The Indian women's batting stars, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have been in sublime form at the Women's Cricket Super League in England.
Mandhana is not just known for her stylish strokeplay anymore, she has added much-needed power to her game to meet the demands of the modern game.
The 21-year-old Deepti Sharma holds the second position in the ICC WODI all-rounder rankings.
Jemimah Rodrigues, who made her international debut in February last year, will join Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur who are also set to feature in the tournament once again.
Smriti Mandhana is among the few batters the young Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Riyan Parag admires and takes inspiration from.
After their five-wicket win over Supernovas in the tournament-opener on, a victory over Velocity would have sealed Trailblazers' place in the summit clash.
Smriti Mandhana said her aim was rising above the gender-based social conditioning and pursuing her dreams without compromises.
The second edition of the Women's T20 Challenge kick-started in stunning fashion with some fierce hitting by two teams captains Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday.
In response to Trailblazers' 140 for five, Supernovas ended agonisingly short at 138 for six as Harmanpreet and Sophie Devine (32 off 22) took the game deep with a 48-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Hailing from Kashmir's Shopian district, Jasia currently represents Punjab in national tournaments and has already played for India Red in the Challenger Trophy.
India's best cricketers and future stars will be joined by international players from England, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in a four-match tri-series.
Mandhana, who was the stand-in captain in place of regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur in the three-match series against England, currently occupies the third spot in the batting chart with 698 points.
India's ODI skipper Mithali Raj was static at the fourth place with 713 points as the only other cricketer from the country in the top 10 batting list.
Smriti Mandhana, the top-ranked ODI batter who led the T20I side in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur, scored 72 runs in the three matches, including a fifty in the third match.
The Indian women lost their sixth match on the trot in the T20 format after going down to England in the first two games of an ongoing series.
After winning the ODI series 2-1, Indian women lost momentum and subsequently conceded an unassailable 2-0 lead against England.
Mandhana said she doesn't regret electing to bowl first in the first match, despite the bowlers giving away too many runs.
India lost all their T20s in New Zealand after winning the ODI series and things seem to be heading in a similar direction against England.
The player won the cricketer of the year award for Women at ICC awards and she has said that it had a huge impact on her.
Smriti Mandhana, as a captain, couldn't guide the bowlers and under pressure kept changing the field after every other ball, which helped the visitors to comfortably post 160 for four.
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