Smriti Mandhana to captain India in all three formats on women's tour of South Africa

The Indian women's cricket team will tour South Africa in December. The BCCI has announced the squads for the tour, in which India will play a series of one Test, three ODIs and three T20 matches.

Smriti Mandhana has been named captain in all three formats. India will play a Test for the first time under her captaincy. The BCCI's women's selection committee has picked separate squads for the three formats.

Besides captain Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues and Harleen Deol are in the Test and ODI squads. Richa Ghosh and Yastika Bhatia will share the wicketkeeping duties. Deepti Sharma is vice-captain. Shree Charani, Kranti Goud, Nandini Sharma, Jintimani Kalita and Saili Satghare are also in both squads.

Sneh Rana has also found a place in the Test squad. Vaishnavi Sharma's name is on the ODI list.

Mandhana will also captain the T20 side, with Shafali Verma as vice-captain. Nikki Prasad, G. Kamalini and Anushka Sharma have also been given a chance in this squad. Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma are part of the T20 squad. The bowlers are Shree Charani, Prema Rawat, Kranti Goud, Nandini Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy and Saili Satghare. Amanjot Kaur has also secured her place in the side.

Test squad: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma (vice-captain), Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Kranti Goud, Nandini Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Saili Satghare.

ODI squad: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma (vice-captain), Shree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Goud, Nandini Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Saili Satghare.

T20 squad: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shafali Verma (vice-captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Nikki Prasad, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), G. Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Anushka Sharma, Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Goud, Nandini Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Saili Satghare.