The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on January 10 announced the Indian women’s cricket squad for the three-match ODI series in South Africa beginning February 5.
Mithali Raj will lead the 16-member squad while Harmanpreet Kaur will be her deputy.
17-year-old Jemimah Rodrigues, who scored 84 runs from 93 balls at a strike rate of 90.32 in the just concluded Challengers Series 2018, has gotten her maiden call. Besides her 84-run knock, Jemimah also scored a double century in the Under-19 One Day Competition held in 2017.
Let’s take a look at her centuries:
- 202 runs from 163 balls vs Saurashtra
- 178 runs from 142 balls vs Gujarat
- 153 runs from 138 balls vs Rajasthan
Besides Jemimah, the selectors have also picked up a backup wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia.
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DATE |
MATCH |
VENUE |
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5 February |
IndiaW v South AfricaW |
Kimberley, South Africa |
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7 February |
IndiaW v South AfricaW |
Kimberley, South Africa |
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10 February |
IndiaW v South AfricaW |
Potchefstroom, South Africa |
Besides ODIs, Indian women’s team will also play five T20Is against South Africa for which the squad will be announced later.
India Women’s ODI squad:
Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Sushma Verma (wicket-keeper), Ekta Bisht, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam Yadav, Punam Raut, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jhulan Goswami, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Mona Meshram, Pooja Vastrakar, Veda Krishnamurthy, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper).
