Smriti Mandhana to captain India in all three formats on the women's tour of South Africa
9 November 2026
The BCCI Women's Selection Committee has named India's squads for the tour of South Africa in December. Smriti Mandhana will lead the side in all three formats. Deepti Sharma is vice-captain for the Test and one-day squads, while Shafali Verma is vice-captain for the Twenty20 squad. The tour has one Test, three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals. The Test begins at Gqeberha on 9 December. The one-day matches are at Paarl, Cape Town and Bloemfontein, and the Twenty20 matches at Benoni and Potchefstroom. The Test and one-day squads have 15 players each and the Twenty20 squad has 17.
Captain:
Smriti Mandhana (all three formats)
Tour:
1 Test, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is in South Africa
Why it matters for exams: Captaincy and vice-captaincy of the Indian women's team are standard current affairs facts: Smriti Mandhana captains all three formats, with Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma as vice-captains.
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