The PNG Siales U19 will hope to win their Bali tournament to secure a spot in the ICC U19 Women’s World Cup in early 2025. Cricket PNG’s Talent Identification Manager, Rodney Maha said they are impressed with the current talent pool, who returned to their provinces last week. “There was a lot of talent shown with U19 players flying in from around PNG. They came from Milne Bay, Lae, Kimbe and Central to join the majority from NCD which has the biggest cricket talent pool.” He said the current team is based around a core group of players from the Under 19 squad that took part in the Cricket Australia U19 Championship in December 2023. The select squad will be announced following preparations for their travel to Bali, Indonesia for the ICC East Asia Pacific World Cup Qualifier from May 13th – 22nd, 2024. “The Siales U19 women will play two T20 matches each Saturday over the next 3 weeks, starting from 2nd March 2024+,” Siales Coach Mahuru Dai said, “The selection of this squad involves looking at their skill level under pressure in match situations, and on 18th March 2024, at the end of the three weeks of matches, we will announce a reduced 18-player Siales squad.” “Cricket PNG hopes to soon announce a preparation tour for the Siales in late March with the team returning in time for the Isuzu T20 Smash in Port Moresby, starting on 20th April 2024.”