India name Harmanpreet-led squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Mumbai, August 27
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India’s star-studded side for the upcoming 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The right-handed batter will be assisted by vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who is expected to open the batting with Shafali Verma.
Dayalan Hemalatha is another top-order option in the squad. Apart from them, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh will boost a formidable batting line-up.
Richa is the designated keeper in the squad along with Yastika Bhatia, whose selection is subject to fitness along with Shreyanka Patil. Both players have been battling injuries over the last couple of months.
India will also have three travelling reserves—Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor—for the event.
Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana and Sajana Sajeevan are among the bowling options. India are carrying a fair share of all-rounders in Harmanpreet, Sajana, Sobhana and Deepti.
The ninth edition of the tournament will be contested from October 3 to 20 in Dubai and Sharjah. India are in Group A along with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur ©, Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia* (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil* and Sajana Sajeevan.
Traveling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer and Saima Thakor.
Non-travelling reserves: Raghvi Bist and Priya Mishra
In the last edition of the T20 World Cup, India lost to eventual champions Australia in the semifinal by five runs in Cape Town.
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