Mandhana takes charge, India name squads for Zimbabwe series
With a new captain leading them India will face Zimbabwe in their next assignment at home.
Smriti Mandhana will lead India for the first time after being announced as the all-format captain in the upcoming ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe.
Mandhana takes over the captaincy from Harmanpreet Kaur, who announced her stepping down from the role earlier on Tuesday, 6 October .
India will square off against Zimbabwe in their first-ever bilateral international meeting for three T20Is and as many ODIs starting 16 October.
India’s T20I Squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Niki Prasad, Harmanpreet Kaur, Anushka Sharma, Richa Ghosh, G Kamalini, Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Sree Charani, Nandni Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Jintimani Kalita, Minnu Mani
India's ODI Squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Vaishnavi Sharma, Nandni Sharma, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Renuka Thakur
Series schedule
1st T20I: October 16, Raipur
2nd T20I: October 18, Raipur
3rd T20I: October 20, Raipur
1st ODI: October 23, Vadodara
2nd ODI: October 25, Vadodara
3rd ODI: October 28, Vadodara