Austria women's cricket team in Italy in 2021
| Austria women's cricket team in Italy in 2021 | |||
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| Italy women | Austria women | ||
| Dates | 9 – 12 August 2021 | ||
| Captains | Kumudu Peddrick | Gandhali Bapat | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Austria women won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
| Most runs | Kumudu Peddrick (125) | Andrea-Mae Zepeda (111) | |
| Most wickets | Sharon Withanage (7) | Valentina Avdylaj (8) | |
The Austria women's cricket team toured Italy in August 2021 to play a five-match bilateral Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series.[1] The matches were played at the Roma Cricket Ground in the Spinaceto area of Rome,[2] and were the first official WT20I matches played by Italy.[3] A tri-nation series including Jersey had been scheduled, but they were unable to take part due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.[4]
In July 2021, the Italian Cricket Federation organised training camps in the north and south of the country and selected a squad to represent these two areas in warm-up matches, after which a 20-player squad (including reserves) was selected.[5] The Italians won the series opener,[6] which was their first official WT20I match.[7] After levelling the series on day two,[8] Austria gained an unassailable lead by winning a double-header on the fourth day.[9] Italy gained a consolation victory by a single run in the final match, while Austria won the series 3–2.[10]
Squads
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 Austria[12]
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WT20I series
[edit]1st WT20I
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Andrea-Mae Zepeda 33 (60)
Dishani Samarawickrama 1/14 (4 overs) |
Kumudu Peddrick 47* (47)
Valentina Avdylaj 2/9 (3.1 overs) |
- Austria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Teshani Araliya, Rashini Aththidi, Gayathri Batagoda, Niroshni Diminguwarige, Sewmini Kanankege, Sadalee Malwatta, Dilaisha Nanayakkara, Kumudu Peddrick, Dayana Samarasunghe, Dishani Samarawickrama, Sharon Withanage (Ita), Gandhali Bapat, Mahadewa Pathirannehelage and Ashmaan Saifee (Aut) all made their WT20I debuts.
2nd WT20I
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Dishani Samarawickrama 33 (38)
Sylvia Kailath 1/11 (2 overs) |
Gandhali Bapat 19 (35)
Dishani Samarawickrama 1/12 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Komati Reddy (Aut) made her WT20I debut.
3rd WT20I
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Andrea-Mae Zepeda 43 (44)
Sharon Withanage 3/32 (4 overs) |
Kumudu Peddrick 50* (66)
Sylvia Kailath 1/18 (2 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
- Sarah Sabelli (Ita) made her WT20I debut.
4th WT20I
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Rashini Aththidi 8* (18)
Valentina Avdylaj 4/12 (4 overs) |
Jo-Antoinette Stiglitz 14 (14)
Sharon Withanage 2/22 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Francesca Vaccarella (Ita) made her WT20I debut.
5th WT20I
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Kumudu Peddrick 28 (37)
Sylvia Kailath 1/4 (1 over) |
Gandhali Bapat 37 (36)
Dishani Samarawickrama 2/9 (4 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nipuni Ponnanperumage (Ita) made her WT20I debut.
References
[edit]- ^ "Italia–Austria: Tutte le informazioni dell'esordio ufficiale" [Italy – Austria: All the information about the official debut]. Federazione Cricket Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "All you need to know about Austria Women's tour of Italy 2021". Female Cricket. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Italy to host Austria for women's T20I series". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Italy Women's team set for maiden T20Is against Austria in August 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "La rinascita della nazionale femminile di cricket" [The rebirth of the women's cricket team]. Federazione Cricket Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Global Game: Action-packed Associate cricket week". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Historic start for Italy as they win their first-ever T20I by eight wickets". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Austria level the series with a seven-wicket win over Italy". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Austria clinch T20I series against Italy". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Italy win final T20I; Austria take series 3-2". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Italy to make T20I debut against Austria". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Austria tours to Rome, Italy 2021". Austrian Cricket Association (via Facebook). Retrieved 1 September 2021.