Kathryn Bryce to lead Scotland in Women's T20 World Cup

Kathryn Bryce will captain Scotland in the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be played in the UAE from October 3. This is the first time Scotland will be featuring in the 20-over showpiece event.

Bryce played a major role for Scotland in the T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024, which took place in May this year in the UAE. The 26-year-old scored 177 runs and picked up nine wickets to help her team qualify for the 10-team tournament.

Her sister Sarah will serve as her deputy. Scotland have named multiple all-rounders in their 15-member squad and head coach Craig Wallace feels “balance of this squad is outstanding”.

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“We’ve got match-winners 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," said Wallace.

“While 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 15 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."

Scotland are placed in Group B alongside England, Bangladesh, South Africa and West Indies. They will play in the tournament opener against Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 3.

“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," he added.

“To help this squad qualify for the World Cup is the greatest thing I’ve achieved. To be part of history is massively special for all the players – and for me, though I’m just trying to help these players on a journey. I’m far more excited and more nervous about this World Cup than I was when I was a player!”

Squad: Kathryn Bryce ( c ), Sarah Bryce (vc), Lorna Jack-Brown, Abbi Aitken-Drummond, Abtaha Maqsood, Saskia Horley, Chloe Abel, Priyanaz Chatterji, Megan McColl, Darcey Carter, Ailsa Lister, Hannah Rainey, Rachel Slater, Katherine Fraser, Olivia Bell

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