On Friday (September 27), BCCI announced the Indian Women’s ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of West Indies. Mithali Raj will lead in the ODIs, while Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the team in the T20 format.
The three-match ODI series in Antigua will begin on Nov 1. After that, the two teams will play f💦ive T20Is in St Lucia and Guyana.
NEWS 🚨Indian Women's Cricket Team for West Indies tour announced
India will play t🐓hree ODIs in Antigua and five T20Is in St Lucia and Guyana.
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen)
As the tour overlaps with the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), it will impact Indian players’ availability for the tournament. The fifth edition of the league is scheduled from October 18 to December 8, 2019.
Indian Women’s ODI squad:
Mithali Raj (Capt), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Punam✤ Raut, D Hemalatha, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Mansi Joshi, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Taniya Bhatia (wk),Priya Punia, Sushma Verma
Indian Women’s T20I squad:
Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Veda Krishnamurthy, Anuja Patil, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Mansi Joshi, Aru🐭ndhati Reddy
In the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa, India isꦡ leading 1-0. The second game of the tournament at Surat was washed out due to rain. The 3rd T20I will be held at the same venue on September 29.
