BCCI Announces India's Squad For The Women's World T20

The Indian women’s team is gearing up for the T20 World Cup that is scheduled to take place from next month in Australia. In the wake of this, the selectors have announced the squad for the same in Mumbai. The selectors have also named the team for the tri-series in Australia that will be held before the World Cup. Haramanpreet Kaur has been appointed to lead the 15-member party that includes an uncapped Bengal cricketer in Richa Ghosh. The 16-member squad for the tri-series between Australia, India, and England sees Nuzhat Parveen as the 16th member of the crew.

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Richa receives a call-up to the national team on the backdrop of her exploits in the recent women’s Challenger Trophy in which she mustered 36 off 26 deliveries with four boundaries and a six in one of the fixtures. The touring party also witnesses the inclusion of 15-year old Shefali Verma, who would be featuring in her inaugural global tournament after a string of good performances at the international level in her first season.

The Indian team have been paired in Group A along with Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Group B comprises of Pakistan, England, South Africa, West Indies, and Thailand. The women in blue would play the hosts and defending champions Australia in the first game on February 21 at the Sydney Showground Stadium.

The BCCI announced the squad via Twitter:

?Squad Announcement?@ImHarmanpreet will lead India's charge at @T20WorldCup #T20WorldCup #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/QkpyypyJKc

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) January 12, 2020

World T20 Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodriguez, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Richa Ghosh, Tania Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy.

Tri-Series (16 member) Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodriguez, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Richa Ghosh, Tania Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Nuzhat Parveen.

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