected for the World Cup.”
Commenting on the composition of the team, she said that a fully balanced team has been named.
“The composition of the team is quite balanced with some strong batters and a good mix of spin and medium pacers. It will be their first experience against top international teams and these tour matches will give a better indication of where the team is at the moment.”
The T20 World Cup will feature 41 matches in South Africa from January 14-29 and the tournament in the sub-continent will be a crucial part of the team’s preparations for the 2023 ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup.
Full squad named: Ashmini Munisar (c), Trishan Holder (vc), Asabi Callendar, Kenika Cassar, Jahzara Claxton, Naijanni Cumberbatch, Jannillea Glasgow, Realeanna Grimmond, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, KDJazz Mitchell, Shalini Samaroo, Shunelle Sawh, Lena Scott, Kate Wilmott
Match schedule: Sunday, November 13 – India ‘A’ vs Vizag, Tuesday, November 15 – Sri Lanka vs Vizag, Thursday, November 17 – Sri Lanka vs Vizag, Saturday November 19 – Final at Vizag, Tuesday November 22 – New Zealand vs Mumbai), Thursday November 24 – New Zealand vs Mumbai