India's squad for South Africa T20I series announced; Kashvee Gautam, Anushka Sharma earn maiden call-ups

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India Women's squad for the five-match T20I series against South Africa next month. 22-year-olds Kashvee Gautam and Anushka Sharma have been called up to the T20I squad for the first time while wicket-keeper Uma Chetry has made a comeback. Meanwhile, Sneh Rana, G Kamalini, Amanjot Kaur and Vaishnavi Sharma have missed out for this tour after being part of the squad for the Australia series last month.

Gautam was part of that tour and played all the three ODIs and the one-off Test, producing mixed results. Anushka, on the other hand, is yet to turn up for the senior women's team in any format. Of late, the right-hand batter had good outings with the India A team in the Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars held in Bangkok.

Kamalini might feel a wee bit disappointed for missing out though. The wicket-keeper has played one T20I only against Sri Lanka in December 2025 and apparently was selected for the recent Australia tour as a back-up option to Richa Ghosh. It seems the selectors are trying out the other options as well before the T20 World Cup in England and so it explains the inclusion of Chetry.

🚨 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🚨

Here's a look at #TeamIndia's squad for the 5️⃣-match T20I series against South Africa 🙌

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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 24, 2026

India’s squad for South Africa tour

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

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