5 things you should know about Australia U-19 Women's Tour of South Africa, April 2018
The Australian U-19 Women’s team will be travelling to South Africa for a tri-series, in April 2018. England will be the third team in the tri-nation tournament. By virtue of this tournament, Australia, England and South Africa will battle it out on the cricketing field across four 50 overs matches as well as a couple of T20s. The tour has been announced on the back of structural changes that have been made to bring the women’s cricket at par with men’s cricket in terms of preparation and exposure at the international level. The tour is expected to make the Under-19 side experience what it takes to be playing at the international level.
Here are a few things that you should know about this tour:
#1 First series in 15 years
It has taken a decade and a half for the Australia U-19 women for their next International cricketing exposure since 2003. They last played against England at home. While the men Youth ODIs are getting increasing exposure and coverage, the same amount of exposure hasn't been given to the Women Youth ODIs. The first series in 15 years is enough indication of the women's Youth Cricketing setup in Australia. The same is true for most cricketing countries across the world.