All India women”s selection committee has announced the squad for upcoming Women”s World T20 in November. This edition of the tournament takes place at the Caribbean islands and it will be the first major international assignment for Ramesh Powar as a full-time coach for the side.

A 15-member squad under the leadership of Harmanpreet with Mandhana as her deputy has been released. Jemmiah Rodrigues, the star of the recently concluded series against Srilanka received her call-up. The squad comprised of all the star performers who gave their best over the past season.

Here’s The Full Schedule of ICC Women’s World T20 2018

However, Jhulan Goswami isn”t a part of the side as she decided to quit the shortest format some time ago. This brings additional responsibility to Pooja Vastrakar and her mates to fill the shoes of the former.

Ten teams are divided into two groups and the matches will be played over a span of two weeks. Trans-Tasmanians along with Ireland and Pakistan are clubbed with India in group B and this is expected to be a tougher one for the sides to come out on the top.

The tournament kickstarts with a doubleheader as defending champions windies will face Asia cup winners Bangladesh and India will face Bates-led New Zealand side. Matches will be played across three venues namely Gros Islet, Providence and North sound from November 9-24.

India women”s squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Tanya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, Ekta Bisht, D Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Pooja