AWCSG Completes Player Draft for Inaugural Women’s T20
The newly formed American Women’s Cricket Support Group (AWCSG) completed its open player draft over the weekend for three teams competing in the inaugural American Women’s Premier T20 Cricket Tournament, scheduled for April 3-5, 2026, at the Orlando Cricket Ground in Orlando, FL.
The three teams—American Titans, Freedom Flyers, and Patriots—each selected 12 players through an open draft from a pool of invited players identified in the 2025 senior and Under-19 national training groups. The squads feature some current and former USA national players, including Jivana Aras, Disha Dhingra, Pooja Ganesh, Saanvi Immadi, Geetika Kodali, Maahi Madhavan, Chetna Reddy Pagydyala, Chetnaa Prasad, Ritu Singh, Suhani Thadani, and Issani Vaghela.
Players assigned to each of the three teams.
AMERICAN TITANS
Mahek Desai, Disha Dhingra, Nikhar Doshi, Aishi Garlapati, Aparna Gurumoorthy, Saanvi Immadi, Geetika Kodali, Rithvika Karri, Rhea Nadkarni, Suhani Thadani, Isani Vaghela, and Sasha Vallabhaneni.
FREEDOM FLYERS
Ananya Aneesh, Jivana Aras, Laasya Bandaru, Anushka Billanuka, Disha Kaveripakam, Maahi Madhavan, Laasya Mullapudi, Chetna Reddy Pagydyala, Pooja Shah, Hiranya Singh Talan, Ritu Singh, and Saanvi Sood.
PATRIOTS
Kartiki Tia Choudhary, Pooja Ganesh, Sahasra Gorla, Varshita Jambula, Sainavi Kambalapalli, Hashini Karthikeyan, Dhanya Mikkilineni, Chetnaa Prasad, Aditi Praveen Kumar, Bhakti Shastri, Simiksha Sivakumar, and Yashaaditi Teki.
