South Africa announce squad for U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025

South Africa have announced their squad for the U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025. The team is to be led by all-rounder Kayla Reyneke and includes two capped players as well.

The tournament is set to take place from January 18 and will be an opportunity for young players to show their skills on the day. This will be the second edition of the tournament and will be held in Malaysia. The South African side will be one to watch out for as they will want to deliver a solid performance after the disappointment in the last edition when they were playing at home.

The captain, Reyneke, was part of the previous U19 Women's T20 World Cup team as well. She had  scored 113 runs and took eight wickets in the last edition in 2023. Apart from her, there will be two capped players in the squad, namely Seshni Naidu and Karabo Meso who were part of the team in the last edition as well. Jemma Botha, Mona-Lisa Legodi, Simone Lourens, and Nthabiseng Nini are also some of the players who will be making a return in the U19 Women's World Cup for the second time.

The last edition was won by the India Women U-19 side under the captaincy of Shafali Verma who beat the England U19 Women in the final by seven wickets and became the inaugural champions of the tournament.

South Africa Women's U-19 squad

Kayla Reyneke (captain), Jemma Botha, Fay Cowling, Jae-Leigh Filander, Mona-Lisa Legodi, Simoné Lourens, Karabo Meso, Seshnie Naidu, Nthabiseng Nini, Luyanda Nzuza, Diara Ramlakan, Diedré van Rensburg, Mieke van Voorst, Ashleigh van Wyk, Chanel Venter.