England Women have announced their Vitality IT20 and Metro Bank ODI squads for the 2023 white-ball series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway later this month.
These players receive their maiden senior call-ups :-
Fast bowler Mahika Gaur and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath receive their maiden senior call-ups and are named in both groups after representing England A against Australia A earlier this summer.
Gaur, 17, was part of Thunder’s run to Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day and played a key role in their Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy matches earlier this year. She also made her debut in the 2023 edition of The Hundred for Manchester Originals.
Meanwhile, 21-year-old Heath was part of Northern Diamonds’ Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy-winning side of 2022 and has been in the England A set-up for the last 14 months. Heath has featured in all of Northern Superchargers’ 2023 Hundred matches to date.
ENG W vs SL W: These players will miss the series :-
Top-ranked one-day international and Twenty20 bowler Sophie Ecclestone and batter Sophia Dunkley will miss the series while experienced duo Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danielle Wyatt will sit out of the IT20 and ODI series’ respectively, to manage the quartet’s programme over the next 12 months.
Tickets for England Women v Sri Lanka Women fixtures are on sale and can be accessed via ecb.co.uk/tickets.
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England Women’s Vitality IT20 squad :-
- Heather Knight (captain, Western Storm)
- Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers)
- Maia Bouchier (Southern Vipers)
- Alice Capsey (South East Stars)
- Kate Cross (Thunder)
- Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers)
- Lauren Filer (Western Storm)
- Mahika Gaur (Thunder)
- Danielle Gibson (Western Storm)
- Sarah Glenn (The Blaze)
- Bess Heath (Northern Diamonds)
- Amy Jones (Central Sparks)
- Freya Kemp (Southern Vipers)
- Issy Wong (Central Sparks)
- Danielle Wyatt (Southern Vipers)
England Women’s Metro Bank ODI squad :-
- Heather Knight (captain, Western Storm)
- Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze)
- Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers)
- Maia Bouchier (Southern Vipers)
- Alice Capsey (South East Stars)
- Kate Cross (Thunder)
- Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers)
- Lauren Filer (Western Storm)
- Mahika Gaur (Thunder)
- Danielle Gibson (Western Storm)
- Sarah Glenn (The Blaze)
- Bess Heath (Northern Diamonds)
- Amy Jones (Central Sparks)
- Emma Lamb (Thunder)
- Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze)
ENG W vs SL W: Vitality Women’s IT20s :-
- 1st IT20: Thursday 31 August 2023, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove
- 2nd IT20: Saturday 2 September, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford
- 3rd IT20: Wednesday 6 September, The Incora County Ground, Derby
ENG W vs SL W: Metro Bank ODI Series :-
- 1st ODI: Saturday 9 September, Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street
- 2nd ODI: Tuesday 12 September, The County Ground, Northampton
- 3rd ODI: Thursday 14 September, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester
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