FIRST TIME! 15-YEAR-OLD SELECTED IN INDIA WOMEN'S T20I SQUAD FOR SA SERIES 

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By Vinershea | Sep 05, 2019 09:17 PM

For the very first time in Indian history, Shafali Varma has been selected in the T20I squad as India announced their women's team for the five-match T20I series and three-match ODI series against South Africa.

15-year-old Shafali Varma Named in India Women\'s T20I Squad 

The passionate and excited 15-year-old Varma made a name for herself in the Women's IPL by hitting some big shots.

She proudly marks her name after smashing 128 off 56 balls and became the third highest score in women’s T20 for Haryana against Nagaland in the senior national T20 competition.Not just of the game, she is a big fan of Sachin Tendulkar too. 

As per India Today reports, India Women's team will play five T20Is in Surat, while the 50-over match will be in the South Africa.

Below are the names of the team members- 

Indian Women’s ODI squad: Mithali Raj (Captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Punam Raut, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Mansi Joshi, Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav, D Hemalatha, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Priya Punia

Indian Women’s squad for first 3 T20Is: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Poonam Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Veda Krishnamurthy, Harleen Deol, Anuja Patil, Shafali Verma, Mansi Joshi.

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