India Women Squad Announced For T20Is Against Sri Lanka, Maiden Call-up For Two Young Stars

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the India women squad which will lock horns against Sri Lanka in a five-match T20I series starting December 21 in Visakhapatnam. The 15-member squad includes Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana as the captain and vice-captain respectively. That being said, most of the team remains the same.

Except two members, who have received their maiden call-ups to the Indian senior women’s side. Vaishnavi Sharma, who recently recorded the first-ever hat-trick in Women’s U19 World Cup history and Gunalan Kamalini have been handed their maiden call-ups to represent India at the highest level.

The five-match T20I series would be a stepping stone towards the preparation for the Women’s T20I World Cup in 2026, which will be hosted by England in the months of June & July. After coming off fresh from the ODI World Cup success, the Women in Blue would be itching to get their hands on another ICC trophy at the earliest.

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Tour Schedule For the India Women Squad

India Women Squad vs Sri Lanka

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma

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