BCCI Names India Women’s Squads For South Africa Tour, Mandhana To Lead

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Women's Selection Committee has announced India's squads for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa in December, with Smriti Mandhana named captain across all three formats.

India are scheduled to play one Test, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during the tour. The series will begin with the one-off Test in Gqeberha on December 9, followed by the ODI and T20I series.

The three-match ODI series will begin in Paarl on December 16. The second match will be played in Cape Town on December 19, while Bloemfontein will host the third ODI on December 22.

The T20I series will commence in Benoni on December 26. The remaining two matches are scheduled to take place in Potchefstroom on December 29 and 30.

Deepti Sharma has been appointed vice-captain of the Test and ODI squads, while Shafali Verma will serve as vice-captain of the T20I team.

The 15-member Test squad includes Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud and Sree Charani, alongside other players.

The 15-member ODI squad largely retains the Test combination, with Vaishnavi Sharma replacing Sneh Rana. The remaining squad members include Pratika Rawal, Jintimani Kalita, Nandni Sharma and Sayali Satghare.

The 17-member T20I squad features several players, including Niki Prasad, G. Kamalini, Anushka Sharma, Prema Rawat and Amanjot Kaur. Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Deepti Sharma and Kranti Gaud are also part of the team.

The tour will provide India with an opportunity to compete across formats in South African conditions, with the selectors backing a combination of experienced international players and emerging talent.