BCCI announces Indian women's cricket team for upcoming CWG games in Birmingham

The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has announced the Indian women’s cricket team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham from 28th July to 8th August. Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the 15-member squad. Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol, and wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatiya returned in the team. The team will have Yastika Bhatia as the first-choice stumper.

Simran Bahadur and season leg-spinner Poonam Yadav were named as stand-by players for the tournament. India is in Group A



alongside Australia, Barbados, and Pakistan. It will take on Australia in the tournament opener on July 29. Group B comprises host England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.

This will be the first appearance for women’s cricket at CWG with Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham hosting all matches. Cricket, however, has been played before at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games where South Africa won gold in the men’s 50-over competition.