Bhubaneswar: The Odisha women’s team left for Thiruvananthapuram on Friday to participate in the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 tournament.
The 20-member squad, led by Madhusmita Behera, is placed In Elite Group B.
After two days of net sessions, Odisha will begin their campaign against Chhattisgarh on April 18.
Odisha’s other fixtures in the league phase of the tournament are against Bihar (April 19), Tripura (April 21), Jharkhand (April 2) and Tamil Nadu (April 24).
ODISHA SQUAD
Madhusmita Behera (Captain), Kajal Jena, Sarita Meher, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Pragyan P Mohanty (WK), Tanmayee Behera, Subhra Nirjharini Swain, Madhuri Meheta, Poonam Nayak, Monalisha Rout (WK), Rameswari Naik, Sujata Mallick, Taranna Pradhan, Banalata Mallick, Priyanka Sahoo, Rasanara Parwin, Laxmipriya Naik, Sunita Murmu, Sarojini Giri, Silpa Swain.
Coaching & supporting staff: Suresh Kumar (head coach), Bikash Swaroop Pati (coach), Amrita Tripathy (physiotherapist), Sweta Samantray (fitness trainer), Gayatree Behera (technical analyst).