The Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) have announced the squads and schedule for the Women’s T20 Challenge, which will be played in the UAE, alongside the IPL 2020 playoffs.
The three teams – Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity – will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj respectively. The defending champions Supernovas and the runners-up Velocity will face off in the opening encounter on Wednesday, November 4, while the final will be played on Monday, November 9.
Full Squads
Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Jemimah Rodrigues (VC), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Ayabonga Khaka, Muskan Malik
Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (C), Deepti Sharma (VC), Punam Raut, Richa Ghosh, D. Hemalatha, Nuzhat Parween (WK), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Jhulan Goswami, Simaran Dil Bahadur, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Natthakan Chantham, Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam
Velocity: Mithali Raj (C), Veda Krishnamurthy (VC), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (WK), Ekta Bisht, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Devika Vaidya, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Suné Luus, Jahanara Alam, M. Anagha
Women’s T20 Challenge Full Schedule
Match 1: Supernovas v Velocity, 7.30pm IST, November 4, 2020
Match 2: Velocity v Trailblazers, 3.30pm IST, November 5, 2020
Match 3: Trailblazers v Supernovas, 7.30pm IST, November 7, 2020
Final: TBD v TBD, 7.30pm IST, November 9, 2020
The venues for Women’s T20 Challenge encounters are yet to be announced.
