2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 squads

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The following squads were selected for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. On 10 October 2018 the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed all the squads for the tournament. [1]

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Australia

On 9 October 2018, Cricket Australia announced its squad: [2] [3]

Bangladesh

On 9 October 2018, the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced its squad: [4] [5]

England

On 4 October 2018, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced its squad: [6] [7] Ahead of the tournament, Katherine Brunt was ruled out due to a back injury and was replaced by Fran Wilson. [8]

India

On 28 September 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced its squad: [9] [10] During the tournament, Pooja Vastrakar was injured and replaced by Devika Vaidya. [11]

Ireland

On 3 October 2018, Cricket Ireland announced its squad: [12] [13]

New Zealand

On 18 September 2018, New Zealand Cricket announced its squad: [14] [15]

Pakistan

On 10 October 2018, the ICC confirmed Pakistan's squad: [1] No captain was initially named, as their regular captain, Bismah Maroof, was recovering from surgery. [16] Later the same month, Javeria Khan was named as the captain of the squad. [17] Bismah Maroof returned to the squad, replacing Sidra Ameen. [18]

South Africa

On 9 October 2018, Cricket South Africa announced its squad: [19] [20]

On the same day that Cricket South Africa named their squad for the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) deemed the bowling action of Raisibe Ntozakhe to be illegal. Therefore, she was immediately suspended from bowling in international matches. [21] Ntozakhe was replaced by Yolani Fourie, while Saarah Smith suffered an injury before the tournament and was replaced by Moseline Daniels. [22] After the start of the tournament, Trisha Chetty was ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an injury and was replaced by Faye Tunnicliffe. [23]

Sri Lanka

On 19 October 2018, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed its squad: [24]

West Indies

On 10 October 2018, Cricket West Indies announced its squad: [25] [26] Before the start of the tournament, Hayley Matthews was appointed as the vice-captain of the team. [27] Qiana Joseph replaced Sheneta Grimmond, who was injured. [28]

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