SA Squad for the ICC u19 Women’s T20 World Cup, WSL & India Series – WP Trio Selected

December 2022

The Cricket South Africa (CSA) Women’s Selection Committee has announced the SA U19 Women’s squad for the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup South Africa 2023.

The 15-player squad and two non-travelling reserves will participate in the CSA Women’s Super League and a five-match T20 series against India U19W leading up to the tournament.

All 15 players will be capped on Sunday, 11 December 2022 at 18h00, on the eve of the CSA Women’s Super League, with the event taking place at Six Gun Grill Newlands.
CSA High-Performance Manager, Vincent Barnes, said; “This is the first time that ICC will be hosting an U19 Women’s World Cup, so naturally, there’s loads of excitement within the women’s camp, especially now that we are hosting the prestigious event.

Head Coach, Dinesha Devnarain, said; “This inaugural event comes with a lot of responsibility for us as coaches and players. As custodians of the game, custodians of our country, we ought to be patriotic and know that we can make the country proud.”

“Our aim is to do our best in the competition and take this as far as we possibly can. I want these young women to play the brand of cricket that we’ve developed and worked hard on, to go and showcase their skills and take as many learnings from the experience,” Devnarain concluded.

SA U19 WOMEN’S SQUAD FOR THE ICC U19 WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP

Elandri Janse Van Rensburg (North West), Simone Lourens (Titans Cricket), Anica Swart (North West), Karabo Meso (Lions Cricket), Madison Landsman (VC) (Easterns), Oluhle Siyo (C) (Lions Cricket), Kayla Reyneke (Western Province), Jenna Evans (Lions Cricket), Miane Smit (Free State), Ayanda Hlubi (KZN Coastal), Seshnie Naidu (KZN Coastal), Refilwe Moncho (Lions Cricket), Mona Lisa Legodi (Titans Cricket), Nthabiseng Nini (North West), Jemma Botha (Western Province).

Non Travelling Reserves: Caitlin Wyngaard (Western Province), Diara Ramlakan (Lions Cricket).

Western Province Women’s coach Claire Terblanche was effusive in her praise for the three amazing young women selected from Western Province:

“This journey started last year before the U19 Girls National Week, a hard fought journey designed to give the girls the best possible opportunity to be picked for the Inaugural U19 World Cup in 2023. This is the beginning of what is still to come and we support Jemma, Kayla and Caitlin all the way, because without their input and grind to be better and to grow, this selection would not be possible. Very proud of each one of them and wish the team and the entire management a fruitful World Cup”

Thanks Coach Claire and Jemma, Kayla and Caitlin for your contribution to Western Province cricket. We wish you all the very best for the WSL and the World Cup!! We are proud of you!