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USA Cricket are incredibly pleased to announce a historic inaugural international tour for the USA Women\u2019s Under 19s team as they are set to travel to the Caribbean next month to play against Windward Islands U19 Women\u2019s team in a series of four Twenty20 matches. The Windward Islands comprise the islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Lucia and Dominica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In partnership with both the Windward Islands Cricket Board and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Cricket Association, this tour is part of the wider long-term strategic partnership that USA Cricket has with Cricket West Indies (CWI), our nearest Full Member Nation of the ICC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This tour is the culmination of a huge year for the Women and Girls game in the United States, with the newly launched domestic pathway, the Sistar Mortgage Women\u2019s National Championships (Senior Women\u2019s and Under 19) alongside the successful ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Mexico and the recently-abandoned ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. The Windward Islands tour is another demonstration of the progress made on our USA Cricket Foundational Plan\u2019s strategic focus on Women & Girls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
USA Cricket Board Member and Women and Girls Committee Chair, Nadia Gruny said, \u201cWe are pleased to partner with the Windward Islands Cricket Board (WICB) and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association to create a T20 series that would be mutually beneficial to both our under 19 teams. In line with our recently launched plan to Shape the Future for Women & Girls in American Cricket to \u2018Create increased competitive international match opportunities\u2019, this tour will present a fantastic opportunity for some of the young talent who have stood out on our new domestic pathway this year to get international exposure and a competitive level of cricket in the Caribbean. On behalf of the board, I thank the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Government for the support of the development of women\u2019s cricket in the region and everyone involved in helping to make this tour a reality in such a challenging time. Congratulations to all of the girls selected and we look forward to a successful tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WICB President, Dr. Kishore Shallow said, \u201cThis exciting tour represents a shared vision of both USA Cricket and WICB to offer more development opportunities for female cricketers. We are grateful for the initiative and cooperation of USA Cricket to execute what I anticipate to be a fantastic series of competitive cricket.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
USA Cricket Operations Director, Richard Done added, \u201cUSA Cricket is excited by the potential of our Under 19 group and the impact they are already having on our USA Women\u2019s Team, most recently in Mexico and then in Zimbabwe. With women\u2019s cricket a clear focus of the USA Cricket Foundational Plan, the future for women\u2019s cricket in the USA is bright, and this tour will allow our next group of talented girls a chance to experience and learn more about travelling and playing internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geetika Kodali will captain the first ever USA Women\u2019s Under 19 team to undertake an overseas tour<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The selected U19 squad does not include several of the U19 players who participated in the ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup Qualifier (WCQ) in Zimbabwe. The WCQ was abandoned due to the identification of Omicron, the new Covid variant and growing travel restrictions on passengers coming from Southern Africa countries, including Zimbabwe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Team USA Women\u2019s U19 Squad<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Geetika Kodali (Captain)
Laasya Mullapudi (Vice Captain)
Anika Kumar
Bhumika Bhadriraju
Chetna Pagyadala
Disha Dhingra
Jivana Aras
Mitali Patwardhan (WK)
Pooja Ganesh (WK)
Ritu Singh
Sai Tanmayi Eyyunni
Snigdha Paul
Trisha Bhima
Tya Gonsalves
Yashaaditi Teki<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U19 Head Coach: Asif Mujtaba
Selection Panel: Ritesh Kadu (Interim Chair), Jyotsna Patel, Deepali Rokade<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Match Schedule<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday January 24 \u2013 1st T20 @ 9:00am EST
Tuesday January 25 \u2013 2nd T20 @ 12:30pm EST
Wednesday January 26 \u2013 Rest
Thursday January 27 \u2013 3rd T20 @ 9:00am EST
Friday January 28 \u2013 4th T20 @ 9:00am EST<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NB \u2013 St. Vincent local time is 1 hour ahead of EST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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