Shafali Verma Returns To T20I Side For England Tour, Fit-Again Yastika Bhatia Also Comes Back

Attack opener Shafali Verma returned to India’s colors on Thursday after a seven -month gap because it was included in the T20I national team for the five -game series against England, from June 28 in Trent Bridge. Shafali was out of the Indian team from October 2024 due to a modest form, but she could not find a place in the ODI team for the series of three games against England, which was also announced that day. Perhaps, her great outing in the Premier League Female (WPL) of this season for the Capitals of Delhi where she has aggregated 304 during nine games at a strike rate of 152.

In fact, it was the fourth higher of Run-Recembe du WPL behind Nat-Scover Brunt, Elyse Perry and Hayley Matthews and the largest runner in runs among Indian strikers.

Another player to make a return was the ticket office Yastika Bhatia, who has been sidelined since last November due to a wrist injury suffered during the Big Bash League female.

Unlike Shafali, Yastika is also part of the ODI team. Besides Yastika, the other ticket guard in the two squads is Richa Ghosh.

While India has appointed a T20 team of 15 members, the ODI team is made up of 16 players and the two teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana.

The young opener Pratika Rawal, who created the story by becoming the fastest striker in history to mark 500 points in the female Odi in the Sri Lanka tri-series recently, was included in the 50 side.

Rawal broke England Charlotte Edwards, who criticized 500 ODI races in nine sleeves, while the Indian obtained the feat in eight games.

The England tour will start with five T20is followed by three ODIs in Southampton, London and Chester-le-Street, from July 15.

India’s T20i Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Kaurjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.

Squad Odi of India: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Tejal Rasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhya Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.

Tour of India (Senior Women) Tour of England, 2025 –

1st T20i: June 28; Trent Bridge, Nottingham 2nd T20i: July 1; Single headquarters Stadium, Bristol 3e T20i: July 4; Kennington Oval, London 4th T20i: July 9; Old Trafford, Manchester 5th T20i: July 12; Edgbaston, Birmingham 1st Odi: July 16; The Rose Bowl, Southampton 2nd Odi: July 19; Lord’s Cricket Ground, London 3rd ODI: July 22; Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.

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