The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s women’s squads for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa in December, with Smriti Mandhana appointed captain across Tests, ODIs and T20Is.
The tour will feature one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is, beginning with the Test match in Gqeberha on December 9. The ODI series will follow, with matches scheduled in Paarl on December 16, Cape Town on December 19 and Bloemfontein on December 22.
The T20I leg will begin in Benoni on December 26, before the teams move to Potchefstroom for the final two matches on December 29 and 30.
Deepti Sharma has been named vice-captain of the Test and ODI teams, while Shafali Verma will take up the leadership role in the T20I squad.
The 15-member Test squad includes experienced campaigners Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia and Sneh Rana. Young pacer Kranti Gaud has also been included.
The ODI squad largely retains the Test combination, with Vaishnavi Sharma replacing Sneh Rana. It also features Mandhana, Shafali, Harmanpreet, Deepti and Rodrigues.
For the shortest format, India have selected a 17-member squad. Shafali will serve as Mandhana’s deputy, with Niki Prasad, G Kamalini, Anushka Sharma and Prema Rawat among the players included. Amanjot Kaur, Renuka Singh Thakur and Arundhati Reddy also feature in the T20I team.
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.
The series will provide India with an opportunity to test their combinations across formats against South Africa in the final month of the year.
