India Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead 15-member squad, Smriti Mandhana named vice-captain; Shikha Pandey recalled | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur will lead Team India within the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup in February, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced on Wednesday. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee picked a powerful 15-member squad which could have Smriti Mandhana as Harmanpreet’s deputy within the ICC’s marquee occasion.
The event will probably be performed in South Africa from February 10 to 26, 2023.

Along with the T20 World Cup squad, the board additionally introduced the squad for the tri-series in South Africa which can happen earlier than the cricketing extravaganza.

Veteran pacer Shikha Pandey has additionally been named within the squad for the event. Shikha final performed for India in October 2021 earlier than being controversially dropped from the workforce. The 33-year-old, whose power is to swing the ball, has featured in three Tests, 55 ODIs and 56 T20s.
Jemimah Rodrigues has managed to retain her place within the workforce regardless of low returns in India’s 1-4 sequence loss to the mighty Australia.
Left-arm pacer Anjali Sarvani can also be a part of the workforce following her debut sequence in opposition to Australia. The different tempo bowling choices embrace Renuka Thakur and Pooja Vastrakar, whose inclusion within the squad is topic to health.
The spinners within the workforce embrace all-rounders Deepti Sharma and Devika Vaidya apart from Radha Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh are already in South Africa with the U-19 workforce.
Team India is about to start their marketing campaign on twelfth February in opposition to Pakistan in Cape Town.
India is positioned in Group 2 alongside Pakistan, England, West Indies, Pakistan, and Ireland. The prime two groups from the 2 teams will play the semis. The closing will probably be held on twenty sixth February 2023 in Cape Town.
India had misplaced to Australia within the 2020 T20 World Cup closing on the MCG.
India will open their tri-series marketing campaign in opposition to hosts South Africa on January 19 earlier than dealing with West Indies on January 23. All groups play one another twice earlier than the ultimate on February 2.

India’s squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk) Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey
Reserves: Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh.
India’s squad for Tri-series: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice Captain), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Shushma Verma (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Shikha Pandey
(With inputs from PTI)