India Announces Squad For ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur To Lead

India has unveiled its 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, set to be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 3.

Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the side, with Smriti Mandhana serving as her deputy. Originally scheduled to take place in Bangladesh, the tournament was relocated to the UAE due to political instability in the host country.

The squad features opening batter Smriti Mandhana alongside explosive hitter Shafali Verma, and Dayalan Hemalatha as a top-order option.

The middle order includes Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, and Richa Ghosh, who will also serve as the wicketkeeper. Yastika Bhatia is listed as a backup wicketkeeper, subject to fitness, as is young spinner Shreyanka Patil.

Pace duties will be managed by Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh, and Arundhati Reddy, while Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana, and Radha Yadav will handle the spin department. Uma Chetry, Tanuja Kanwer, and Saima Thakor are named as traveling reserves.

India’s World Cup campaign begins on October 4 against New Zealand in Dubai, followed by matches against Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the defending champions Australia. The final is scheduled for October 20.

• Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain)
• Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain)
• Shafali Verma (Opening Batter)
• Deepti Sharma (All-Rounder)
• Jemimah Rodrigues (Middle-Order Batter)
• Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper)
• Yastika Bhatia (Backup Wicketkeeper, subject to fitness clearance)
• Pooja Vastrakar (Pace Bowler)
• Arundhati Reddy (Pace Bowler)
• Renuka Singh Thakur (Pace Bowler)
• Dayalan Hemalatha (Top-Order Batter)
• Asha Sobhana (Spin Bowler)
• Radha Yadav (Spin Bowler)
• Shreyanka Patil (Spin Bowler, subject to fitness clearance)
• Sajana Sajeevan

The traveling reserves include Uma Chetry (Wicketkeeper), Tanuja Kanwer, and Saima Thakor. Non-traveling reserves are Raghvi Bist and Priya Mishra.

India will kick off their campaign on October 4 against New Zealand and face Pakistan the following day, with additional group stage matches against Sri Lanka and defending champions Australia.