Harmanpreet, Smriti, Veda to lead teams in Challenger Trophy

While star all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the India A side, opener Smriti Mandhana and right-handed batswoman and leg-break bowler Veda Krishnamurthy will captain the India B and C squads respectively.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) all-India womens selection committee on Monday announced the squads for the upcoming senior womens T20 Challenger Trophy, slated to be held between January 4 and 11 in Cuttack.

File image of Harmanpreet Kaur (IDI via Getty Images)

While star all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the India A side, opener Smriti Mandhana and right-handed batswoman and leg-break bowler Veda Krishnamurthy will captain the India B and C squads respectively.

Teams:

India A: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Shivali Shinde (wicket-keeper), Jasia Akhtar, Priya Puniya, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Sneh Rana, Mansi Joshi, Meghna Singh, Komal Jhanjhad, Meenu Mani, Radha Yadav, Bharati Fulmali

India B: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Sushma Verma (wicket-keeper), R Kalpana (wicket-keeper), Vanitha V.R, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Poonam Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Renuka Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Sushri Dibyadarshini, T.P. Kanwar, Richa Ghosh

India C: Veda Krishnamurthy (Captain), Nuzhat Parween (wicket-keeper), Shafali Verma (wicket-keeper), Yastika Bhatiya, D. Hemlatha, Harleen Deol, Manali Dakshini, Jincy George, Arundhati Reddy, Monica Patel, Vrushali Bhagat, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanushree Sarkar, Madhuri Mehta