Two Odisha Women Cricketers Picked For T20 Challenger Trophy

Cuttack: Two women cricketers from Odisha- Madhuri Mehta and Sushri Dibyadarshini have been selected for the upcoming senior women’s T20 Challenger Trophy slated to be held between January 4 and January 11, 2020 in Cuttack.

According to Odisha Cricket Association (OCA), both players from the State have been picked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) all-India women’s selection committee on Monday.

While Madhuri Mehta has been picked for India C team, Sushri Dibyadarshini has been picked in India B squad. A total of three teams, India A, India B and India C will battle it out in the Women T20 Challenger Trophy.

While star all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the India A side, opener Smriti Mandhana and right-handed batswoman and leg-break bowler Veda Krishnamurthy will captain the India B and C squads respectively.

Teams:

India A: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Shivali Shinde (wicket-keeper), Jasia Akhtar, Priya Puniya, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Sneh Rana, Mansi Joshi, Meghna Singh, Komal Jhanjhad, Meenu Mani, Radha Yadav, Bharati Fulmali

India B: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Sushma Verma (wicket-keeper), R Kalpana (wicket-keeper), Vanitha V.R, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Poonam Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar, Shikha Pandey, Renuka Singh, Anjali Sarvani, Sushri Dibyadarshini, T.P. Kanwar, Richa Ghosh

India C: Veda Krishnamurthy (Captain), Nuzhat Parween (wicket-keeper), Shafali Verma (wicket-keeper), Yastika Bhatiya, D. Hemlatha, Harleen Deol, Manali Dakshini, Jincy George, Arundhati Reddy, Monica Patel, Vrushali Bhagat, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanushree Sarkar, Madhuri Mehta

(With IANS Inputs)