India would be hoping to win their first-ever ICC Women’s World T20 title when they begin their campaign in the tournament to be held in the West Indies from November 9 to 24.
Australia has won the event thrice, while England and🎐 the Windies have lifted the crown once each. Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the Indian squad with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy.
ODI skipper Mithali Raj will continue to be a partౠ of the side🐷 as well.
On the other hand, youngsters Jemimah Rodrigues and Tanya Bhatia have been included in the squad as well. Both of them were in great form during the Sri Lanka tour,🌸 which saw the Indian women trounce the Sri Lankan side 4-0 in the five-match series.
India is placed in Group B along with Australia, 🦂New Zealand, Pakistan and Ireland in the 10-team event. The tournament begins with the match between India and New Zealand in Guyana on November 9.
India’s schedule:
- India v New Zealand (Nov 9, Guyana)
- India v Pakistan (Nov 11, Guyana)
- India v Ireland (Nov 15, Guyana)
- India v Australia (Nov 17, Guyana)
India women’s squad:
Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurt🌺hy, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy
