India Women squad for South Africa series: Jemimah returns from injury, Deepti named Smriti deputy in Tests

Smriti Mandhana will lead the India Test side for the first time in the tour of South Africa. | Photo Credit: AP

The BCCI on Monday, announced the India Women squad for the all-format tour of South Africa to be held in December 2026.

Smriti Mandhana will lead the side across all formats, with Deepti Sharma acting as her deputy in the two longer formats. Shafali Verma will reprise the role of vice-captain in T20Is.

The Test squad wears a similar look to the team that travelled to England for the one-off Test at Lord’s.

Jemimah Rodrigues returns to the white-ball squad after missing the Zimbabwe series due to injury.

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