Commonwealth Games.
Harmanpreet Kaur to lead Indian women's cricket squad in Commonwealth Games 2022
Mumbai/IBNS: India has announced a 15-member women's cricket squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, the first edition of the tournament that will feature women's T20Is.
The team will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, with opener Smriti Mandhana named as her deputy.
Other regulars include opener Shafali Verma, spinners Sneh Rana and Rajeshwari Gayakwad, all-rounders Deepti Sharma and Pooja Vastrakar and wicketkeeper-batter Taniya Bhatia.
Batters Jemimah Rodrigues and Sabbhineni Meghana, as well as pacer Meghna Singh also found a place in the squad.
Simran Dil Bahadur, Richa Ghosh and Poonam Yadav have been named as the reserves.
India have been grouped with Australia, Barbados and Pakistan in the eight-team tournament.
The top two teams from each group will face-off in the semis.
India will open their campaign against Australia on July 29 and will play against Pakistan on July 31.
The South Asian nation will play its final group game against Barbados on August 3.
All three fixtures will be played in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, S. Meghana, Taniya Sapna Bhatia, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana.
Standby: Simran Dil Bahadur, Richa Ghosh, Poonam Yadav.
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