Women's U19 T20 WC

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Didn't see a thread for this, and while I know live coverage doesn't seem available, we are getting some scores through

Interested to see how we go this tournament as it's a good chance to get a look at the next generation

For WBBL fans, there's a few familiar names in the squad

Australia squad: Chloe Ainsworth, Lily Bassingthwaighte, Caoimhe Bray, Ella Briscoe, Maggie Clark, Hasrat Gill, Lucy Hamilton, Amy Hunter, Sara Kennedy, Eleanor Larosa, Grace Lyons, Ines McKeon, Juliette Morton, Kate Pelle, Tegan Williamson

 

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And this is a good start in the field for our first match

 

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Nigeria beat NZ.

 

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And we just got over Bangladesh

 

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Close game between Samoa and South Africa

 

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NRR of -9.4 on the table

 

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You wonder what anyone gets out of having them compete at this tournament.

You can say they get to play and practice against the best but if they're only out there for 1.4 overs it's surely just a waste of everyone's time.

In 5 matches their captain averages 4 and their opening batter averages 1.6

 

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Definitely a bowlers tournament. When I glanced at the stats last night (although many players had only 1-2 games against their name), there were approx 35 bowlers averaging under 10.

 

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Rain also seems to be playing it's part this tournament

 

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Why is Limansa Thilakarathna playing for Sri Lanka and not Australia?

 

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Why is Limansa Thilakarathna playing for Sri Lanka and not Australia?

It doesn't go into a lot of detail, but this is from a pre-tournament article, listing 5 must watch players:

Limansa Thilakarathna (Sri Lanka)​

Daughter of former Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Melbourne-raised Limansa, an Australian national, wants to be a legspinner like another famous Victorian, the late Shane Warne. In 2021, she became the youngest female cricketer - at 12 - to play at the premier level, when she was chosen for Cricket Victoria's Under-16 squad. She currently represents Melbourne Cricket Club.

Limansa's Australian nationality has caused debate within Sri Lankan cricketing circles, but the selectors have stuck to their decision of picking her citing her all-round abilities - she bats left-handed and in the top four, apart from being a legspinner.

Women's Under-19 World Cup: five players to keep a close eye on

We will be keeping tabs on how these five young women go at the latest edition of the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia

www.espncricinfo.com

 

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You wonder what anyone gets out of having them compete at this tournament.

You can say they get to play and practice against the best but if they're only out there for 1.4 overs it's surely just a waste of everyone's time.

In 5 matches their captain averages 4 and their opening batter averages 1.6

They qualified by beating other nations. What changes to the competition would you make to make sure the Samoan girls don't get to compete at a World Cup?

 

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Even with that loss we are through to the semi finals

Semi-final schedule:

First semi-final: South Africa v Australia, Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, 31 January, 10:30 AM (local)
Second semi-final: India v England, Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, 2:30 PM (local)