India announce women's T20I and ODI squads for West Indies clash
Three miss out due to injury as the home side take on West Indies in three T20Is and as many ODIs
The BCCI's Women’s Selection Committee has announced India's 15-member that will take on West Indies in three T20Is and as many ODIs over the course of the next two weeks.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side, with all of Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Titas Sadhu, Deepti Sharma, Saima Thakor, Renuka Singh Thakur, Minnu Mani, and Priya Mishra included in the squads across both formats.
Nandini Kashyap, Sajana Sajeevan, Raghvi Bist and Radha Yadav made it to the T20I squad, but missed out on the ODIs. Pratika Rawal, Tejal Hasabnis, and Tanuja Kanwer will take their place in the ODIs.
Yastika Bhatia, Shreyanka Patil and Priya Punia – who suffered a knock on her knee in the second ODI against Australia – all miss out due to injury concerns.
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T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Nandini Kashyap, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Deepti Sharma, Sajana Sajeevan, Raghvi Bist, Renuka Singh Thakur, Priya Mishra, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav
ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwer, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor, Renuka Singh Thakur
All three T20Is will take place at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, while the ODIs are set to be played out at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
India’s most recent assignment in ODIs was against Australia on tour – the home side swept India 3-0, denting their chances in the ICC Women's Championship.
They will be hoping to pick up the points in the upcoming series against West Indies and Ireland thereafter.
Fixtures:
1st T20I - Sunday, 15 December
2nd T20I - Tuesday, 17 December
3rd T20I - Thursday, 19 December
1st ODI - Sunday, 22 December
2nd ODI - Tuesday, 24 December
3rd ODI - Friday, 27 December
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