Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai
Mumbai, Nov 10: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Women's Selection Committee has announced India's squads for the upcoming all-format tour of South Africa in December, with Smriti Mandhana set to lead the team across all three formats.
India will play one Test, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during the tour, which begins with the Test match in Gqeberha on December 9.
The three-match ODI series will commence in Paarl on December 16. The second ODI will be played in Cape Town on December 19, followed by the third match in Bloemfontein on December 22.
The T20I series will begin in Benoni on December 26, while the second and third matches are scheduled to be held in Potchefstroom.
Deepti Sharma has been named vice-captain of the Test and ODI squads, while Shafali Verma will serve as vice-captain of the T20I team.
The 15-member Test squad includes Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Sneh Rana and Kranti Gaud, among others.
The 15-member ODI squad largely features the same core group, with Vaishnavi Sharma included in place of Sneh Rana from the Test squad.
The 17-member T20I squad includes Shafali Verma as vice-captain, along with Niki Prasad, G Kamalini, Anushka Sharma, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Renuka Singh Thakur and Arundhati Reddy.
The tour will provide India with an opportunity to test their strength across all three formats against South Africa.