India's Renuka Singh Thakur Excluded from ODI Series Against Zimbabwe, Jintimani Kalita Steps In
Renuka Singh Thakur Ruled Out of ODI Series
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 22: In a setback for the Indian women's cricket team, pacer Renuka Singh Thakur will miss the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. She is currently focusing on increasing her bowling workload necessary for the 50-over format at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.
To fill her spot, the Women’s Selection Committee has appointed Jintimani Kalita as her replacement. Kalita, who participated in the recent T20I series held in Raipur, has joined the squad in Baroda ahead of the ODI matches starting this Friday.
According to a statement from the BCCI, "Fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur has been ruled out of the Muthoot FinCorp three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. She is still building up the bowling volume required for the 50-over format at the BCCI Centre of Excellence."
The statement continued, "The Women’s Selection Committee has named Jintimani Kalita as a replacement. Jintimani, who was part of the recently concluded T20I series in Raipur, has traveled with the team to Baroda, where the ODI series will commence tomorrow."
India Women recently achieved a remarkable 3-0 clean sweep against Zimbabwe Women in the T20I series, winning all three matches in Raipur.
The series kicked off with a four-wicket victory on October 16, where India chased down Zimbabwe's score of 114/5, finishing at 116/6 in just 15.4 overs. They followed this with a dominant nine-wicket win in the second T20I on October 18, bowling Zimbabwe out for 102/8 and successfully chasing the target in a mere 8.5 overs, securing a 2-0 lead in the series.
In the final T20I on October 20, India showcased another strong performance, scoring 216/7 and limiting Zimbabwe to 124/7, winning by 92 runs and completing the series whitewash.
The team is now set to focus on the three-match ODI series, which kicks off in Vadodara on October 23.
India’s updated ODI Squad includes: Smriti Mandhana [C], Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma [VC], Richa Ghosh [WK], Yastika Bhatia [WK], Vaishnavi Sharma, Nandni Sharma, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, and Jintimani Kalita.