Fit-again Jemimah returns as India announce squads for South Africa tour

India have announced their squads for the women's all-format tour of South Africa next month, with fit-again Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur included in all three teams. Smriti Mandhana will lead the sides across Tests, ODIs and T20Is

New Delhi: A fit-again Jemimah Rodrigues returned to the Indian squads as the selectors stuck to the tried-and-tested players while announcing the teams on Monday for an all-format women’s cricket tour of South Africa next month.

Former captain Harmanpreet Kaur also found a place in all three squads, which will be led by Smriti Mandhana.

All-rounder Amanjot Kaur has also recovered from her injury and, therefore, finds a place in the T20I squad.

India will play one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is during the tour. The one-off Test will kick-start the tour on December 9 in Gqeberha, followed by the ODIs from December 16 to 22 in Paarl, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.

The T20Is will be held from December 26 to 30 in Benoni and Potchefstroom.

Jemimah had been nursing a hamstring injury and missed the Asia Cup, the Asian Games and the recent home white-ball series against Zimbabwe.

Pacer Jintimani Kalita has retained her place in the ODI squad following her debut against Zimbabwe but has been overlooked for the shortest format. She has been named in the Test squad for the first time.

Off-spinner Shreyanka Patil is another notable omission from the T20I squad.

Opener Pratika Rawal returns to the Test squad after missing the historic Lord’s game due to injury.

The squads:

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.