India Women’s Cricket Squads Announced for South Africa Tour with Mandhana as Captain
The BCCI has announced India's women's cricket squads for the upcoming South Africa tour in December, featuring one Test, three ODIs, and three T20Is. Smriti Mandhana will captain all formats, with Deepti Sharma as vice-captain in Tests and ODIs, and Shafali Verma in T20Is. Jemimah Rodrigues returns from a hamstring injury, while Jintimani Kalita receives her maiden Test call-up. The tour starts with a Test on December 9 in Gqeberha, followed by ODIs and T20Is across various South African venues.
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indiatvnews broke this story on 9 Nov, 11:51 am. Other outlets followed.