Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) have announced the launch of the inaugural Super Women League tournament, with players from 5 Associate member (excluding Malaysia) countries to take part in the event.
Malaysian Super Women League will take place from 28th Dec 2019 – 02nd Jan 2020 and all the matches will be played at Kinrara Oval. Four teams will be competing in the inaugural edition, namely Southern Jaguars, Northern Queens, Eastern Lioness & Central Super Girls. 27 Malaysian national/domestic players along with 25 invited players from 6 countries namely Australia, Vanuatu, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia & Thailand will be taking part in the event, with squads built around them.
MCA will be live streaming the matches from the event on their Facebook page. All team’s will play each other in the single round-robin group stage format, before the top 2 team’s battle it out in the final on 02nd Jan 2020.
Vanuatu national squad players Selina Solman, Valenta Langiatu and Nasimana Navaika will be taking part in the tournament. Indonesia’s Yulia Anggraeni and Kadek Winda Prastini, who created the Women’s T20I World record for 250-runs partnership against Philippines in their bi-lateral T20I series on 21st Dec 2019, will also be part of the event.
2019/2020 Super Women League Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (Local) |
| 29/12/2019 | Northern Queens vs Eastern Lioness | Kinrara Oval | 09:00 |
| Southern Jaguars vs Central Super Girls | Kinrara Oval | 12:30 | |
| 30/12/2019 | Central Super Girls vs Northern Queens | Kinrara Oval | 09:00 |
| Eastern Lioness vs Southern Jaguars | Kinrara Oval | 12:30 | |
| 31/12/2019 | Northern Queens vs Southern Jaguars | Kinrara Oval | 09:00 |
| Central Super Girls vs Eastern Lioness | Kinrara Oval | 12:30 | |
| 01/01/2020 | Semifinal#1 (1st vs 4th) | Kinrara Oval | 09:00 |
| Semifinal#2 (2nd vs 3rd) | Kinrara Oval | 12:30 | |
| 02/01/2020 | 3rd/4th Play/Off | Kinrara Oval | 09:00 |
| Final | Kinrara Oval | 12:30 |
Super Women League Squads
Central Super Girls: Mas Elysa Yasmin (Captain), Noor Hayati, Theint Theint Soe (Myanmar), Rosenanee Kanoh (Thailand), Wan Julia, Nur Aliah Asyqin, Dhanusri Sri Muhunan, Amalin Sorfina, Lin Lin Htun (Myanmar), Ni Made Putri Suwandewi (Indonesia), Elsa Hunter (Australia), Nasimana Navaika (Vanuatu) & Pagadala Balaji Swetha
Southern Jaguars: Diviya G K (Singapore) (Captain), Zin Tharaphy Kyaw (Myanmar), Yulia Anggraeni (Indonesia), Suwanan Khiaoto (Thailand), Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Asmawati, Selina Solman (Vanuatu), Valenta Langiatu (Vanuatu), Arianna Natasya, Illisa Preston, Ainur Amelina, Farah Farhana Binti Zainuddin & Phannita Maya (Thailand)
Northern Queens: Winifred (Captain), Mahirah, Nik Nur Atiela, Khin Min Myat (Myanmar), Adelaide Campion (Australia), Manatsawee Jatho (Thailand), Nabila, Kadek Winda Prastini (Indonesia), Delana Kodikara (Australia), Thipatcha Putthawong (Thailand), Nandita Sharma, Aina Najwa & Izyan Nafisah
Eastern Lioness: Samantha Arnold (Australia) (Captain), Nur Nadhirah Nasaruddin, Intan Jamahidayu Binti Jaafar, Edenyce Eduard Krismartini (Indonesia), Fatin Nursheries, Shafina Mahesh (Singapore), Nur Iman Qisra Binti Mohd Yazid, Aisya Eleesa Erni Firdauz, Noor Hatikah BT Razali, Yusrina Binti Yaakop, Vishy Deobhanker (Australia), Sunida Chaturongrattana (Thailand) & Alana Ryan (Australia)
For players from the Associate member countries, it will be an opportunity to get exposure in an International tournament, which will in turn help in the development of the game in their respective countries for future ICC specific events.
