Italian Women’s national squad are set to play their maiden T20Is, when they face-off in a 5-match bi-lateral series against Austria Women from August 09th – 12th, 2021. All the matches will take place at Roma Cricket Club pitch in Spinaceto in via Val di Perna.
A 20-member training camp squad took part in trail matches and practice sessions before the final 13-member squad was chosen for the series, after a combined north vs south series was conducted in July 2021 to select the training camp squad, under the guidance of national head coach, Royce H. Daniel.
The series was originally scheduled as a tri-series along with Jersey Women, but had to be changed after travel restrictions in place did not allow them to take part. Austria Women will be back in action after playing a bi-lateral series at home in 2020 against Germany Women in August. They are currently ranked 51st in the ICC Women’s T20I team rankings table.
Italy Women Squad
Peddrick Jansa Bolonghe Kumudu Niranjala (Captain), Araliya Kankanamage Teshani Charunika, Aththidi Panagoda Liyanage Dona Rashini Sadunika, Batagoda Herath Mudiyanselage Gayathri Kanchana, Diminguwarige Niroshni Pushpa Kumari, Kanankege Pasindi Sewmini, Landage Anusha Lakmali, Mahamalage Fernando Thilini Chathurika, Malwatta Liyanage Sadalee Vasana Fernando, Nanayakkara Mahaguruge Dilaisha Rishani Fernando, Samarasinghe Arachchige Don Hasanthi Dayana Preama Samarasingha, Samarawickrama Dishani and Withanage Sharon Andromida
Austria Women Squad
Andrea Mae-Zepeda (Captain), Busra Uca, Gandhali Tushar, Harjiva Bhullar, Sylvia Kailath, Priya Sabu, Valentina Avdylaj, Harjot Dhaliwal, Ashmaan Saifee, Jo-Antoinette Stigliz, Sriya Komati, Soujanya Bangalore, Anisha Nookala and Mallika Pushpangani
Austria Women tour of Italy Schedule (Local Timings)
09th August 2021: Italy Women vs Austria Women @9am (Scorecard)
10th August 2021: Italy Women vs Austria Women @9am (Scorecard)
11th August 2021: Italy Women vs Austria Women @9am (Scorecard) and @4pm (Scorecard)
12th August 2021: Italy Women vs Austria Women @4pm (Scorecard)