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A very big, exciting and important news is coming out at this time for the Indian sports world, cricket corridors and women cricket lovers. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially announced the Indian women’s cricket team for the upcoming South Africa tour. On this tour, the Indian women’s team has to face tough matches on South African soil, under which a historic Test match, an exciting three-match ODI series and a fast-paced three-match T20 International series will be played between the two teams. The most important thing is that star batsman Smriti Mandhana has been appointed as the captain of Team India for the series of all three formats, making it clear that she is now handling her big responsibility as the ‘all-format captain’ of the Indian women’s team. Let us know in detail what is the complete schedule of this high-profile tour against South Africa and which great players have been included in the team by the selectors.
Complete schedule of South Africa tour: Exciting clash to begin from December 9, note down the dates
It is very important for cricket fans to know when and how this much-awaited tour is going to start. According to the official schedule released by BCCI, this South Africa tour of the Indian women’s cricket team will start in the upcoming 9th December Is going to happen from. The tour will begin with an exciting and only Test match, which will be played between the two teams.
After the end of the Test series, a three-match ODI series between the two teams will begin. The first ODI match will be played on 16 December, followed by the second ODI on 19 December and the third and final ODI match of the series will be played on 22 December. After the ODI matches, both the teams will face each other in the shortest format i.e. T20 series. The T20 series will start with the first match on 26 December, while the second T20 match will be played on 29 December and at the end of the year i.e. on 30 December, the third and final T20 International match will be played. In this way, the entire month of December is going to be like a big festival for cricket lovers.
Team India selected for all three formats: Excellent balance of young and experienced players
The selectors have selected a very balanced and strong squad keeping in mind the challenging pitches and conditions of South Africa. The team includes experienced players as well as many new and talented faces who have reached the national team on the basis of domestic cricket and recent performances. Let’s take a look at the official Indian teams selected for all three formats:
1. Team India for the one-off Test match against South Africa: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shefali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma (vice-captain), Sri Charani, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaur, Nandani Sharma, Jintimani Kalita and Sayali Satghare.
2. Team India for ODI series against South Africa: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shefali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma (vice-captain), Sri Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaur, Nandani Sharma, Jintimani Kalita and Sayali Satghare.
3. Team India for T20 series against South Africa: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shefali Verma (vice-captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Nikki Prasad, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), G. Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Anushka Sharma, Deepti Sharma, Sri Charani, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaur, Nandini Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy and Sayali Satghare.
Big responsibility on the shoulders of Smriti Mandhana, the team will enter as all-format captain
This tour is going to prove to be a milestone for Smriti Mandhana, the star opener of the Indian women’s cricket team and one of the best batsmen in the world. He has been given the command of the team in all three formats – Test, ODI and T20. In recent years, Smriti has impressed everyone with her brilliant batting as well as her leadership skills. Now his first big test as all-format captain will be on the fast and bouncy pitches of South Africa. The presence of senior players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma in the team will prove to be very helpful for captain Mandhana in making strategies on the field.
Along with this, the new and young faces included in the team seem to be desperate to prove themselves in the difficult conditions of South Africa. Cricket experts believe that this tour of South Africa is going to be very important for the Indian women’s team in terms of preparation for the upcoming big international tournaments. Fans hope that the Indian team will once again bring glory to the country by performing brilliantly on foreign soil.