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2 players made their debut for Team India against New Zealand, these two stars wore caps – Read

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Two players of Team India have debuted against New Zealand. No, this was seen not in the Pune Test but in the first ODI being played between India and New Zealand women’s teams in Ahmedabad. Tejal Hassabanis and Saima Thakor made their debut for India in this match. Both of them got their debut caps from Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodriguez. 3 ODI series is to be played between India and New Zealand.

Both debuting players are from Maharashtra

Both the players who participated in Ahmedabad ODI against New Zealand are from Maharashtra. Tejal got the debut cap from Smriti Mandhana while Saima got the cap from Jemima. Meaning, both the players of Maharashtra were also given caps by two players of Maharashtra only. Saima Thakor is a right-arm fast bowler, who has played 6 matches in WPL and taken 3 wickets. Whereas Tejal Hasbanis is known as a batsman.

Smriti captain in place of Harman

Regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur is not playing in the first ODI against New Zealand. In his place, the reins of captaincy are in the hands of Smriti Mandhana. India won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India’s opening pair has disappointed here too. India’s opening pair is broken due to Smriti Mandhana being out after scoring 5 runs. This is the first international match in which the Indian team is seen playing after being out of the group stage in the Women’s T20 World Cup.

New Zealand is the Women’s T20 World Cup champion

Talking about the New Zealand team, it is the new champion of the Women’s T20 World Cup. The women’s Kiwi team has come to India with high spirits. Of course, the series against India is of ODI, but the challenge of Kiwi team is still big.

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