Mithali Raj to lead India women against England, Smriti Mandhana named BPXI skipper for a warm-up

Veda Krishnamurthy is also included in the Board President XI team which will take on England on February 18.

The Indian women’s team selectors on Saturday for the ODI series against England. The Mithali Raj-led side will play three ODIs against England. The series is a part of the ongoing ICC Women’s Championship. (ALSO READ: India Women vs New Zealand Women, 3rd T20I: India ready to salvage pride in final game)

The selectors also named Board President’s XI squad which will be led by Smriti Mandhana. The BPXI will take on England in a one-day warm-up game ahead of the three-match ODI series. (ALSO READ: Mithali Raj eyeing direct qualification for ICC World Cup 2021)

While the warm-up game will be played on February 18, the ODI series kicks off on February 22. The second and third ODI will be played on February 25^th and February 28^th respectively.

Veda Krishnamurthy, who was dropped from the India’s ODI and T20 squads against New Zealand, is named in the BPXI squad while the likes of Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur won’t be a part of the same. (ALSO READ: Wankhede to host England women for three ODIs against India women)

All the matches, including the warm-up game, will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Squads:

India Women’s squad for ODI series: Mithali Raj (Captain), Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), R Kalpana (wicket-keeper), Mona Meshram, Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Mansi Joshi, Punam Raut.

Board President’s XI: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Veda Krishnamurthy, Devika Vaidya, S Meghana, Bharati Fulmali, Komal Zanzad, R Kalpana, Priya Punia, Harleen Deol, Reemalaxmi Ekka, Manali Dakshini, Minnu Mani, Tanuja Kanwar