Sophie Devine Takes White Ferns' Helm as New Zealand Unveil Squad for 2024 Women's T20 World Cup

With the Women's T20 World Cup closing in, the participating teams have been revealing their official squads for the tournament. With the title on the line, all the sides will be aiming for a top finish this year. The women's cricket tournament will be hosted in the UAE this year. Several teams have already released their teams for the upcoming tournament, and the New Zealand White Ferns are the latest side to do so. The NZC has announced a 15-women side for the Women's T20 World Cup

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Sophie Devine to Lead as New Zealand White Ferns Reveal 15-Women Squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

New Zealand Cricket revealed the official squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, with batting all-rounder Sophie Devine leading the White Ferns in the ICC tournament. Devine's appearance in the T20 World Cup 2024 will be his ninth, and she will be aiming for the title after finishing as the runner-up on two different occasions. The White Ferns have the veteran's experience with stars like Amelia Kerr, Maddy Green, Suzie Bates and Lea Tahuhu. The team is well-balanced with pace and spin attack, which could come in handy.

Ben Sawyer, the coach of the White Ferns, feels his team is well-positioned to do well at the T20 World Cup since it has a great blend of youth and expertise.

“Congratulations to all of the players named in this squad, it’s a significant achievement to be selected to represent your country at a World Cup. I’m really pleased with this squad, I think these are our best 15 players to adapt to what will likely be varied conditions.”

“Soph and Suze have a huge amount of tournament experience from World Cups to franchise leagues, so we’ll certainly be leaning on that knowledge in what’s going to be a pretty intense competition," White Ferns Coach Ben Sawyer said as per ICC.

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New Zealand White Ferns are in Group A and are paired alongside stalwart teams like Australia, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the Women's T20 World Cup . The Women's T20 tournament will commence in October 2024 in the UAE after it was moved out of Bangladesh because of security issues. The White Ferns will play warm-up games against South Africa and England before competing in the ICC tournament.

New Zealand squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu