Five Trinidad and Tobago players were selected for the West Indies U19 Women’s team to play USA in five T20Is at the Central Broward County Stadium in Florida from August 8-14.
T&T U19 captain Shalini Samaroo was named as vice-captain for the West Indies U19 team.
Also inducted are batsmen Shunelle Sawh, bowler Djenaba Joseph, medium pacer KD-Jazz Mitchell and all-rounder Samara Ramnath.
Former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago captain Merissa Aguilleira is the team manager.
Guyana’s all-rounder Asmini Munisar was named captain, with former Leeward Islands batsman Steve Liburd as head coach.
The 12-member squad also includes West Indies Women’s A team player Zaida James, who was a traveling reserve with the West Indies senior women’s team.
“History has been made with the selection of this West Indies U-19 team. No cricket tournament was played during the pandemic, and so it was not only important but also an eye-opener to see the girls in the last U19 tournament,” Chief Selector Ann-Browne John said of the team.
“The selectors were extremely pleased with the quality of skills shown by these young players. The team has a good mix of bowling strokes, including some left-handers,” she added.
Browne-John singled out captain Munisar and T&T batsman Joseph as having impressed during the recent CWI Women’s U19 Championship in Trinidad.
The former West Indies emphasized the importance of the series for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
“This series as well as several other planned upcoming events would help the players in their development as they prepare for the ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup T20 in January,” said John-Browne.
The series is ideal preparation for the inaugural edition of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, which is set for January 2023 in South Africa.
The USA U19 team recently won the CWI Rising Stars Women’s U19 T20 Championship in Trinidad, going undefeated throughout the tournament.
The USA U19 Women’s Team is coached by former West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
FULL squad
Ashmini Munisar (captain)
Shalini Samaroo (Vice Captain)
The hot caller
Johnny Cumberbatch
Realeanna Grimmond
Zaida James
Djenaba Joseph
KD-Jazz Mitchell
Ashley Ramnath
Samara Ramnath
Shunelle Sawh
Kate Wilmot
Team management
Steve Liburd (Head Coach)
Merissa Aguilleira (Team Manager)
Samantha Lynch (Assistant Coach)
Jamal Smith (Assistant Coach)
Asia Joseph (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
Tori-Ann Grant (Physiotherapist)
Game Schedule – at Broward County Stadium
August 8: U19 Women’s 1st T20I – 18:30 (17:30 Jamaica)
August 9: U19 Women’s 2nd T20I – 18:30 (17:30 Jamaica)
August 11: U19 Women’s 3rd T20I – 10.30am (9.30am Jamaica)
August 12: U19 Women’s 4th T20I – 10.30am (9.30am Jamaica)
August 14: U19 Women’s 5s T20I – 10.30am (9.30am Jamaica)
