2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of ICC Women's World Twenty20. The tournament was hosted in India for the first time. Australia were the defending champions, after winning the 2014 tournament in Bangladesh.
Below is a list of the squads which participated in the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20. [1] The lists display the player's age and the number of T20I matches played (excluding the warm-up matches) at the start of the tournament.
On 9 February 2016, Cricket Australia announced its squad. [2]
Coach: Matthew Mott
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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17 | Meg Lanning (c) | 25 March 1992 (aged 23) | 61 | Right | Right-arm medium | Victorian Spirit |
2 | Alex Blackwell (v/c) | 31 August 1983 (aged 32) | 85 | Right | Right-arm medium | New South Wales Breakers |
14 | Kristen Beams | 6 November 1984 (aged 31) | 8 | Right | Leg break | Victorian Spirit |
Nicola Carey 1 | 10 September 1993 (aged 22) | 0 | Left | Right-arm medium | New South Wales Breakers | |
1 | Lauren Cheatle | 6 November 1998 (aged 17) | 4 | Left | Left-arm fast-medium | New South Wales Breakers |
15 | Sarah Coyte | 30 March 1991 (aged 24) | 47 | Right | Right-arm medium | South Australian Scorpions |
13 | Rene Farrell | 13 January 1987 (aged 29) | 48 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | New South Wales Breakers |
5 | Holly Ferling | 22 December 1995 (aged 20) | 9 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Queensland Fire |
77 | Alyssa Healy (wk) | 24 March 1990 (aged 25) | 62 | Right | New South Wales Breakers | |
21 | Jess Jonassen | 5 November 1992 (aged 23) | 40 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | Queensland Fire |
6 | Beth Mooney (wk) | 14 January 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | Left | Queensland Fire | |
25 | Erin Osborne | 27 June 1989 (aged 26) | 53 | Right | Right-arm off break | ACT Meteors |
8 | Ellyse Perry | 3 November 1990 (aged 25) | 75 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | New South Wales Breakers |
3 | Megan Schutt | 15 January 1993 (aged 23) | 17 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | South Australian Scorpions |
4 | Elyse Villani | 6 October 1989 (aged 26) | 32 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Western Fury |
Withdrawn players | ||||||
48 | Grace Harris 1 | 18 September 1993 (aged 22) | 11 | Right | Right-arm medium | Queensland Fire |
1On 11 March 2016, Cricket Australia reported it was withdrawing Grace Harris, diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and named Nicola Carey as replacement. [3]
On 10 February 2016, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced its squad. [4]
Coach: Janak Gamage
On 17 February 2016, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced its squad. [5] [6]
Coach: Mark Robinson
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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23 | Charlotte Edwards (c) | 17 December 1979 (aged 36) | 90 | Right | Leg break | Kent |
5 | Heather Knight (v/c) | 26 December 1990 (aged 25) | 29 | Right | Right-arm medium | Berkshire |
12 | Tamsin Beaumont (wk) | 11 March 1991 (aged 25) | 36 | Right | Kent | |
26 | Katherine Brunt | 2 July 1985 (aged 30) | 50 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Yorkshire |
34 | Georgia Elwiss | 31 May 1991 (aged 24) | 11 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Sussex |
53 | Natasha Farrant | 29 May 1996 (aged 19) | 8 | Left | Left-arm medium | Kent |
20 | Lydia Greenway | 6 August 1985 (aged 30) | 80 | Left | Right-arm off break | Kent |
54 | Rebecca Grundy | 12 July 1990 (aged 25) | 10 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | Warwickshire |
24 | Jenny Gunn | 9 May 1986 (aged 29) | 87 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Nottinghamshire |
40 | Amy Jones (wk) | 13 June 1993 (aged 22) | 12 | Right | Warwickshire | |
7 | Laura Marsh 1 | 5 December 1986 (aged 29) | 58 | Right | Right-arm off break | Kent |
39 | Natalie Sciver | 20 August 1992 (aged 23) | 29 | Right | Right-arm medium | Surrey |
41 | Anya Shrubsole | 7 December 1991 (aged 24) | 42 | Right | Right-arm medium | Somerset |
30 | Sarah Taylor (wk) | 20 May 1989 (aged 26) | 76 | Right | Sussex | |
28 | Danni Wyatt | 22 April 1991 (aged 24) | 62 | Right | Right-arm off break | Nottinghamshire |
Withdrawn players | ||||||
17 | Danielle Hazell 1 | 13 May 1988 (aged 27) | 66 | Right | Right-arm off break | Yorkshire |
1On 22 March 2016, the England and Wales Cricket Board reported it was withdrawing Danielle Hazell, due to a calf injury and named Laura Marsh as replacement. [7]
On 5 February 2016, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced its squad. [8] [9]
Coach: Purnima Rau
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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3 | Mithali Raj (c) | 3 December 1982 (aged 33) | 55 | Right | Leg break | Railways cricket team |
25 | Jhulan Goswami (v/c) | 25 November 1982 (aged 33) | 49 | Right | Right-arm medium | Bengal cricket team |
8 | Ekta Bisht | 8 February 1986 (aged 30) | 27 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | Railways cricket team |
1 | Rajeshwari Gayakwad | 1 June 1991 (aged 24) | 9 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | Karnataka cricket team |
16 | Thirush Kamini | 30 July 1990 (aged 25) | 3 | Left | Leg break | Railways cricket team |
84 | Harmanpreet Kaur | 8 March 1989 (aged 27) | 57 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Railways cricket team |
79 | Veda Krishnamurthy | 16 October 1992 (aged 23) | 26 | Right | Leg break | Karnataka cricket team |
18 | Smriti Mandhana | 18 July 1996 (aged 19) | 16 | Left | Right-arm medium | Maharashtra cricket team |
99 | Niranjana Nagarajan | 9 October 1988 (aged 27) | 14 | Right | Right-arm medium | Railways cricket team |
12 | Shikha Pandey | 12 May 1989 (aged 26) | 13 | Right | Right-arm medium | Goa cricket team |
82 | Anuja Patil | 28 June 1992 (aged 23) | 13 | Right | Right-arm off break | Maharashtra cricket team |
6 | Deepti Sharma | 24 August 1997 (aged 18) | 4 | Left | Right-arm medium | Uttar Pradesh cricket team |
59 | Vellaswamy Vanitha | 19 July 1990 (aged 25) | 11 | Right | Right-arm medium | Karnataka cricket team |
5 | Sushma Verma (wk) | 3 November 1992 (aged 23) | 11 | Right | Himachal Pradesh cricket team | |
24 | Poonam Yadav | 24 August 1991 (aged 24) | 16 | Right | Leg break | Railways cricket team |
On 19 January 2016, Cricket Ireland announced its squad. [10] [11]
Coach: Aaron Hamilton
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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33 | Isobel Joyce (c) | 25 July 1983 (aged 32) | 35 | Right | Left-arm medium | Merrion Cricket Club |
Catherine Dalton | 24 October 1992 (aged 23) | 1 | Right | Right-arm fast | Middlesex | |
14 | Laura Delany | 23 December 1992 (aged 23) | 29 | Right | Right-arm medium | Leinster Cricket Club |
34 | Kim Garth | 25 April 1996 (aged 19) | 21 | Right | Right-arm fast | Pembroke Cricket Club |
29 | Jennifer Gray | 30 April 1993 (aged 22) | 4 | Right | Right-arm medium | YMCA Cricket Club |
44 | Cecelia Joyce | 25 July 1983 (aged 32) | 28 | Right | Leg break | Merrion Cricket Club |
85 | Shauna Kavanagh | 21 April 1992 (aged 23) | 14 | Right | Right-arm medium | Pembroke Cricket Club |
18 | Amy Kenealy | 6 April 1988 (aged 27) | 15 | Right | Right-arm medium | Leinster Cricket Club |
66 | Gaby Lewis | 27 March 2001 (aged 14) | 6 | Right | Leg break | YMCA Cricket Club |
88 | Robyn Lewis | 21 July 1999 (aged 16) | 1 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | YMCA Cricket Club |
46 | Kate McKenna | 27 September 1989 (aged 26) | 7 | Right | Right-arm medium | Merrion Cricket Club |
23 | Ciara Metcalfe | 29 September 1979 (aged 36) | 9 | Left | Leg break | Pembroke Cricket Club |
99 | Lucy O'Reilly | 9 November 1999 (aged 16) | 18 | Right | Right-arm medium | YMCA Cricket Club |
11 | Clare Shillington | 8 January 1981 (aged 35) | 36 | Right | Right-arm off break | YMCA Cricket Club |
81 | Mary Waldron (wk) | 5 May 1984 (aged 31) | 28 | Right | Malahide Cricket Club |
On 3 February 2016, New Zealand Cricket announced its squad. [12] [13]
Coach: Haidee Tiffen
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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23 | Suzie Bates (c) | 16 September 1987 (aged 28) | 78 | Right | Right-arm medium | Otago Sparks |
77 | Sophie Devine (v/c) | 1 September 1989 (aged 26) | 54 | Right | Right-arm medium | Wellington Blaze |
19 | Erin Bermingham | 18 April 1988 (aged 27) | 24 | Right | Leg break | Canterbury Magicians |
62 | Leigh Kasperek | 15 February 1992 (aged 24) | 7 | Right | Right-arm off break | Otago Sparks |
49 | Felicity Leydon-Davis | 22 June 1994 (aged 21) | 8 | Right | Right-arm medium | Northern Districts Spirit |
15 | Katey Martin (wk) | 7 February 1985 (aged 31) | 42 | Right | Otago Sparks | |
28 | Sara McGlashan (wk) | 28 March 1982 (aged 33) | 71 | Right | Auckland Hearts | |
99 | Thamsyn Newton | 3 June 1995 (aged 20) | 5 | Right | Right-arm medium | Canterbury Magicians |
54 | Morna Nielsen | 24 February 1990 (aged 26) | 38 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | Otago Sparks |
70 | Katie Perkins | 7 July 1988 (aged 27) | 37 | Right | Right-arm medium | Auckland Hearts |
52 | Anna Peterson | 12 September 1990 (aged 25) | 7 | Right | Right-arm medium | Auckland Hearts |
13 | Rachel Priest (wk) | 13 June 1985 (aged 30) | 59 | Right | Wellington Blaze | |
74 | Hannah Rowe | 3 October 1996 (aged 19) | 5 | Right | Right-arm medium | Central Districts Hinds |
17 | Amy Satterthwaite | 7 October 1986 (aged 29) | 66 | Left | Right-arm medium | Canterbury Magicians |
6 | Lea Tahuhu | 23 September 1990 (aged 25) | 20 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Canterbury Magicians |
On 10 February 2016, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced its squad. [14]
Coach: Mohtashim Rasheed
1On 9 March 2016, the Pakistan Cricket Board reported it was withdrawing Sania Khan due to a fractured thumb and named Diana Baig as replacement. [15]
On 25 February 2016, Cricket South Africa announced its squad. [16] [17]
Coach: Hilton Moreeng
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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22 | Mignon du Preez (c) | 13 June 1989 (aged 26) | 61 | Right | Northerns | |
8 | Trisha Chetty (v/c) (wk) | 26 June 1988 (aged 27) | 62 | Right | Gauteng | |
15 | Moseline Daniels | 1 February 1990 (aged 26) | 22 | Left | Left-arm medium | Boland |
17 | Dinesha Devnarain | 12 November 1988 (aged 27) | 16 | Right | Right-arm medium | KZN Coastal |
21 | Yolani Fourie | 12 October 1989 (aged 26) | 7 | Right | Right-arm off break | Gauteng |
89 | Shabnim Ismail | 5 October 1988 (aged 27) | 54 | Left | Right-arm fast-medium | Gauteng |
7 | Marizanne Kapp | 4 January 1990 (aged 26) | 46 | Right | Right-arm medium | Eastern Province |
99 | Ayabonga Khaka | 18 July 1992 (aged 23) | 8 | Right | Right-arm medium | Border |
Odine Kirsten | 28 July 1994 (aged 21) | 2 | Right | Right-arm medium | Northerns | |
5 | Masabata Klaas | 3 February 1991 (aged 25) | 9 | Right | Right-arm medium | Free State |
67 | Lizelle Lee | 2 April 1992 (aged 23) | 33 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | North West |
11 | Marcia Letsoalo | 11 April 1984 (aged 31) | 44 | Right | Right-arm medium | Northerns |
96 | Suné Luus | 5 January 1996 (aged 20) | 32 | Right | Leg break | Northerns |
81 | Dane van Niekerk | 14 May 1993 (aged 22) | 53 | Right | Leg break | Eastern Province |
25 | Chloe Tryon | 25 January 1994 (aged 22) | 29 | Right | Left-arm medium-fast | KZN Coastal |
On 9 February 2016, Sri Lanka Cricket announced its squad. [18] [19]
Coach: Lanka de Silva
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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14 | Shashikala Siriwardene (c) | 14 February 1985 (aged 31) | 48 | Right | Right-arm off break | Navy Sports Club |
58 | Chamari Atapattu (v/c) | 9 February 1990 (aged 26) | 50 | Left | Right-arm medium | Air Force Sports Club |
25 | Nipuni Hansika | 3 August 1994 (aged 21) | 10 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | Army Sports Club |
97 | Ama Kanchana | 7 April 1991 (aged 24) | 11 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Air Force Sports Club |
36 | Hansima Karunaratne | 4 October 1993 (aged 22) | 3 | Right | Right-arm medium | Colts Cricket Club |
91 | Sugandika Kumari | 5 October 1990 (aged 25) | 12 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | Army Sports Club |
3 | Eshani Lokusuriyage | 1 June 1984 (aged 31) | 52 | Right | Right-arm medium | Navy Sports Club |
Harshitha Madavi | 29 June 1998 (aged 17) | 0 | Left | Right-arm slow-medium | Colts Cricket Club | |
5 | Dilani Manodara (wk) | 8 December 1982 (aged 33) | 44 | Right | Air Force Sports Club | |
23 | Yasoda Mendis | 15 September 1986 (aged 29) | 33 | Right | Right-arm medium | Air Force Sports Club |
55 | Udeshika Prabodani | 20 September 1985 (aged 30) | 41 | Right | Left-arm medium | Navy Sports Club |
86 | Oshadi Ranasinghe | 16 March 1986 (aged 29) | 14 | Left | Right-arm medium-fast | Air Force Sports Club |
18 | Inoka Ranaweera | 18 February 1986 (aged 30) | 24 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | Navy Sports Club |
9 | Nilakshi de Silva | 27 September 1989 (aged 26) | 9 | Right | Right-arm slow-medium | Army Sports Club |
87 | Prasadini Weerakkody (wk) | 13 November 1988 (aged 27) | 17 | Left | Navy Sports Club |
On 13 January 2016, the West Indies Cricket Board announced its squad. [20]
Coach: Vasbert Drakes
No. | Player | Date of birth | T20I Matches | Batting | Bowling style | Domestic team |
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7 | Stafanie Taylor (c) | 11 June 1991 (aged 24) | 68 | Right | Right-arm off break | Jamaica |
4 | Shakera Selman (v/c) | 1 September 1989 (aged 26) | 59 | Right | Right-arm medium | Barbados |
11 | Merissa Aguilleira (wk) | 14 December 1985 (aged 30) | 73 | Right | Trinidad and Tobago | |
30 | Shemaine Campbelle | 14 October 1992 (aged 23) | 72 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | Guyana |
46 | Shamilia Connell | 14 July 1992 (aged 23) | 10 | Right | Right-arm fast | Barbados |
35 | Britney Cooper | 23 August 1989 (aged 26) | 41 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Trinidad and Tobago |
5 | Deandra Dottin | 21 June 1991 (aged 24) | 82 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | Barbados |
9 | Afy Fletcher | 17 March 1987 (aged 28) | 7 | Right | Right-arm off break | Windward Islands |
15 | Stacy-Ann King | 17 July 1983 (aged 32) | 70 | Left | Left-arm medium | Trinidad and Tobago |
42 | Kycia Knight (wk) | 19 February 1992 (aged 24) | 33 | Left | Barbados | |
47 | Kyshona Knight | 19 February 1992 (aged 24) | 25 | Left | Right-arm medium | Barbados |
50 | Hayley Matthews | 19 March 1998 (aged 17) | 13 | Right | Right-arm off break | Barbados |
14 | Anisa Mohammed | 7 September 1988 (aged 27) | 80 | Right | Right-arm off break | Trinidad and Tobago |
43 | Shaquana Quintyne | 3 January 1996 (aged 20) | 36 | Right | Leg break | Barbados |
33 | Tremayne Smartt | 17 September 1985 (aged 30) | 56 | Right | Right-arm medium | Guyana |
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