Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 16: The BCCI on Monday announced 16-member squads for each of three teams for Women’s T20 Challenge, which will run from May 23 to May 28.
Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Deepti Sharma have been selected as the leaders of their respective teams, Trailblazers, Supernovas, and Velocity.
Trailblazers and Supernovas will face off in the opener, with all matches taking place at MCA Stadium in Pune. Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami, both veterans, were unable to compete.
This edition will include 12 international players, including cricketers from South Africa, the West Indies, England, and Australia. Notably, Trailblazers had won the previous edition held in 2020.
Squad:
Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Taniya Bhatia (Vice Captain), Alana King, Ayush Soni, Chandu V, Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Meghna Singh, Monica Patel, Muskan Malik, Pooja Vastrakar, Priya Punia, Rashi Kanojia, Sophie Ecclestone, Sune Luus, Mansi Joshi
Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Poonam Yadav (Vice-captain), Arundhati Reddy, Hayley Matthews, Jemimah Rodrigues, Priyanka Priyadarshini, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, S. Meghana, Saiqa Ishaque, Salma Khatun, Sharmin Akter, Sophia Brown, Sujata Mallik, SB Pokharkar
Velocity: Deepti Sharma (Captain), Sneh Rana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Ayabonga Khakak, P Navgire, Kathryn Cross, Keerthi James, Laura Wolvaardt, Maya Sonawane, Natthakan Chantham, Radha Yadav, Aarti Kedar, Shivali Shinde, Simran Bahadur, Yastika Bhatia, Pranavi Chandra
