The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the squad for the Indian Women‘s one-off Test against England, scheduled at Lord’s from July 10 to 13. This announcement follows the selection of the team for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
India’s tour of England will consist of two phases due to the World Cup beginning on June 12. The three T20 matches are planned between May 28 and June 2, ahead of the tournament. The one-off Test will take place on July 10, just five days after the T20 World Cup final.
Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the team, with Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain. There are three changes from the squad that played the Test against Australia. Nandani Sharma, Yastika Bhatia, and Sree Charani have replaced Vaishnavi Sharma, Uma Chetry, and Amanjot Kaur.
Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika returns after a lengthy injury and has also been named as the backup keeper for the T20 World Cup. Nandani has received her first call-up to the T20I squad for the England series and the World Cup.
Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol, and Pratika Rawal are back in the squad after missing the T20 World Cup selection. All three were part of the team in the one-off Test against Australia in Perth on March 6, with Rana and Rawal participating in that match.
India’s squad for the Test against England:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Nandani Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Sneh Rana
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