Kolkata : Smriti Mandhana led India will face South Africa in December 2026 and BCCI has announced full fledged squad across all formats with Jemimah Rodrigues returning to the squad.
Smriti Mandhana will lead the Indian team across all three formats, while Deepti Sharma has been named vice-captain for the Test and ODI squads. Shafali Verma will serve as the vice-captain of the T20I side.
Jemimah Rodrigues has returned to India’s white-ball squads after missing the Zimbabwe series, Asian Games, Asia Cup due to right hamstring injury sustained while playing for Southern Braves in The Hundred. Her return strengthens India’s top order adding flexibility to the squad.
Ace pacer Renuka Singh Thakur also marks her return after being rested in Zimbabwe series.
The Test squad retains the core strategy that won iconic Lord’s Test.
India’s tour of South Africa will feature one Test, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
The one-off Test will begin on December 9 in Gqeberha. This will be followed by the three-match ODI series, which will be played from December 16 to 22 across Paarl, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
The T20I leg of the tour will take place from December 26 to 30, with matches scheduled in Benoni and Potchefstroom.
This will be first overseas assignment for full time captain Smriti Mandhana after she took over from Harmanpreet Kaur earlier this year.
Indian squad for tour of South Africa
India’s Test Squad: Smriti Mandhana [C], Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh [WK], Yastika Bhatia [WK], Deepti Sharma [VC], Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare
India’s ODI Squad: Smriti Mandhana [C], Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh [WK], Yastika Bhatia [WK], Deepti Sharma [VC], Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare
India’s T20I Squad: Smriti Mandhana [C], Shafali Verma [VC], Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Niki Prasad, Richa Ghosh [WK], G. Kamalini [WK], Anushka Sharma, Deepti Sharma, Sree Charani, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare.
South Africa vs India Fixtures :
Only Test – Wednesday, 9 December 2026
South Africa Women v India Women, Gqeberha
1st ODI – Wednesday, 16 December 2026
South Africa Women v India Women, Paarl
2nd ODI – Saturday, 19 December 2026
South Africa Women v India Women, Cape Town
3rd ODI – Tuesday, 22 December 2026
South Africa Women v India Women, Bloemfontein
1st T20I – Saturday, 26 December 2026
South Africa Women v India Women, Benoni
2nd T20I – Tuesday, 29 December 2026
South Africa Women v India Women, Potchefstroom
3rd T20I – Wednesday, 30 December 2026
South Africa Women v India Women, Potchefstroom.
