Right after winning the Women’s World Cup, Shafali Varma, hero of the final match, received a very good news. She is appointed as the captain and will lead team in an upcoming tournament. The full squad already announced for the tournament. Now, it will be interesting to see who Shafali do her new job on field.
Appointed as the captain:
She has been appointed captain of the Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal T20 Trophy. She will lead the North Zone. The Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal T20 Trophy begins on November 4th. She will play against the South Zone in the first match, which will be played at 10 am at the Nagaland Cricket Association Stadium.
A total of six teams are participating in the Senior Women’s Inter-Zone T20 Trophy. Teams from the Central Zone, East Zone, Northeast Zone, North Zone, South Zone, and West Zone will participate. The tournament, which begins on November 4th, will continue until November 14th. All matches will be held at the Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA).
Speaking of Shafali Verma, she was a phenomenal performer in the Women’s World Cup. She wasn’t included in the World Cup squad, but after Pratika Rawal was injured, she joined the squad just before the semi-final. Shefali Verma failed in the semi-final, but in the final, she scored 87 runs off 78 balls and took two wickets. Thanks to this performance, India became the World Champions.
Players of the team:
Under the captaincy of Shefali Verma , Aradhana Bisht, Bavandeep Kaur, Diya Yadav, Harleen Deol, Najma Sultana, and Neena Chaudhary will be seen playing. Shweta Sherawat, Amandeep Kaur, Ayushi Soni, Neetu Singh, Shivani Singh, Tanya Bhatia, and Ananya Sharma are also in the team. Komalpreet Kaur, Mannat Kashyap, Maria Nooren, Parunika Sisodiya, Soni Yadav, and Suman Gulia are also included in the team.