The Indian women’s cricket team is ready to take the field once again. The squad for the next series has been announced. Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the team, while Smriti Mandhana is the vice-captain. After winning the ODI World Cup for the first time, Team India will now be seen playing an international match. During the match, there will be a special focus on Smriti Mandhana, who has been in the news recently for various reasons.
Smriti Mandhana’s next month
Team India has been announced for the upcoming series between India and Sri Lanka. The two teams will play five T20 International matches. The first match will be played in Visakhapatnam on December 21st. The series will conclude on December 30th. The schedule for the series was already announced, but now the team has also been announced. This will be the Indian women’s team’s first series since the ODI World Cup.
The Indian team won the ODI World Cup for the first time after defeating South Africa in the final. Smriti Mandhana was also involved in this. In fact, Smriti Mandhana was in the news recently because she was supposed to get married. However, Smriti’s father suddenly fell ill, and the wedding was postponed. Later, Smriti Mandhana herself clarified on social media that the wedding was no longer taking place. However, it is unclear what happened during this time.
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Smriti Mandhana’s T20 International stats are impressive. She has played 154 matches so far, scoring 3984 runs. During this period, she has one century and 31 half-centuries to her name. Currently, Smriti Mandhana is ranked third in the ICC T20 rankings.
Her rating is 767, placing her below Hayley Matthews and Beth Mooney. If Smriti Mandhana’s bat performs well, she may soon reach the top spot. Overall, it’s certain that when Smriti Mandhana takes the field, everyone’s eyes will be on her.