A few years ago, attacking opener Shafali Verma, 18, wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, 18, and medium pacer Pooja Vastrakar, 22, were unknown domestic players. But thanks to the Women’s T20 Challenge, they are now playing at the highest level. And India’s T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who is leading Supernovas and defending champions Trailblazers captain, Smriti Mandhana, are expecting some new faces to emerge in the fourth edition of the tournament starting in Pune today.

‘An important tournament’

“It’s a very important tournament for me. When we played it the last time, we got Richa, who played really good cricket. Whoever gets an opportunity can perform and we are very keen to give chances to those new faces. We are also looking for some new performances and I hope whoever [young talent] gets the opportunity, performs,” Harmanpreet told mid-day during a virtual press conference from Pune on 
Sunday.