Thailand to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe ahead of Women’s World Cup Qualifiers

Ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Thailand is all set to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe in the coming month. The team is expected to play four one-day games and three T20Is against Zimbabwe for which they will arrive in the nation on August 15. They will then lock horns against a South Africa Emerging XI for five one-day matches and three T20s.

These tours will help Thailand to get some real-time game practice and would guide them to make necessary tweaks ahead of the 50-over Global Qualifiers in November 2021. The head coach of the side asserted that it will assist the team in gaining some valuable experience of playing in both formats. He also added that it will test the skills of the players which they have been working hard on.

“The biggest benefit of this tour for us is that we will be able to gain valuable experience of playing the 50 and 20-over formats against an international team like Zimbabwe in their backyard, and a strong South Africa Emerging team in South African conditions where any visiting side will be tested. [The tour] will also test our overall skills, which we have been working hard on after the T20 World Cup. This tour is ideal preparation ahead of the upcoming 50-Over Global Qualifiers in November 2021” Head Coach, Harshal Pathak told Emerging Cricket.

Thailand Captain Naruemol Chaiwai feels that this would be a great opportunity for the side

Naruemol Chaiwai and Nannapat Khoncharoekrai will be raring to take up the mantle of being the captain and vice-captain of the side respectively for the first time while on this tour. Sornnarin Tippoch, however, is the senior all-rounder who will be a part of this team. The side has made just two changes from the ICC T20 World Cup squad in Australia, as Aphisara Suwanchonrathi and Sunida Chaturongrattana are been replaced by Soraya Lateh and Suwanan Khiaoto.

Naruemol Chaiwai spoke about playing in Zimbabwe and asserted that it will help them in the Qualifiers. “With Zimbabwe now hosting the Global Qualifiers, I think it is a great opportunity for us to gauge the conditions and learn to adapt and prepare ourselves for when they roll around.” she said.