The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has revealed India’s squad for a multi-format series against the Proteas. Team India’s young batting sensation, Jemimah Rodrigues, has been given a place in the squad for all three formats after missing the previous series against Bangladesh due to injury.
In their official press release, BCCI confirmed the inclusion of both batters, Priya Puniya and Jemimah Rodrigues, as subject to fitness. Priya has been included in India’s Odi squad and was last seen in action in 2023.
Apart from this experience, wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia also failed to find her place in the squad and has been replaced by uncapped keeper Uma Chhetri. Mumbai Indians star spinner Sakia Ishaque has been given a place in the T20 squad as a standby.
India’s ODI squad for the three-match ODI series: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues *, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetri (WK), Dayalan Hemlatha, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque, Pooja Vastrakar *, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, and Priya Punia.
India’s Test squad for the one-off Test: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Shubha Satheesh, Jemimah Rodrigues *, Richa Ghosh (WK), Uma Chetri (WK), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Saika Ishaque, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Pooja Vastrakar *, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Meghna Singh, Priya Punia
India’s squad for the three-match T20I series: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Dayalan Hemalatha, Uma Chetri (WK), Richa Ghosh (WK), Jemimah Rodrigues *, Sajana Sajeevan, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Asha Sobhana, Pooja Vastrakar *, Renuka Singh Thakur, and Arundhati Reddy.
Standby: Saika Ishaque.
South Africa Women’s Tour of India 2024 Fixtures
1st ODI: June 16, 2024, Sunday, 1:30 PM, Bengaluru
2nd ODI: June 19, 2024, Wednesday, 1:30 PM, Bengaluru
3rd ODI: June 23, 2024, Sunday, 1:30 PM;
Bengaluru Test: June 28, 2024, July 1, 2024, Friday to Monday, 9:30 AM
Chennai 1st T20I, July 5, 2024, Friday, 7:00 PM,
Chennai 2nd T20I, July 7, 2024, Sunday, 7:00 PM,
Chennai 3rd T20I: July 9, 2024, Tuesday, 7:00 PM.