BCCI recently announced the squads for the senior women T20 challenger Trophy which will take place from 4th January to 11th January 2020.
Harmanpreet Kaur who is returning to the domestic circuit after a long time will be captaining the A side whereas, Smriti Mandana and Veda Krishnamurty will be captaining the B and C sides.
Squad:
India A: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shivali Shinde (WK), 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 (C), Sushma Verma (WK), R Kalpana (WK), 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 (C), Nuzhat Parween (WK), Shafali Verma (WK), Yastika Bhatiya, D. Hemlatha, Harleen Deol, Manali Dakshini, Jincy George, Arundhati Reddy, Monica Patel, Vrushali Bhagat, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanushree Sarkar, Madhuri Mehta
Comparatively, Team B looks the strongest with some of the experienced players taking the field. Whereas, Team C looks promising with many youngsters including Shafali Verma who created a storm recently.
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