Women’s T20 cricket challenge to be held in UAE

BCCI has announced all 3 participating squads in the Women T20 Challenge, to be held in UAE, in November. It will be a short T20 competition, spanning from November 4 to 9, will be the third edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge that saw its inaugural year in 2018. The opening game will be held between Supernovas and Velocity on November 4. As BCCI has announced the squads for the three teams in the Women’s T20 Challenge, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj have been named as captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity respectively. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee, that was formed on September 26 this year, named the three squads.

“The best of Indian women’s cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and New Zealand in a four-match tournament. Thailand’s Natthakan Chantham, who scored her country’s first Women’s T20 World Cup half-century, adds another feather to her cap as she will become the first Thai cricketer to feature in the tournament. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee picked the three squads”: a statement released by the BCCI said.