Star Indian gamers Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma have been on Monday named captains of the three groups for the Women’s T20 Challenge to be performed in Pune from May 23. The BCCI introduced 16-member squads for every of three groups — Harmanpreet-led Supernovas, Mandhana-led Trailblazers and Deepti-led Velocity.
Trailblazers had received the earlier version held in 2020. Veteran India cricketers Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey, who performed within the earlier version, are the notable absentees within the squads.
A complete of 12 abroad gamers have been additionally introduced for the exhibition occasion together with star South African opener Laura Wolvaardt and world primary bowler Sophie Ecclestone. Thai participant Natthakan Chantam will make her second look within the competitors.
The solely Australian that includes within the line-ups is leg spinner Alana King whereas the English cricketers embody Ecclestone, Sophia Dunkley and Kate Cross. Bangladesh cricketers Salma Khatun and Sharmin Akhter have additionally been picked. The West Indians embody Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews.
South African captain Sune Luus and Wolvaardt will signify Supernovas and Velocity respectively. The performers within the not too long ago held Senior Women’s T20 Trophy have additionally been rewarded. The event’s main run getter KP Navgire and main wickettaker Aarti Kedar will play for Velocity.
The upcoming version is anticipated to be the final one with BCCI planning a full fledged Women’s IPL from subsequent yr.
Squads:
Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Taniya Bhatia, *Alana King, Ayush Soni, Chandu V, *Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Meghna Singh, Monica Patel, Muskan Malik, Pooja Vastrakar, Priya Punia, Rashi Kanojia, *Sophie Ecclestone, *Sune Luus, Mansi Joshi.
Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, *Hayley Matthews, Jemimah Rodrigues, Priyanka Priyadarshini, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, S. Meghana, Saiqa Ishaque, *Salma Khatun, *Sharmin Akter, *Sophia Brown, Sujata Mallik, SBPokharkar.
Velocity: Deepti Sharma (captain), Sneh Rana, Shafali Verma, *Ayabonga Khaka, KP Navgire, *Kathryn Cross, Keerthi James, *Laura Wolvaardt, Maya Sonawane, *Natthakan Chantham, Radha Yadav, Aarti Kedar, Shivali Shinde, Simran Bahadur, Yastika Bhatia, Pranavi Chandra.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
