"smriti-mandhana"

New women’s batting coach says England tour will be a good challenge

The tour takes placed between June 16 and July 15, said an Indian cricket board statement

Opener Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma are among the four bound for the 100-ball tournament.

In fact, this is the first time that the Indian women's team has lost a T20 series against the South Africans.

In the words of skipper Mithali Raj, India looked underprepared in their first series in 12 months

Mithali-led team draws level with nine-wicket victory

Mithali-led team takes on SA in second ODI on Tuesday

Off-spinner Salma Khatun took three wickets in the penultimate over, dismissing rival skipper Harmanpreet Kaur in the process and Mandhana acknowledged her effort

In response to Trailblazers' 118 for eight, Supernovas could only manage 102 for seven

Harmanpreet-led side start favourites against Trailblazers

Brimming with confidence after a crushing win over Velocity on Thursday, Trailblazers will aim for another win to finish with two victories and enter the final

"I think everyone is more excited than nervous because we are going to go out there after seven months," Mandhana said during the pre-match press conference.

The three teams will compete in the upcoming Women's T20 Challenge to be played from November 4-9 in the UAE. The 2020 Women's T20 Challenge

All the three senior players led the teams during last edition also and their appointments were on the expected lines