Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami not selected as BCCI announces squads for Women’s T20 Challenge

Xtra Time Web Desk: Senior India women cricketers Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami is not picked from any squads as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the squads for upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge. Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma has been named as captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity respectively. The three teams will compete in the upcoming Women’s T20 Challenge to be played from May 23 to May 28 at Pune’s MCA stadium.

The best of Indian women’s cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from South Africa, England, West Indies and Australia. A total of twelve international players will compete in this year’s Women’s T20 Challenge.

The All-India Women’s Selection Committee picked the three squads – each comprising a total of 16 members:

The 2022 Women’s T20 Challenge will begin with the Trailblazers taking on Supernovas in the opening game. The complete schedule is as below: