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The 27-day ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 begins in Nagpur on 8 March with 19 men’s players set to feature in their sixth straight event, while 29 women’s cricketers will make their fifth successive appearance.<\/p>\nThe 27-day ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 begins in Nagpur on 8 March with 19 men’s players set to feature in their sixth straight event, while 29 women’s cricketers will make their fifth successive appearance.<\/p>\n
In the women’s event, which has been staged alongside the men’s event since 2009, the West Indies will enter the competition with six players having played in all tournaments to date. These are: Stafanie Taylor, Merissa Aguilleira, Deandra Dottin, Stacy-Ann King, Anisa Mohammed and Shakera Selman.<\/p>\n
Pakistan has named five players who have the experience of four previous events. They are: Asmavia Iqbal, Bismah Maroof, Javeria Khan, Nain Abedi and Sana Mir.<\/p>\n
England and South Africa have retained four players each from the previous four tournaments, and they are: Charlotte Edwards, Lydia Greenway, Jenny Gunn, Sarah Taylor (all England), and Mignon du Preez, Trisha Chetty, Shabnim Ismail and Dane Van Niekerk (all South Africa).<\/p>\n
New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be fielding three players each who have been members of the sides that have played in previous events. These are: Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Sara McGlashan (all New Zealand), Chamari Athapaththu, Eshani Lokusooriya and Udeshika Probodani (all Sri Lanka).<\/p>\n
Mitahli Raj, Jhulan Goswami (both India), Alex Blackwell and Ellyse Perry (both Australia) are the other players to attend their fifth successive women’s competition.<\/p>\n
In 2018 and 2022, there will be standalone women’s ICC World Twenty20 tournaments, which will be staged in the West Indies and South Africa, respectively.<\/p>\n
WOMEN’S<\/p>\n
AUSTRALIA – Meg Lanning (capt.); Kristen Beams; Alex Blackwell; Lauren Cheatle; Sarah Coyte; Rene Farrell; Holly Ferling; Grace Harris; Alyssa Healy; Jess Jonassen; Beth Mooney; Erin Osborne; Ellyse Perry; Megan Schutt and Elyse Villani.<\/p>\n
Coach – Matthew Mott<\/p>\n
BANGLADESH – Jahanara Alam (capt.); Ayasha Rahman; Fahima Khatun; Fargana Hoque; Khadiza Tul Kubra; Lata Mondal; Nahida Akhter; Nigar Sultana; Panna Ghosh; Ritu Moni; Rumana Ahmed; Salma Khatun; Sanjida Islam; Shaila Sharmin and Sharmin Akhter.<\/p>\n
Coach – J C Gamage<\/p>\n
ENGLAND – Charlotte Edwards (capt.); Tamsin Beaumont; Katherine Brunt; Georgia Elwiss; Natasha Farrant; Lydia Greenway; Rebecca Grundy; Jenny Gunn; Danielle Hazell; Amy Jones; Heather Knight; Natalie Sciver; Anya Shrubsole; Sarah Taylor and Danielle Wyatt.<\/p>\n
Coach – Mark Robinson<\/p>\n
INDIA – Mithali Raj (capt.); Ekta Bisht; Rajeshwari Gayakwad; Jhulan Goswami; Thirush Kamini; Harmanpreet Kaur; Veda Krishnamurthy; Smriti Mandhana; Niranjana Nagarajan; Shikha Pandey; Anuja Patil; Deepti Sharma; Vellaswamy Vanitha; Sushma Verma and Poonam Yadav.<\/p>\n
Coach – Purnima Rau<\/p>\n
IRELAND – Isobel Joyce (capt.); Catherine Dalton; Laura Delany; Kim Garth; Jennifer Gray; Cecelia Joyce; Shauna Kavanagh; Amy Kenealy; Robyn Lewis; Gaby Lewis; Kate McKenna; Ciara Metcalfe; Lucy O’Reilly; Clare Shillington and Mary Waldron.<\/p>\n
Coach – Aaron Hamilton<\/p>\n
NEW ZEALAND – Suzie Bates (capt.); Erin Bermingham; Sophie Devine; Leigh Kasperek; Felicity Leydon-Davis; Katey Martin; Sara McGlashan; Thamsyn Newton; Morna Nielsen; Katie Perkins; Anna Peterson; Rachel Priest; Hannah Rowe; Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu.<\/p>\n
Coach – Haidee Tiffen<\/p>\n
PAKISTAN – Sana Mir (capt.); Aliya Riaz; Anam Amin; Asmavia Iqbal; Nahida Khan; Bismah Maroof; Iram Javed; Javeria Wadood; Muneeba Ali Siddiqui; Nida Dar; Sadia Yousuf; Sania Khan; Sidra Ameen; Sidra Nawaz and Nain Abidi.<\/p>\n
Coach – Mohtashim Rasheed<\/p>\n
SOUTH AFRICA – Mignon du Preez (capt.); Trisha Chetty; Moseline Daniels; Dinesha Devnarain; Yolani Fourie; Shabnim Ismail; Marizanne Kapp; Ayabonga Khaka; Odine Kirsten; Masabata Klaas; Lizelle Lee; Matshipi Marcia; Sune Luus; Chloe Tryon and Dane Van Niekerk.<\/p>\n
Coach – Hilton Moreeng<\/p>\n
SRI LANKA – Shashikala Siriwardene (capt.); Chamari Atapattu; Sugandika Kumari; Nipuni Hansika; Ama Kanchana; Hansima Karunaratne; Eshani Kaushalya; Harshitha Madavi; Dilani Manodara; Yasoda Mendis; Udeshika Prabodhani; Oshadi Ranasinghe; Inoka Ranaweera; Nilakshi de Silva and Prasadini Weerakkody.<\/p>\n
Coach – Lanka de Silva<\/p>\n
WEST INDIES – Stafanie Taylor (capt.); Merissa Aguilleira; Shemaine Campbelle; Shamilia Connell; Britney Cooper; Deandra Dottin; Afy Fletcher; Stacy-Ann King; Kyshona Knight; Kycia Knight; Hayley Matthews; Anisa Mohammed; Shaquana Quintyne; Shakera Selman and Tremayne Smartt.<\/p>\n
Coach – Vasbert Drakes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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