# New Zealand women's national under-19 cricket team

The New Zealand women's under-19 cricket team represents New Zealand in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
The team played their first official matches against India in late 2022, in preparation for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first ever international women's under-19 cricket competition, where New Zealand reached the semi-finals.

## History

The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, New Zealand qualified automatically for the tournament.
In November and December 2022, in preparation for the World Cup, New Zealand played a five-match T20I series against India, losing the series 5–0. Subsequently, New Zealand announced their 15-player squad for the World Cup, on 13 December 2022, with former international Sara McGlashan named as Head Coach. The side went unbeaten through the first two group stages of the tournament to qualify for the semi-finals, but lost by 8 wickets to India in the semi-final.

## Recent call-ups

The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for New Zealand under-19s. Currently, this only includes the squad for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
| Name | Most Recent Call-up |
| Olivia Anderson | 2023 World Cup |
| Anna Browning | 2023 World Cup |
| Kate Chandler | 2023 World Cup |
| Natasha Codyre | 2023 World Cup |
| Izzy Gaze | 2023 World Cup |
| Antonia Hamilton | 2023 World Cup |
| Abigail Hotton | 2023 World Cup |
| Breearne Illing | 2023 World Cup (withdrawn) |
| Emma Irwin | 2023 World Cup |
| Kate Irwin | 2023 World Cup |
| Fran Jonas | 2023 World Cup |
| Kayley Knight | 2023 World Cup |
| Louisa Kotkamp | 2023 World Cup |
| Paige Loggenberg | 2023 World Cup |
| Emma McLeod | 2023 World Cup |
| Georgia Plimmer | 2023 World Cup |
| Izzy Sharp | 2023 World Cup |
| Tash Wakelin | 2023 World Cup |

## Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within New Zealand
Key :
* Champions
* Runners-up
* Semi-finals

### Under-19 Women's World Cup

New Zealand Women's U19's Twenty20 World Cup Record :
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | – | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | | | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Records and statistics

International match summary
    As of 27 January 2023
Playing record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
| Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 November 2022 |
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations
    As of 27 January 2023
ICC Full members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| India | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 November 2022 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 |
| West Indies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 January 2023 | 19 January 2023 |
Associate members :
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 | 15 January 2023 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2023 | 21 January 2023 |

### Leading run scorers

    As of 27 January 2023
| No. | Players | Runs | Average | Career span |
| 1 | Georgia Plimmer | 155 | 51.66 | 2022–Present |
| 2 | Anna Browning | 127 | 42.33 | 2022–Present |
| 3 | Emma McLeod | 93 | 31.00 | 2022–Present |

### Leading wicket takers

    As of 27 January 2023
| No. | Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| 1 | Tash Wakelin | 6 | 7.83 | 2022–Present |
| 2 | Anna Browning | 6 | 9.16 | 2022–Present |
| 3 | Kate Chandler | 5 | 5.80 | 2022–Present |

### Highest individual innings

    As of 27 January 2023
| No | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Emma McLeod | 59 | South Africa | 21 January 2023 |
| 2 | Georgia Plimmer | 53 | Pakistan | 24 January 2023 |
| 3 | Georgia Plimmer | 41* | West Indies | 19 January 2023 |

### Best individual bowling figures

    As of 27 January 2023
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Kayley Knight | 4/24 | India | 1 December 2022 |
| 2 | Natasha Codyre | 3/6 | Ireland | 17 January 2023 |
| 3 | Kate Chandler | 3/8 | West Indies | 19 January 2023 |