Smriti Mandhana to vice-captain India women’s team after wedding-cancellation:T20 squad announced for five-match Sri Lanka series from 21 to 30 Dec

India’s Women’s team for the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka has been released. BCCI Women shared this information on their social media handle. Harmanpreet Kaur will remain the team’s captain and Smriti Mandhana the vice-captain. After a major break-up that Smriti went through with singer Palash Muchhal, this will be her first international series, and that too as a vice-captain of the Indian women’s team. Spinner Vaishnavi Sharma and wicketkeeper G Kamalini got their first opportunity in Team India. The 5-match series between India and Sri Lanka will start on December 21 and run until December 30. The first 2 matches will be played in Visakhapatnam, and the remaining 3 matches in Thiruvananthapuram. India’s Squad Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), G Kamalini (Wicketkeeper), Sri Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma. Also Read: India win 1st T20I against South Africa by 101 runs, SA bowled out for 74 India to play against Sri Lanka instead of Bangladesh Team India’s series was initially scheduled against Bangladesh, but that series was cancelled. The series against Sri Lanka was planned instead of Bangladesh. First Series after becoming world champion This is India Women’s first cricket series after winning the ODI World Cup. India won the ICC tournament trophy for the first time this year on November 2, defeating South Africa in the final. In the tournament’s semi-final, India also achieved the biggest run chase in ODI history against Australia. Opportunity to prepare for next year’s T20 World Cup The 5-match T20 series against Sri Lanka is an excellent opportunity for India to prepare for next year’s T20 World Cup. The ICC’s shortest format World Cup will be held in England from June 12 to July 5. In the 10-team tournament, India has been placed in Group A with Pakistan, South Africa, and Australia. India has won the Women’s ODI World Cup, but the team has never been able to win the T20 World Cup. In 2020, the team reached the final for the only time, but had to face defeat against Australia.