Road to 2027 continues as CSA and SA20 host first u19 women’s camp of 2026
TSHWANE: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced a 25-player squad for the first SA20 U19 Women’s Camp of 2026, scheduled to take place at the CSA Centre of Excellence in Tshwane from 24-27 April.
This camp follows previous SA20 U19 Women Camps held in 2024 and 2025, a joint effort between CSA and SA20 to prepare players for upcoming World Cups and expand the talent pool by creating a high-performance environment that reflects the standards required in international cricket.
This four-day camp takes place at a critical juncture in South Africa’s preparation for the 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal. It comes shortly after the SA U19 Women claimed bronze in the Patricia Kambarami Cup in Nigeria in March and hosted a T20I Tri-Series in January against Zimbabwe U19 and a CSA Youth XI invitational team.
Sharing her thoughts on the importance of the camp, SA U19 Women head coach Dinesha Devnarain commented:
“These camps are the bedrock of our strategy, where we can invite an extended group of players to contribute to the development of the player pipeline while we continue building towards next year’s World Cup.
“Following crucial game time in Nigeria last month and the T20 Tri-Series earlier this year for the U19 group, we are excited to get back together on the training ground and work on getting better across all facets while providing opportunities for more players to put their hands up.
“The focus of this camp, among other holistic objectives, will be targeting skill development under pressure with an emphasis on decision-making and execution, as well as increasing game exposure to ensure players are challenged in realistic match scenarios.”
Players who participated in this year’s Switch Schools SA20 competition also feature prominently in this camp’s squad selection, with 16 of the 25 players having represented their schools and hubs in Volume 2 of the tournament.
Highlighting this group is Tshepiso Motswi of Nkowankowa Hub, the Volume 2 Player of the Tournament, alongside captains Daneli Boshoff (HTS Drostdy), Respect Mabasa (Nkowankowa Hub) and Shreeya Subbiah (Chatsworth Hub). The squad also includes other future stars who recently competed in the Schools SA20 Finals at the University of Pretoria, such as Mia-Lize van der Vyver, Lizé de Waal (both Drostdy), and Mankwana Moriri from Queens High School, who won the title.
“The value of the Schools SA20 and U19 Women’s camp programmes cannot be overstated. It provides young girls with regular, competitive cricket and the vital exposure needed to climb the ranks,” said SA20 Head of Cricket Operations, Stephen Cook.
“We have already seen the impact of this pathway with the likes of Karabo Meso and Kayla Reyneke breaking through to the senior national team and the number of graduates who have already turned out for the SA U19 team. Seeing 16 players from Volume 2 in this camp proves that the project is working.”
SA20 U19 Women’s Camp Squad
Ashley Barnard (Mpumalanga), Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout (Mpumalanga), Daneli Boshoff (Boland), Jezé Campher (South Western Districts), Lizé de Waal (Boland), Jae-Leigh Filander (Western Province), Bruzaan Goosen (Easterns), Miya Lalor (Western Province), Respect Mabasa (Limpopo), Siphokuhle Masilela (Easterns), Ziya Mohanlall (KwaZulu-Natal Coastal), Kananelo Mokoena (Easterns), Mankwana Moriri (Central Gauteng Lions), Tshepiso Motswi (Limpopo), Gabriella Sequiera (Titans), Ashley Sibanda (Central Gauteng Lions), Shreeya Subbiah (KwaZulu-Natal Coastal), Melissa van der Merwe (Boland), Mia-Lize van der Vyver (Boland), Mieke van Voorst (Easterns), Ashleigh Van Wyk (Easterns), Chanel Venter (Titans), Cayleigh Wanckel (Eastern Province), Hannah Warner (KwaZulu-Natal Coastal), and Nobubelebesisa Zwane (KwaZulu-Natal Coastal)
Issued by: Cricket South Africa – Corporate Communications
