New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced India’s women’s squads for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa in December, with Smriti Mandhana appointed captain across the Test, ODI and T20I formats.
India are scheduled to play one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is during the tour, which will begin with the Test match in Gqeberha on December 9.
Deepti Sharma has been named vice-captain of the Test and ODI teams, while Shafali Verma will serve as vice-captain of the T20I side.
The Test and ODI squads feature 15 players each, while the T20I squad has 17 members. Vaishnavi Sharma has been included in the ODI team in place of Sneh Rana, who is part of the Test squad.
India Women vs South Africa: Full tour schedule
The tour will open with the one-off Test in Gqeberha from December 9.
The three-match ODI series will begin in Paarl on December 16. The second match is scheduled for Cape Town on December 19, followed by the third ODI in Bloemfontein on December 22.
The T20I series will start in Benoni on December 26. The remaining two matches will be played in Potchefstroom on December 29 and 30.
India Women’s Test squad for South Africa tour
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 and Sayali Satghare.
India Women’s ODI squad for South Africa tour
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 and Sayali Satghare.
India Women’s T20I squad for South Africa tour
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 and Sayali Satghare.
