Women's World Twenty20 squads list

With the ICC Women's World Twenty20 less than one month away, the 10 competing teams have finalised their squads for the 2016 tournament.

The tournament will kick off with a series of warm-up matches on March 10, with the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars to meet West Indies in Chennai on March 14.

The 10 competing nationals are split into two groups, with Australia lining up in Group A alongside New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Ireland. Group B will feature England, India, West Indies, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Quick single: Southern Stars call on experience for World T20 defence

The top two teams in each group will advance to the semi-finals, with the final on April 3 in Kolkata will determine a winner.

The Southern Stars will be aiming for an unprecedented fourth consecutive World T20 title, having won the 2010, 2012 and 2014 tournaments.

Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Alex Blackwell (vc), Kristen Beams, Lauren Cheatle, Sarah Coyte, Rene Farrell, Holly Ferling, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani

Bangladesh: Jahanara Alam (c), Ritu Moni, Ayasha Rahman, Sharmin Akter Supta, Salma Khatun, Nigar Sultana (wk), Farzana Haque, Khadija Tul Kubra, Rumana Ahmed, Shaila Sharmin, Lata Mondal, Nahida Akter, Panna Ghosh, Sanjida Islam, Fahima Khatun

England: Charlotte Edwards (c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Georgia Elwiss, Tash Farrant, Lydia Greenway, Rebecca Grundy, Jenny Gunn, Danielle Hazell, Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Taylor, Danielle Wyatt

India: Mithali Raj (c), Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Veda Krishnamurthy, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shikha Pandey, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sushma Verma, Poonam Yadav, VR Vanitha, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht, Thirushkamini MD, Deepti Sharma, Niranjana Nagarajan.

Ireland:  Isobel Joyce (c), Catherine Dalton, Laura Delany, Kim Garth, Jennifer Gray, Cecelia Joyce, Shauna Kavanagh, Amy Kenealy, Gaby Lewis, Robyn Lewis,  Ciara Metcalfe, Kate McKenna, Lucy O’Reilly, Clare Shillington, Mary Waldron.

New Zealand: Suzie Bates (c), Erin Bermingham, Sophie Devine, Leigh Kasperek, Felicity Leydon-Davis, Katey Martin, Sara McGlashan, Thamsyn Newton, Morna Nielsen, Katie Perkins, Anna Peterson, Rachel Priest, Hannah Rowe, Amy Satterthwaite, Lea Tahuhu,

Pakistan:  Sana Mir (c), Javeria Wadood, Bibi Nahida, Sidra Amin, Bisman Maroof, Muneeba Ali Siddiqui, Nida Rashid, Iram Javed, Asmavia Iqbal Khokhar, Anam Amin, Sania Iqbal, Sadia Iqbal, Aliya Riaz, Sidra Nawaz, Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi

South Africa: Mignon du Preez (c), Trisha Chetty, Laura Goodall, Moseline Daniels, Marizanne Kapp, Dane van Niekerk, Dinesha Devnarain, Chloe Tyron, Sune Luus, Shabhim Ismail, Masabatha Klass, Ayabonga Khaka, Matshipi Marcia Letsoalo, Lizelle Lee, Yolani Fourie

Sri Lanka: Shashikala Siriwardena (c), Chamari Athapaththu, Yashoda Mendis, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Dilani Manodara, Prasadani Weerakkody, Eshani Lokusuriya, Ama Kanchana, Nilakshi De Silva, Sugandika Kumari, Inoka Ranaweera, Hansima Karunaratne, Udeshika Prabodani, Nipuni Hansika, Harshitha Madavi

West Indies: Stafanie Taylor (c), Shakera Selman, Merissa Aguilleira, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Britney Cooper, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Stacy-Ann King, Kycia Knight, Kyshona Knight, Hayley Matthews, Anisa Mohammed, Shaquana Quintyne, Tremayne Smartt