The Women’s Selection Committee on July 2 (Sunday) announced the senior women's national squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the 18-member T20I and ODI squads while Smriti Mandhana will be her deputy. There were some surprising commissions as well with right-arm fast bowler Renuka Singh, wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, veteran allrounder Shikha Pandey and left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad not picked for the Bangladesh tour.
Minnu Mani, who is an all-rounder from Kerala, has received her maiden India call-up. She has been named in the T20I squad. With Gaikwad getting dropped, Anusha Bareddyand Rashi Kanojiya, both of whom are left-arm orthodox spinners, have been named in T20I as well as the ODI squads.
The Women in Blue will first cross swords against Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series. The first match is scheduled to be played on July 9. The three-match ODI series will commence on July 16 and the tour will come to an end on July 22. All six matches are slated to be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur. The T20Is will start at 1:30 PM IST while the ODI matches will begin at 9 AM IST.
India’s T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, S. Meghana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Monica Patel, Rashi Kanojiya, Anusha Bareddy, Minnu Mani.
India’s ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Priya Punia, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Monica Patel, Rashi Kanojiya, Anusha Bareddy, Sneh Rana.
India tour of Bangladesh: Complete Schedule
1st T20I: July 9 (Sunday)
2nd T20I: July 11 (Tuesday)
3rd T20: July 13 (Thursday)
1st ODI: July 16 (Sunday)
2nd ODI: July 19 (Wednesday)
3rd ODI: July 22 (Saturday)
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