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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Women’s Selection Committee on Monday announced squads for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa in December. Smriti Mandhana is set to lead the side across all three formats. India will play one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is during the tour, which will begin with the Test match in Gqeberha on 9th December. The ODI series will start on 16th December in Paarl, followed by the second match in Cape Town on 19th December and the third in Bloemfontein on 22nd December. The three-match T20I series will begin on December 26 in Benoni. The second and third matches are scheduled to be played in Potchefstroom.
News #TeamIndia squads announced for all-format tour of South Africa Smriti Mandhana takes charge as full-time Test captain Details https://t.co/L5jiMKSphi #SAvIND https://t.co/67NvBjQGiH
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) November 9, 2026
Deepti Sharma has been named vice-captain of the Test and ODI squads, while Shafali Verma will serve as vice-captain in the T20I format. The Test squad features 15 players, including Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana and Kranti Gaud. The ODI squad also comprises 15 players, with Vaishnavi Sharma included in place of Sneh Rana from the Test squad. The T20I squad has 17 players, with Shafali Verma as vice-captain. Niki Prasad, G. Kamalini, Anushka Sharma, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Renuka Singh Thakur and Arundhati Reddy are also part of the squad.
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