Today a new era is going to begin in Indian women’s cricket. After Harmanpreet Kaur left the captaincy, Smriti Mandhana has been given this responsibility. Today, the Indian women’s team will play its first match under his captaincy. Know at what time the match between India and Zimbabwe will be played today. We will also tell you who are the other players in the Indian team who will be seen playing in this match.
Former captain Harmanpreet Kaur will play under the captaincy of Smriti Mandhana
Harmanpreet Kaur had recently decided to step down from the captaincy. Although she will continue playing as a player. After this, Smriti Mandhana was made the new captain by BCCI. Although Mandhana has taken the responsibility of captaincy before also, but she became the captain when Harmanpreet Kaur was not playing. That means she was not a full-time captain. Now Smriti Mandhana has been entrusted with this work for the future. Harmanpreet Kaur will be seen playing as a player under the captaincy of Smriti Mandhana.
First T20 International match between India and Zimbabwe women’s cricket teams today
A long series is going to start between India and Zimbabwe. The first three T20 International matches will be played. After this there will be a series of three ODI matches. The first match of the T20 series will be played today at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. Today’s match will start at 7 pm, the toss will take place half an hour before that i.e. at 6:30. All three matches will be held here i.e. in Raipur. After this, all the matches of the three ODI series will be played in Vadodara.
India vs Zimbabwe series matches can be watched live on Star Sports
The media rights of this entire series are with Star Sports. That means you can watch live telecast of these matches on Star Sports on TV and Jio Hot Star on mobile. Everyone’s eyes will be on how the team performs under the captaincy of Smriti Mandhana and with what strategy Mandhana enters the field. Apart from this, Harmanpreet Kaur will not only play as a batsman, but it also has to be seen how she will help Mandhana, because Kaur has immense experience, which can be benefited by the Indian team.
Full squad of Indian women’s cricket team: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh, Gunalan Kamalini, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Sri Charani, Nandini Sharma, Kranti Gaur, Anushka Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Nikki Prasad, Prema Rawat.
Zimbabwe women’s cricket team full squad: Kelis Ndhlovu, Beloved Biza, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Chiedza Dhururu, Nyasha Gwanzura, Josephine Nkomo (captain), Modest Mupachikwa, Sharne Meyers, Lorin Phiri, Francisca Chipare, Kudjai Chigora, Nomvelo Sibanda, Olinder Chare, Michelle Mavunga, Tendai Makusha.
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