Cricket Scotland has confirmed the Scotland Women’s squad which will compete at the forthcoming T20 World Cup in UAE.

Thirteen of the squad featured during the qualifying campaign in UAE in April and May, when Scotland made history by reaching a senior ICC Women’s World Cup for the first time.

Joining those thirteen are Olivia Bell and Abbi Aitken-Drummond, both of whom featured during the recent successful Tri-Series in Netherlands.

Scotland will take on Bangladesh, West Indies, South Africa and England in Group B, with the top two in the group qualifying for the semifinal stage. The tournament begins on October 3, with the Scots facing Bangladesh in the opening fixture In Sharjah.

The squad will head to UAE in mid-September for a training camp, before two official warmup fixtures against Pakistan (28 September) and Sri Lanka (30 September).

Craig Wallace, Scotland Women’s Head Coach said: “This is a special day for everyone connected with this team. To be part of the first group of Scottish players to be selected for a senior Women’s World Cup is a great achievement, and
the players and their families should be so proud.

“The makeup and balance of this squad is outstanding. We’ve got matchwinners from start to finish within it, which I think is the big difference in the evolution of this squad during my short tenure. People have been putting in crucial performances each time they step onto the field, and that runs right the way through the squad.

“Whilst it was really tough, it was also actually enjoyable to select this squad, looking back at many of those great performances, and we know all fifteen players can go out there and win cricket matches for us at the World Cup.

“If you look at the recent Netherlands series, we won five games out of six, and there is a depth in the wider group now, proved by some of those who’ve not been selected but who’ve been pushing and performing all year. It was great to be able to argue about players’ cases in a positive sense based on the work they’ve all produced.

“I am so excited about what lies ahead. If we behave and play the way we have done during the last year, who knows what can happen at the World Cup – we could win as many games as we want to. The players play a great brand of cricket, and have so much belief in themselves, so the possibilities are limitless, really.”

Scotland Squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

  • Kathryn Bryce (captain) Blaze
  • Chloe Abel Gunnersbury/New Town
  • Abbi Aitken-Drummond Carlton
  • Olivia Bell Thunder
  • Sarah Bryce Blaze
  • Darcey Carter Thunder
  • Priyanaz Chatterji South East Stars
  • Katherine Fraser Northern Diamonds
  • Saskia Horley Sydney Thunder
  • Lorna Jack-Brown Grange
  • Ailsa Lister Thunder
  • Abtaha Maqsood Sunrisers
  • Megan McColl Watsonian
  • Hannah Rainey Thunder
  • Rachel Slater Northern Diamonds

Scotland ICC Women’s T20 World Cup fixture schedule (start times BST)
3 October Scotland v Bangladesh Sharjah 1100
6 October Scotland v West Indies Dubai 1500
9 October Scotland v South Africa Dubai 1100
13 October Scotland v England Sharjah 1100