New Delhi. BCCI has dropped opener Shefali Verma from the team for the ODI series between India and Australia. Shreyanka Patil has also not been given a place in this team. The Board on Tuesday announced the Indian women’s cricket team for the Australia tour. Shefali and Shreyanka may have been dropped, but there has been no change in the leadership of the team. Harmanpreet Kaur will remain the captain of the team and Smriti Mandhana will remain the vice-captain of the team.
Three players have returned to the Indian women’s ODI team. Harleen Deol, Priya Punia and wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh have been recalled to the team. Richa Ghosh had withdrawn her name from the New Zealand series to appear for the 12th exam. Three T20 matches will be played between India and Australia women’s teams from 5 to 11 December. These matches will be held in Brisbane and Perth.
The team had lost 6 wickets at 186 in reply to 369, then debutants Sundar and Shardul came in, gave a historic victory.
Shefali could score only 56 runs in 3 matches
Indian women’s team recently defeated New Zealand in the home ODI series. In this series, 5 players who did not live up to expectations have not been selected for the Australia tour. Shefali Verma and Shreyanka Patil are also included in these 5 players. Shefali had scored 56 runs in 3 matches against New Zealand. Earlier, his performance in the T20 World Cup was also not good. He scored 97 runs in 4 matches in this tournament.
Can open Yastika
With Shefali Verma being dropped, Yastika Bhatia will get a chance to open with Smriti Mandhana. This could be a good opportunity for Yastika to secure her place in the team. One of Richa Ghosh and Priya Punia will get a chance at number three. Four members of the 16-member Indian team are already in Australia. Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia and Deepti Sharma are playing in the Women’s Big Bash League.
Indian team: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Priya Punia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Richa Ghosh (WK), Tejal Hasbanis, Deepti Sharma, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu. , Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Saima Thakor.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 19, 2024, 1:18 PM IST