The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (December 1) announced the women’s squad for the T20I and Test series against England and Australia. India Women will host England Women for three T20Is and a Test, while Australia Women will also tour India for a Test.
The WT20I series between India Women and England Women will begin on December 6. The second match is scheduled for December 9, followed by the third match on December 10. After that single Test will be played on December 14, followed by the Australia Test on December 21. All matches will be played in Mumbai.
Harmanpreet Kaur will be the captain of the team and Smriti Mandhana will be her deputy. Apart from these two Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma are the stars who are part of all the squads. Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh are the two goalkeepers of the team.
Sneh Rana, Shubha Satheesh. Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Harleen Deol will only be part of the Tests against England and Australia. On the other hand, Mannat Kashyap Kanika Ahuja and Minnu Mani will only be part of the three-match T20I series against England.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also mentioned that they will announce the women’s team for the white-ball series against Australia later. The two teams will face each other in the three T20Is and three ODIs, which will be played from December 28 to January 9.
India women’s team for T20I against England and Tests against England and Australia
Here is India’s squad for 3 T20Is against England:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani
Here is India’s squad for the Tests against England and Australia:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Shubha Satheesh, Harleen Deol, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Meghna Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar