ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup: New Zealand announced their squad

New Zealand has included three players with senior caps - Fran Jonas, Georgia Plimmer, and Isabella Gaze - in their squad for the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, which is set to be played in South Africa in January 2023. All three were part of New Zealand's squad at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year, while Jonas and Plimmer also played in the 2022 ODI World Cup.

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Left-arm spinner Jonas (9 ODIS and 12 T20Is), batter Plimmer (2 ODIs and 10 T20Is) and keeper Izzy Gaze (3 ODIs and 10 T20Is) have a combined 46 caps worth of senior international experience.

In picking these three, New Zealand has followed the example of India, who picked Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh in their squad for the upcoming mega event. England, however, left out Freya Kemp and Alice Capsey, in order to manage their workloads.

The two players are also likely to be on the senior team's tour of the West Indies in December as well as take part in the senior Women's T20 World Cup, which takes place in February in South Africa.

Former New Zealand keeper Sara McGlashan will coach the side, with former Auckland allrounder Donovan Grobbelaar and former New Zealand legspinner Tarun Nethula assisting her.

"I think we've got a strong squad for this World Cup with a nice mix of youth and experience."

"For many of the players, this will be their first time traveling overseas to play cricket, so they'll certainly benefit from the experience of Fran, Georgia, and Izzy, the natural leaders in this group."

McGlashan said

New Zealand squad for ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup

Olivia Anderson
Anna Browning
Kate Chandler
Natasha Codyre
Isabella Gaze
Antonia Hamilton
Abigail Hotton
Breearne Illing
Fran Jonas
Kayley Knight
Paige Loggenberg
Emma McLeod
Georgia Plimmer
Izzy Sharp,
Tash Wakelin

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An NZC release said a captain would be named in due course.