Hyderabad:Pranavi Chandra Velagapudi has been appointed captain of the Hyderabad senior women’s cricket team for the BCCI Senior Women’s T-20 Trophy Elite matches to be held at Pune in Maharashtra from October 26.
Wicket-keeper M. Mamtha has been named vice-captain, according to a press release issued by the Hyderabad Cricket Association on Tuesday evening. “The Women’s Selection Committee chairman and selectors met and selected the following players for the upcoming tournament,” the release read.
Pranavi has been vice-captain of the Hyderabad team for three years before graduating to the South Zone T20 and multi-day sides last season, during which she had turned up for Kerala as a guest player.
Pranavi has also played cricket abroad. She captained the Hyderabad Senior team during a tour of Thailand where the side won the trophy.
Her international experience in established cricket countries involves participation in the Caribbean Premier League in Barbados. Pranavi has also played league cricket in the United Kingdom, for Ealing Cricket and Bishop Stratford clubs in London.
The Team: Pranavi Chandra Velagapudi (captain), M. Mamtha (wicket-keeper, vice-captain), Gongadi Trisha, Drithi Kesari, S. Yashasri, Pooja Vanka, Sandhya Gora, Kunchala Niteesha, M. Sakshi Rao, Kavya Sree, Eddla Srujana, Kranthi Reddy Nalla, K. Nidhi (wicket-keeper), Palthya Parvathi, Thati Krishnaveni.
Stand-bys: Y. Trisha Poojitha, Katta Srivalli, Sri Bilvika Reddy, M. Shivani Goud, Meha Laxmi Ediga.
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