Jemimah Rodrigues returns as BCCI announce squads for India-W tour of South Africa
BCCI announced the squad for the Indian women's cricket team's upcoming multi-format series against South Africa, slated for next month.
Jemimah Rodrigues is all set to return after battling a prolonged injury. She has been added to the squad for all three formats after recovering from a high-grade right hamstring injury sustained in August while playing in Englandβs premier hundred-ball franchise league.
Jintimani Kalita, who made her international debut against Zimbabwe in ODIs, was dropped from the T20 squad but retained her place in the ODI and also got a call-up for the Test team. RCB fast-bowler Sayali Satghare, who was part of the Test and ODI squads, also earned a call-up for T20Is.
Smriti Mandhana will lead the side in all formats, with Deepti Sharma as her deputy for Tests and ODIs. Shafali Verma will be the vice-captain for the WT20Is. India will tour South Africa for one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. The tour will begin with the one-off Test in Gqeberha from December 9th before the ODI series kicks off on December 16th in Paarl.
The second WODI will be played in Cape Town on December 19th followed by the final game of the series in Bloemfontein on December 22nd. The three WT20Is are scheduled for December 26th, 29th and 30th. The first WT20I will be played in Benoni while the last two games of the tour will be played in Potchefstroom. India will also play a 50-over tour match in Benoni on December 6th.
India's squads for the tour of South Africa
Test: Smriti Mandhana [capt], Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh [wk], Yastika Bhatia [wk], Deepti Sharma [vice-capt], Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare
ODI: Smriti Mandhana [capt], Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh [wk], Yastika Bhatia [wk], Deepti Sharma [vice-capt], Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare
T20I: Smriti Mandhana [capt], Shafali Verma [vice-capt], 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
