The second Women’s ICC World Twenty20 gets underway in St Kitts on 5 May with the final taking place in Kensington Oval, Barbados on 16 May.
Eight teams will take part in the in the women’s tournament, which has been split into two pools of four.
The top two qualifiers from each pool will go through to the semi-finals, with the winners of those matches progressing to the final.
All round robin matches will take place in St Kitts with the semi-finals and finals part of a double header with the men’s equivalent matches in St Lucia and Barbados.
White Ferns schedule
The White Ferns are in Group B along side India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Warm up matches
20/05/2010 - White Ferns vs Australia
Warner Park, St Kitts
+1day NZ, 2:00am
3/05/2010 - White Ferns vs West Indies
Warner Park, St Kitts
+1day NZ, 6:00am
Group matches
6/05/2010 - White Ferns vs India
Warner Park, St Kitts
+1day NZ, 6:00am
8/05/2010 - White Ferns vs Sri Lanka
Warner Park, St Kitts
+1day NZ, 6:00am
10/05/2010 - White Ferns vs Pakistan
Warner Park, St Kitts
+1day NZ, 2:00am
White Ferns schedule, results and match reports »
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Key Players
The White Ferns have pulled together an experienced team, stacked full of all rounders with captain Aimee Watkins, Amy Satterthwaite, Nicola Browne, Sophie Devine, Sara McGlashan and Suzie Bates providing the core of the team with their good international credentials.
Much like her male counterpart, it is captain Aimee Watkins who will provide the biggest threat to the opposition with her crafty spin bowling and strong batting ability.
Aimee Watkins – International Twenty20 Statistics
Batting average: 29.64
Batting strike rate: 122.62
Bowling average: 18.61
Bowling economy rate: 5.83
The Squad
The squad has a familiar look to the one that lost the final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 to England and white washed the Australians in the Twenty20 component of the recent Rose Bowl series.
Lucy Doolan’s makes a welcome return from knee surgery and will bolster both the batting and bowling departments.
White Ferns coach Gary Stead said, “We have an exciting blend of youth and experience in this squad with plenty of versatility to cover the different options that are required in the variable West Indian conditions.”
“There are a number of power hitters in the team and that could be a key on the small Warner Park ground,” he added.
Aimee Watkins, Amy Satterthwaite, Suzie Bates, Erin Bermingham, Kate Broadmore, Nicola Browne, Sophie Devine, Natalie Dodd, Lucy Doolan, Maria Fahey, Sara McGlashan, Liz Perry, Rachel Priest, Sian Ruck.
