India Women’s Cricket team have announced their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in South Africa. Most of the players from the T20 World Cup squad will also participate in the tri-series, involving South Africa and West Indies.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side and hope to win their first ICC title. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are the openers. Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet, Richa Ghosh, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, and Devika Vaidya consist of middle-order batters.
Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, and Shikha Pandey make a comeback into the T20 squad. Radha Yadav, Deepti Sharma, and Rajeshwari Gakywad comprise of spinners. Pooja Vastrkar has been included in the squad but inclusion in the squad for World Cup will be subject to fitness.
NEWS 🚨 – India squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 & tri-series in South Africa announced.
More details here – https://t.co/3JVkfaDFPN #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/FJex4VhAG6
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 28, 2022
Sabbihiehni Meghana, Sneha Rana, and Meghna Singh have been included in reserves. Indian team would be looking to go one step forward as they reached the finals of the 2020 T20 World Cup played in Australia.
India’s T20 World Cup squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Richa Ghosh (WK), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrkar, Rajeshwari Gakywad, Shikha Pandey.
Reserves: Sabbhiehni Meghana, Sneha Rana, Meghna Singh.
India’s schedule for the T20 World Cup 2023
India versus Pakistan (Newlands, Cape Town)- 12th February 2023
India versus West Indies (Newlands, Cape Town)- 15th February 2023
India versus England (St George, Port Elizabeth)- 18th February 2023
India versus Ireland (St George, Port Elizabeth)- 20th February 2023
Before the T20 World Cup, the Indian team will take on South Africa and West Indies in a tri-series to be played from 19th January 2023. Shafali Verma has not been included in the squad as she will captain the Indian Under 19 World Cup squad.
Sushma Verma would be the wicketkeeper batter while Sabbihiehni Meghana has been included as the second opener along with Mandhana.
Tri-series squad: Smriti Mandhana, Sabbihiehni Meghana, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Rajeshwari Gakywad, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastkar, Sneha Rana, Shikha Pandey.
Team India schedule for Tri-series
Indian W versus SA W (Buffalo Park, East London,)- 19th January
India W versus West Indies W (Buffalo Park, East London)- 23rd January
India W versus South W ( Buffalo Park, East London)- 28th January
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