Harmanpreet Kaur to lead as India announce squads for multi-format series versus South Africa

The Women’s Selection Committee on Thursday announced India’s squad for the upcoming multi-format series against South Africa.

India will be hosting the Proteas Women for an all-format series starting June 16, while the visiting team will also play a tour match on June 13. As usual, Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the Indian contingent, while ace batter Smrit Mandhana will be acting as her deputy. The selection of star batter Jemimah Rodrigues and pacer Pooja Vastrakar is subject to their recovery from injury.

India’s ODI squad for three-match ODI series: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues (subject to fitness), Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Dayalan Hemalatha, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque, Pooja Vastrakar (subject to fitness), Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Priya Punia

India’s Test squad for one-off Test: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Shubha Satheesh, Jemimah Rodrigues (subject to fitness), Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetry (WK), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar (subject to fitness)*, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh, Priya Punia

India’s squad for three-match T20I series: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Uma Chetry (WK), Richa Ghosh (WK), Jemimah Rodrigues (subject to fitness), Sajana Sajeevan, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Asha Sobhana, Pooja Vastrakar (subject to fitness), Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy

Standby: Saika Ishaque

The assignment will begin with three One-Day Internationals. Notably, the entire 50-over affair is scheduled to be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru with the last one to be played on June 23.

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The teams will then be travelling to Chennai, where the historic MA Chidambaram Stadium will be hosting the only Test followed by three 20-over games. Although Saika Ishaque has been announced as a part of the ODI and Test squads, she will be with the Women in Blue as standby for the T20Is.