The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Monday, November 9, announced India Women’s squads for their upcoming tour of South Africa. India will play a one-off Test, three-game ODI and three-match T20I series against South Africa, commencing on December 9 in Gqeberha.
Interestingly, Jemimah Rodrigues will return from her injury break, while Smriti Mandhana will lead the Indian squads across three formats. Jemimah had been nursing a hamstring injury and missed the Asia Cup, the Asian Games and the recent home white-ball series against Zimbabwe.
Right-arm pacer Jintimani Kalita has earned a place in both the Test and ODI squads, while Shreyanka Patil has been left out. Nandani Sharma features in all three squads, whereas experienced pacer Renuka Singh has been selected only for T20Is. Richa Ghosh is expected to be India’s first-choice wicketkeeper across all three formats.
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
SA–W vs IND–W Schedule:
9-12 December, Only Test, Gqeberha
16 December, First ODI, Paarl
19 December, Second ODI, Cape Town
22 December, Third ODI, Bloemfontein
26 December, First T20I, Benoni
29 December, Second T20I, Potchefstroom
30 December, Third T20I, Potchefstroom
