England Cricket name Women ‘s squads for Sri Lanka ODI and IT20 series

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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