WESTERN STORM have completed their squad to defend the Kia Super League title in 2018.

Storm’s first game of the campaign is against Yorkshire Diamonds on Sunday, July 22 at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton.

General manager Lisa Pagett returned from Australia in February while Anya Shrubsole, Heather Knight and Fran Wilson were confirmed in the squad in April,.

Rachel Priest, new arrival Smriti Mandhana and Stafanie Taylor joined in June, while Freya Davies, Sophie Luff, Claire Nicholas, Lauren Parfitt, Danielle Gibson, Alice McLeod, Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani and Rebecca Silk were announced in July.

Head coach Trevor Griffin can now look forward to their opener, saying: “Now that the squad has been announced, we can’t wait to get the defence of our title underway on Sunday at the Cooper Associates County Ground.”

Western Storm squad: Anya Shrubsole, Heather Knight, Fran Wilson, Rachel Priest, Smriti Mandhana, Stafanie Taylor, Freya Davies, Sophie Luff, Claire Nicholas, Lauren Parfitt, Danielle Gibson, Alice McLeod, Amara Carr, Naomi Dattani, Rebecca Silk.

Kia Super League fixtures: Yorkshire Diamonds (Sunday, July 22) 2pm at the County Ground, Surrey Stars (Thursday, July 26) 2:30pm at Cheltenham, Loughborough Lightning (Sunday, July 29) at the County Ground, Southern Vipers (Tuesday, July 31), at Arundel, Lancashire Thunder (Friday, August 3) at Old Trafford, Yorkshire Diamonds (Sunday, August 5) at Scarborough, Lancashire Thunder (Thursday, August 9) at the County Ground, Southern Vipers (Saturday, August 11) 2:30 at the Brightside Ground, Loughborough Lightning (Wednesday, August 15) at Edgbaston and Surrey Stars (Saturday, August 18) at the Oval.