Mithali Raj to lead Indian eves team

Mithali will once again lead the side

Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) Mithali Raj will lead the Indian women's cricket team in the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series against visiting New Zealand, to be played here from June 28.

The 15-member contingent was announced here on Thursday. All matches will be played at the Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The squad: Mithali Raj (captain), Jhulan Goswami, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Poonam Raut, Shikha Pandey, M.D. Thirushkamini, Kalpana Ravi, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ekta Bisht, Sneh Rana, Poonam Yadav, Niranjana Nagarajan.