Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana return as India announce squad for Sri Lanka T20Is

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday, December 9 announced the Indian Women’s Cricket Team squad for the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. For the first time after the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

The Indian team for the Sri Lanka T20Is will be captained by Harmanpreet Kaur Smriti Mandhana being her deputy. The latter will be under the spotlight, especially after her wedding was recently cancelled after Palash Muchhal reportedly was caught cheating. 

The highlight of the squad was wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini and 19-year-old left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma getting their maiden call-up. After performing in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, Shafali Verma has also been added to the team for Sri Lanka T20Is.

Sayali Satghare, Radha Yadav and Shuchi Upadhyay have been dropped, while Renuka Thakur will be making a comeback in T20Is. Apart from her, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud and Sree Charani have retained their spots in the team.

India squad for Sri Lanka T20Is

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma

India vs Sri Lanka T20I series schedule