# South Coast Sapphires

South Coast Sapphires are a women's cricket team that compete in the FairBreak Invitational T20. The team is geographically based in South Coast, Australia. The team was founded in 2022. They are currently being captained by Sana Mir of Pakistan and coached by Shane Deitz.

## History

Sapphires were formed in January 2022 to compete in the inaugural edition of the FairBreak Invitational T20, a multi-national women's Twenty20 cricket tournament. This was the first time that the team participated in any cricket competition at professional level. In May 2022, the tournament was sanctioned by the ICC. The team represents the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The franchise is made up of some of the best women players as well as emerging players from different countries of the world.
South Coast Sapphires were captained by Pakistani cricketer Sana Mir, and coached by Mohtashim Rasheed in the 2022 edition. The side had a disappointing campaign, as they finished fifth in the league with just two wins from five matches. They played their first ever match on 5 May 2022, against the Tornadoes, which they lost by 17 runs.
Sapphires took part in the 2023 season under the leadership of Sana Mir, with Shane Deitz being named as the coach of the team. They again had a disappointing season, winning only one out of their five matches in the league stage. They acquired the last position in the tournament, by losing the fifth-place play-off against Tornadoes by 55 runs.

## Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2023 season.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters ||||||
| Katie Mack | Australia | (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Maryam Omar | Kuwait | (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Yee Shan To | Hong Kong | (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | – | |
| All-rounders ||||||
| Sana Mir | Pakistan | (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Jivana Aras | United States | (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 (age 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Erin Burns | Australia | (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Kary Chan | Hong Kong | (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | |
| Aditiba Chudasama | United States | (2006-05-26) 26 May 2006 (age 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sibona Jimmy | Papua New Guinea | (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Geetika Kodali | United States | (2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Gaby Lewis | Ireland | (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||
| Babette de Leede | Netherlands | (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers ||||||
| Tash Farrant | England | (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| Shabnim Ismail | South Africa | (1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Katherine Sciver-Brunt | England | (1985-07-02) 2 July 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | |

## Coaching staff

The following coaching panel was formed ahead of the 2023 season.
| Position | Name |
| Team manager | Sue Strachan |
| Head coach | Shane Deitz |
| Assistant coach | Hannah Trethewy |
| Physiotherapist | Lara Nicod |

## Seasons

| Season | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | League standings | Position | Notes | Ref |
| Season | P | W | L | T | A | NRR | Pts | Position | Notes | Ref |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –0.300 | 8 | 5th | | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –1.789 | 5 | 6th | | |