Women's World T20: New Zealand Team Profile

The New Zealand team led by Amy Satterthwaite is placed in Group B alongside Australia, India, Ireland, and Pakistan. The Kiwis will face India on the opening day of the Women’s World T20 that kick starts on November 9 in West Indies.

Amy Satterthwaite(C)

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Hailing from a cricketing family, Amy Satterthwaite is the only women to score four consecutive ODI centuries across two series. Her dominance with the bat is unmatched, and she will be looking to lead her side from the front. The southpaw also bowls occasional right arm off breaks.

Suzie Bates

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One of the most talked about players in the New Zealand team is the dashing all-rounder from Otago. Her aggressive batting makes her an easy choice in T20s. Add to this her more than handy right arm medium pace and she is the best all-rounder that the Black Caps have.

Bernadine Bezuidenhout

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The 25-year old right hand bat from Kimberley is one of the upcoming talents in the New Zealand cricket. Bernadine will look to make the most of any opportunity that comes her way in the next month.

Sophie Devine

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She holds the recording of scoring the fastest T20I 50. Devine just took 18 balls to get her half century against India in Bengaluru. Sophie also bowls right arm medium pace and is indeed an asset to the Kiwis.

KE Ebrahim

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Ebrahim has already played 37 T20I and picked up 22 wickets with her right arm medium pace. She will want to use her experience going into the Women’s World T20 next month.

Maddy Green

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A right hand bat from Auckland, Green has featured in 36T20I. Coming lower down the order this 26 year old is a tall, agile, and a composed all-rounder.

Holly Huddleston

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A handy middle order bat and a right arm fast medium bowler, Holly will be a part of the Kiwi bowling attack. An economy of under five, Holly is an accurate and attacking pacer, and will look to wreck havoc with the ball.

Hayley Jensen

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This bowling all-rounder from Christchurch has featured in 18T20I. bowling left arm medium, Jensen gives a variety to the NZ bowling attack.

Leigh Kasperek

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A right arm off break bowler and a right hand middle order bat, Kasperek has scalped 46 wickets in 27 matches. An economy of 6.01 for an off spinner is incredible.

Amelia Kerr

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The 18 year old leg spinner from Wellington adds to the spinning flavour of the Kiwi bowling line up. She has played 17T20I and has picked up 13 wickets at an economy of 5.66.

Katey Martin (WK)

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One of the veterans in the side, the 33 year old keeper batswoman has scored four T20I half centuries in 52 innings played so far. Martin is safe behind the stumps and is a dependable bat in the Kiwi batting line up.

Lea Tahuhu

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Lea is expected to lead the NZ bowling attack from the front. An economy of under six, Tahuhu is an exciting right arm medium fast bowler. The 28 year old has a decent amount of experience playing T20I having featured in 43 games so far.

Jess Watkin

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The 20 year old has already taken big strides in T20I cricket. A right hand bat and a right arm off break bowler, Watkin has played six T20I and has a half century to her credit. With the highest score of an unbeaten 77, Jess is a player to watch out for.

Anna Peterson

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Hailing from Auckland, Anna is a right hand bat and a right arm off break bowler. The 28 year old has so far played 24 T20I for NZ.

Hannah Rowe

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The 22 year old is a right hand bat and a right arm medium pace bowler. With the best bowling figures of 3-18, Rowe is a quality medium pace bowler in the Kiwi bowling line-up.

Women's World T20: Australia Women's Team Profile

This is the sixth Women’s World T20 that will be played between November 9 and 24 in West Indies. The only team that has dominated the Women’s World T20 is Australia, winning the title three out of five times. The last year’s runners-up will look to have their hands back on the prestigious Women’s World T20 Trophy. The campaign begins on November 9 and the Australia Women play Pakistan on the opening day. They are placed in Group B alongside India, Ireland, New Zealand, and Pakistan.

Let’s have a quick look at the Australian squad:

Meg Lanning (C)

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At just 26 years of age, Meg Lanning has been a superstar for Australia. She has been captaining the T20 for more than four years now and her success, both as a batswoman and captain has been incredible. The right hand bat was the third highest run getter in ICC Women’s World T20 2012. She is one of the best players at the top of the order who provides solidity to the Australian batting line-up.

Rachael Haynes (VC)

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She is one of the senior players in the Australian squad, having played more than 40 T20Is. With a wealth of experience by her side, the left hand bat will look to join hands with her skipper and strengthen the batting of the side. The 31-year old was Australia’s leading run scorer in the Women’s World Cup 20123 that was held in India.

Nicole Bolton

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She is a surprise package in the Australian side. Despite her quality batting, the southpaw has played just two international two T20s for Australia. The 29 year old averages a healthy 46.22 in ODIs but somehow she has been unable to cement her place in the T20 side having played her last T20I in September 2016. Nicole also bowls off breaks that can be handy at crucial stages of the game.

Nicola Carey

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The 25 year old all-rounder from New South Wales has played just a single T20I early this year. Though she has a dearth of experience, there is no doubt that she has the ability to perform at the highest level. Carey is a left hand bat and a right arm medium pace bowler.

Ashleigh Gardner

Source: Women's CricZone

At just 21 years of age, the dashing all-rounder has had a wonderful ODI series against Pakistan facilitating a 3-0 clean sweep for her side. The aggressive middle order bat can tear apart any bowling attack into pieces. A lot will depend on Gardner if Australia has to capitalize in the middle overs. Her right arm off breaks are more than handy and provides the captain with an extra bowling option. 

Alyssa Healy (WK)

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Australians are blessed to have Alyssa Healy guarding the stumps. The 28 year old has one of the safest pair of hands when it comes to wicket-keeping across the cricket playing nations. In addition to her excellent wicket-keeping skills, Alyssa is a dominating batswoman and has the ability to take the game away from opposition.

Jess Jonassen

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The slow left arm bowling of Jonassen wrecks havoc in the opposition batting line-up. Her discipline with the line and length is phenomenal and the Queenslander yield rich dividends for the same. She is one of the veterans of the game, having featured in 58 T20Is. Skipper Lanning will depend a lot on the 25 year old to give them the crucial breakthroughs.

Delissa Kimmince

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The right arm medium pacer has had a decent beginning to her T20I career having picked up 23 wickets in 19 innings. Alongside senior players like Megan Schutt and Elysse Perry, Kimmince will be expected to hold the bowling attack together.

Sophie Molineux

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The 20 year old has so far played 8 T20I and has scalped 11 wickets with her slow left arm orthodox. It is a great opportunity for Sophie to grow under the shadow of her senior teammate Jess Jonassen and enhance her bowling repertoire.

Beth Mooney

Source: Women’s CricZone

The powerful left hand bat has already a T20I century to her name having featured in 25 matches. The 24 year old is a sweet timer of the cricket ball. Mooney can also keep wickets if required, thus giving captain Lanning an additional wicket-keeping option.

Ellyse Perry

Source: Women’s CricZone

The classic all-rounder will be expected to fire on all cylinders if the Australians haveto make it big in this year’s Women’s World T20. Perry’s exploits with both, bat and ball are incredible. She is just shy of 5T20I from completing a century of appearances in international T20 cricket. With 90 wickets and 851 runs in her kitty, the 27 year old is a player to watch out for.

Megan Schutt

Source: Women’s CricZone

The epitome of accuracy, Megan Schutt is one of the finest medium pace bowlers in the world. In her 40 international appearances, Schutt has accounted for 45 wickets. An economy under 6 and an average of 16.77 makes the 25 year old a threatening bowler for the opposition.

Elyse Villani

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With 12 half centuries to her name, Elyse Villani is a powerful right hand bat coming in the middle order. She has an experience of playing in 55T20Is, and will look to make the most of the opportunity that she gets in the Women;s World T20. The 29 year old is a delight to watch when she gets going.

Tayla Vlaeminck

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The 20 year old is yet to make her debut in her T20I career. A right hand bat and a right arm medium pacer, might get a go if everything goes well in the group stage for Australia.

Georgia Wareham

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The 19 year old from Victoria has featured in 6T20Is so far and has grabbed as many wickets. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Megan Schutt and Ellyse Perry, will definitely help the right arm medium pacer to go a long way.