Harmanpreet to lead India women’s team in five-match T20Is away series against SA

Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India in the five-match T20Is against South Africa in South Africa from April 17 to 27.

The Women’s Selection Committee picked up the following players as part of India’s squad for the upcoming away series against South Africa.

Smriti Mandhana will continue to be the vice-captain of the team. Hyderabad player Arundhati Reddy, who was named Player of the Month for February by the ICC recently, is also part of the squad.

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There are two wicketkeepers in the form of Richa Ghosh and Uma Chetry.  Andhra spinner Sree Charani too finds a place in the squad.

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The squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Uma Chetry (WK), Anushka Sharma.

Schedule: April 17: 1st T20I at Durban

April 19: 2nd T20I at Durban

April 22: 3rd T20I at Johannesburg

April 25: 4th T20I at Johannesburg

April 27: 5th T20I at Benoni