India’s white-ball captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj along with star opener Smriti Mandhana will lead Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity as the squads for the upcoming women’s T20 Challenge scheduled from November 4 to 9 in the UAE were named on Sunday.

All three senior players led the teams during the last edition also and their appointments were on the expected lines.

The T20 Challenge, to be played during the IPL play-offs, will begin with last year’s finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game.

The best of Indian women’s cricket will combine with some of the leading stars from England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and New Zealand in a four-match tournament,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah was quoted in a media release.

Supernovas Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues (vc), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera Selman, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Ayabonga Khaka, Muskan Malik

Trailbazers Squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Deepti Sharma (vc), Punam Raut, Richa Ghosh, D Hemalatha, Nuzhat Parween (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Jhulan Goswami, Simaran Dil Bahadur, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Natthakan Chantham, Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam.

Velocity Squad: Mithali Raj (c), Veda Krishnamurthy (vc), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (wk), Ekta Bisht, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Devika Vaidya, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Sune Luus, Jahanara Alam, M Anagha.