As many as four players from Odisha were today included in the 15-member East Zone team for the Senior Women Inter-Zonal Three-Day Cricket Championship, billed to be held at Trivandrum in Kerala from March 18 to April 5, 2018.

The four are: Madhusmita Behera, Madhuri Meheta, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu and Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan. Bhubaneswar lass Sushree, who is in impressive form, was named vice-captain of the team, which would be led by Paromita Roy of Bengal.

The East Zone team was finalized in the zonal selection committee meeting, held at BC Roy Club House, Eden Gardents, Kolkata, under the chairmanship of Lopamudra Banerjee. Jharkhand State Cricket Association secretary was the convenor of the meeting, which was attended by committee members Mithu Mukherjee (Bengal), Pannalal Chakraborty (Tripura), Rumi Kalita (Assam), Sanjay Pandey (Jharkhand), Rashmita Mohanty (Odisha).

EAST ZONE TEAM: Paromita Roy, Tanusree Sarkar, Aparna Mondal, Saika Ishaque (all Bengal); Madhusmita Behera, Madhuri Meheta, Priyanka Priyadarshini Sahu and Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan (all Odisha); Mouchaiti Debnath, Moutusi Dey, Indrani Jamatia (all Tripur), Shanti Kumari, Divyani Prasad, Priyanka Sawaiyyan (all Jharkhand); Monika Das (Assam).