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The BCCI has unveiled India's squad for the upcoming women's T20 World Cup 2024, set to begin in the UAE on October 3. Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the 15-player squad, with the BCCI also including five reserves — three travelling and a couple non-travelling.
Raghvi Bist and Priya Mishra are the non-travelling reserves, while Uma Chetry, Tanuja Kanwer, and Saima Thakor are the travelling ones. Additionally, keeper-batter Yastika Bhatia and all-rounder Shreyanka Patil have been included subject to fitness clearance. Bhatia is currently understood to be at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) undergoing rehabilitation for a ligament injury in her left knee.
She last featured in a T20I against Bangladesh in April with India struggling to find a stable candidate at No.3. Meanwhile, Patil suffered a finger injury during the high-profile fixture against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2024 and found herself out of the tournament. However, ESPN Cricinfo reported earlier this month that the 22-year-old is likely to make a full recovery.
India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk)*, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil*, Sajana Sajeevan.
Travelling Reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor
Non-Travelling Reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra
India to open their campaign against New Zealand in Dubai
With the ICC releasing the revised schedule of the multi-nation event on Monday, August 26, the Women in Blue will open their campaign against New Zealand on October 4 in Dubai. They will lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan on October 6 followed by Sri Lanka on October 9 (both in Dubai) and defending champions Australia on October 13 in Sharjah.
The Indians have two warm-up matches lined up against West Indies and South Africa on September 29 and October 1, respectively. Their best performance in T20 World Cups has been a final appearance in the 2020 edition where they lost to Australia.
