India Announces Women's Cricket Squad for South Africa Tour
India's Women's Cricket Team Set for South Africa Tour
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed the squads for the women's cricket team ahead of their all-format tour to South Africa in December. Smriti Mandhana will captain the team across all formats.
The tour will kick off with a Test match in Gqeberha on December 9, followed by three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
The ODI series is scheduled to commence on December 16 in Paarl, with subsequent matches taking place in Cape Town on December 19 and Bloemfontein on December 22.
The T20I series will start on December 26 in Benoni, with the second and third matches set for December 29 and 30 in Potchefstroom.
Deepti Sharma has been appointed as the vice-captain for both the Test and ODI teams, while Shafali Verma will take on the vice-captaincy for the T20I squad.
The Test squad consists of 15 players, including notable names like Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana, and Kranti Gaud.
In the ODI squad, which also includes 15 players, Vaishnavi Sharma replaces Sneh Rana from the Test lineup.
The T20I squad features 17 players, with Shafali Verma serving as vice-captain. Other members include Niki Prasad, G. Kamalini, Anushka Sharma, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Renuka Singh Thakur, and Arundhati Reddy.
India's Test Squad: Smriti Mandhana [C], Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh [WK], Yastika Bhatia [WK], Deepti Sharma [VC], Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare.
India's ODI Squad: Smriti Mandhana [C], Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh [WK], Yastika Bhatia [WK], Deepti Sharma [VC], Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare.
India's T20I Squad: Smriti Mandhana [C], Shafali Verma [VC], Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Niki Prasad, Richa Ghosh [WK], G. Kamalini [WK], Anushka Sharma, Deepti Sharma, Sree Charani, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare.