Mumbai: The Women’s Selection Committee has unveiled India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Ireland.
The three-match series is set to take place at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, with Smriti Mandhana leading the side in the absence of regular all-format skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who
has been rested to manage workload. Deepti Sharma will act as Mandhana’s deputy.
Mandhana will be looking to continue her impressive run of form, after her string of good performances against the West Indies in both T20Is and the ODIs last month.
Harleen Deol, who made a mark with her maiden ODI hundred against West Indies, will also be looking to carry her form with the bat.
Another major name missing from the squad is that of pace spearhead Renuka Singh Thakur, who has also been rested.
Squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Deepti Sharma, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Uma Chetry, Richa Ghosh, Tejal Hasabnis, Raghvi Bist, Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwer, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor, Sayali Satghare
India’s previous outing in the ODIs saw them emerge victorious against the West Indies, sweeping them 3-0 in late December.
Fixtures:
1st ODI – 10th January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
2nd ODI – 12th January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
3rd ODI – 15th January, Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
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