Squads named for Women's WC Qualifiers

The ICC has announced the squads of the ten teams that will participate in the Women's World Cup Qualifiers in Bangladesh in November. The teams - South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, USA, West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland, Japan and Bangladesh - will play for the four remaining spots in the 2013 World Cup, which will be in India.

The qualifying tournament features two groups and will run from November 14-25. The teams that progress will join England, Australia, India and New Zealand at the World Cup. The top four have already qualified for the event by virtue of placing No. 1 to No. 4 at the 2009 World Cup in Australia.

Group A: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, USA
Group B: West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland, Japan, Bangladesh

Squads
Bangladesh: Salma Khatun (capt), Most Sharmin Supta, Shathira Jesy, Suktara, Rumana Ahmed, Lata Mondol, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Ayesha Akter, Khadiza-Tul Kubra, Panna Ghosh, Sultana Boishakhi, Jahanara Alam, Sanjida Islam, Chamely Khatun.

Ireland: Isobel Joyce (capt), Laura Cullen, Laura Delany, Kimberley Garth, Cecelia Joyce, Shauna Kavanagh, Amy Kenealy, Louise McCarthy, Eimear Richardson, Melissa Scott Hayward, Clare Shillington, Elena Tice, Mary Waldron, Jill Whelan.

Japan: Ema Kuribayashi (capt), Ayako Iwasaki, Miho Kanno, Fuyuki Kawai, Shizuka Kubota, Shizuka Miyaji, Ayako Nakayama, Kurumi Ota, Yuko Saito, Atsuko Suda, Mariko Yamamoto, Mai Yanagida, Kanae Yanagisawa, Yuka Yoshida.

Netherlands: Helmien Rambaldo (capt), Caroline de Groot, Denise Hannema, Esther Lanser, Esther de Lange, Jolet Hartenhof, Kerryanne Tomlinson, Laura Brouwers, Leonie Bennett, Marijn Nijman, Maxime Entrop, Miranda Veringmeier, Hannah Hofman, Mariska Kornet.

Pakistan: Sana Mir (capt), Javeria Wadood, Nain Abidi, Bismah Maroof, Batool Naqvi, Nida Rashid, Asmavia Khokhar, Qanita Jalil, Marina Iqbal, Masooma Farooqi, Sadia Yousaf, Rabiya Shah, Kainat Imtiaz, Bibi Nahida.

South Africa: Cri-zelda Brits (capt), Trisha Chetty, Dinesha Devarain, Mignon du Preez, Shandre Fritz, Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp, Masabata Klaas, Sunette Loubser, Kirstie Thomson, Chloe Tryon, Yolandi van der Westhuizen, Dane van Niekerk, Moseline Daniels.

Sri Lanka: Dilani Manodara (capt), Shashikala Siriwardena, Chamari Polgampala, Suvini de Alwis, Udeshika Prabodani, Inoka Galagedara, Sadamali Dolawatta, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Eshani Lokusuriya, Chamari Athapaththu, Sharina Ravikumar, Prasadini Weerakoddy, Yashoda Mendis, Sripali Weerakoddy.

USA: Doris Francis (capt), Samantha Ramautar, Erica Rendler, Joan Serrano, Claudine Beckford, Shebani Bhaskar, Anahita Arora, Delkash Shahriarian, Akshatha Rao, Sara Farooq, Grace Chadderton-Richards, Nadia Gruny, Durga Das, Ritu Bhargava.

West Indies: Merissa Aguilleira (capt), Shaquana Quintyne, Kycia Knight, Shakera Selman, Deandra Dottin, Pearl Etienne, Juliana Nero, Stafanie Taylor, Shanel Daley, Anisa Mohammed, Stacy-Ann King, Britney Cooper, Shemaine Campbelle, Subrina Munroe.

Zimbabwe: Sharne Meyers (capt), Julia Chibhabha, Precious Marange, Ashley Ndiraya, Sharyce Saili, Modester Mupachikwa, Pellagia Mujaji, Nonhlanhla Nyathi, Sinikiwe Mpofu, Thandolwenkosi Mlilo, Christabel Chatonzwa, Sarah Dambanevana, Audrey Mazvishaya, Loreen Tshuma.