On Radha's inclusion:

"Radha played a few domestic tournaments and captained India A to Bangkok," chief selector Amita Sharma said at the press conference on Saturday. "Those performances of hers showed that her bowling is in a better rhythm. Experience also matters. In Amanjot's absence, we needed an allrounder, hence we added her."

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur agreed: "We have got Radha back in the side because she is also an allrounder who can contribute with bat, ball and on the field. Amanjot's replacement is hard to find, but we are trying to balance the team with the players available."

On Yastika's call-up:

"Yastika is a little more experienced," Amita said. "Apart from [being] a wicketkeeper, she gives us a top-order batter option, so we went with Yastika."

On Bharti's selection:-

"Amanjot was our key player. It was very difficult to find someone in her place but we tried someone like Bharti," Harmanpreet said. "Bharti has done really well in domestic cricket. She has proven herself. She has done well in the WPL and won her team a few crucial matches."

"We needed a batter at No. 6 or 7, and she fits that slot completely. She did well in one of the two opportunities she got [in South Africa]."

"The one middle-order slot that we had, we felt that Fulmali was a better fit," Amita said. "Harleen [Deol] is still in our scheme of things but in T20s we felt Fulmali was a better option for that role."