India tour of Bangladesh: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead different 18-member sides in T20I and ODI series

India plays its first match in Bangladesh on July 9, with the tour concluding with the final match on July 22.

Jul 3, 2023 - 03:30

India tour of Bangladesh: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead different 18-member sides in T20I and ODI series

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the team for the upcoming tour to Bangladesh, the BCCI announced late on Sunday night.

The women’s team selection announced India’s T20 International and One-day International squads for the bilateral series which includes three T20s and just as many ODIs against the hosts, with all matches taking places at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.

While Kaur will be leading the team, Smriti Mandhana has been named as the vice-captain in both formats.

Interestingly, Richa Ghosh, who was a star for India in their ICC U-19 Women’s World Cup triumph
in January has been left out of the squad.

India’s T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, S. Meghana, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Monica Patel, Rashi Kanojiya, Anusha Bareddy, Minnu Mani.

India’s ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Devika Vaidya, Uma Chetry (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Priya Punia, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Monica Patel, Rashi Kanojiya, Anusha Bareddy, Sneh Rana.

The series starts with the first T20I on July 9 with followed by matches on July 11 and 13.

The ODI series starts on July 16, followed by the...