Harmanpreet named ODI captain as India announce squads for Sri Lanka series

India have named two 15-member squads for the Sri Lanka limited-overs tour. India will play Sri Lanka in three T20Is and as many ODIs, the series beginning from 23 June.

Dambulla will host the three T20Is, while the ODIs will be played in Kandy.

Earlier today (8 June), Mithali Raj announced her retirement from international cricket, following which, Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s T20I captain, has taken over the reins in ODIs. Smriti Mandhana has been named as her deputy.

A big name missing from the list is veteran fast bowler, Jhulan Goswami, while Sneh Rana, who featured in this year’s World Cup, is also missing from both the squads.

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Jemimah Rodrigues returns to India’s T20I squad. This will be her first international since the T20I series against Australia in October 2021. Also returning to the T20I mix is Radha Yadav, who last played in July 2021. 22-year-old Simran Bahadur, who featured in India’s tour of New Zealand just before the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2022, has been added to both the squads.

T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), S Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav

ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), S Meghna, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Simran Bahadur, Richa Ghosh (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol

Schedule:

23 June – 1st T20I, Dambulla
25 June – 2nd T20I, Dambulla
27 June – 3rd T20I, Dambulla
1 July – 1st ODI, Kandy
4 July – 2nd ODI, Kandy
7 July – 3rd ODI, Kandy