India (W) squad for South Africa tour — Anushka earns maiden call-up; Sneh, Amanjot out
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the women’s squad for India’s tour of South Africa next month, with Anushka Sharma getting maiden senior team call-up.
The 22-year-old allrounder from Madhya Pradesh was one of the three incomings in the squad, alongside Uma Chetry and Kashvee Gautam.
India, the ODI World champion, will travel to South Africa next month after an Australia tour, where it lost the one-off Test and ODI series but won the T20 series 2-1.
The South Africa tour will serve as a preparation ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, which begins on June 12 in England. South Africa and India have been drawn in the same group at the T20 World Cup alongside Australia, Pakistan and two teams from the qualifiers.
India squad
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Uma Chetry (WK), Anushka Sharma
India tour of South Africa schedule:
1st T20I – April 17, Durban
2nd T20I – April 19, Durban
3rd T20I – April 22, Johannesburg
4th T20I – April 25, Johannesburg
5th T20I – April 27, Benoni
Published on Mar 24, 2026
