USA Women squad of 22 announced for MCC matches

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Former teenage sensation Shebani Bhaskar headlines a USA Women development squad of 22 players invited to Philadelphia from September 9 to 11 for a training camp culminating in matches against a women’s Marylebone Cricket Club touring side.

American-born Bhaskar, 21, was USA’s leading scorer at the 2011 Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh, top-scoring with 72 and pulling off the game-clinching run-out in a one-run win over Zimbabwe.

A host of other USA representatives picked alongside Bhaskar included Candacy Atkins, Erica Rendler, Anahita Arora, Akshatha Rao, Melissa Sandy, Nadia Gruny, Samantha Ramautar, Sara Farooq, Shondell Ward and Zeenat Kauser. The other 11 players are yet to play for USA, though 14-year-old Mahika Kandanala from Dallas, Texas was in USA’s squad as a reserve player for the two T20s against Pakistan last year.

Most of the uncapped players were identified through …

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