Ndhlovu named among key players

THE International Cricket Council has named Lady Chevrons’ teenage all-rounder, Kelis Ndhlovu among the players to watch ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup

ICC Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates next week. Ndhlovu is part of the Lady Chevrons squad that arrived in the

UAE on Sunday for the tournament that gets underway on 25 April at two Abu Dhabi venues — the Zayed Cricket Stadium and the adjacent Tolerance Oval.

The tournament will provide 10 teams an opportunity to secure one of the two available spots in this year’s Women’s

ICC T20 World Cup which will be played in Bangladesh in September-October. The finalists will join the hosts, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies in the pinnacle Women’s T20 tournament.

In the Abu Dhabi Qualifier, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, and the United States of America (USA) feature in Group A, while Ireland, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Vanuatu and Zimbabwe make up Group B. Each of the 10 teams has star performers who their teams will be relying on to deliver the goods in the two-week-long event. In their write-up on Ndhlovu, said: “Zimbabwean teenager,

ICC Kelis Ndhlovu, has already become one of the established performers of her side. The 18-year-old all-rounder rose to prominence in the inaugural Women’s U19 T20 World

ICC Cup 2023, where she captained Zimbabwe, and has also made a good start in 2024.

“Her left-arm orthodox spin has helped her grab 11 wickets in 12 games in an overall tally of 34 T20I wickets.