India Women squad for T20I and ODI series against Australia announced; two uncapped players named

India and Australia will lock horns in three ODIs during the multi-format series.

India Women will tour Australia for a multi-format series next month. During the campaign, both sides will lock horns in three T20Is, three ODIs, and a test match. The India Women’s tour of Australia 2026 will begin with the three-match T20I series, followed by an equal number of ODI games. The one-off test match will be played at the end.

The T20I series will commence on February 15 with the opening game at Sydney Cricket Ground. The next two matches will be played at Manuka Oval (Canberra) and Adelaide Oval (Adelaide) on February 19 and 21 respectively.

After that, the ODI series will start with the first game on February 24 in Brisbane. The next two games will be played at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on February 27 and March 1. The one-off test match will start on March 6 at Perth Stadium, Perth.

Harmanpreet Kaur to captain as India announce squad for the T20I and ODI series against Australia

India Women last played ODIs in ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, where they won the title by defeating South Africa in the final. They also crushed Australia Women in the semi-final of the tournament. India Women have made three changes to their squad from the World Cup.

Vaishnavi Sharma, G Kamalini and Kashvee Gautam have been inducted to the side. Uma Chetry, Yastika Bhatia and Pratika Rawal are absent from the squad. Notably, Kamalini and Sharma have earned their maiden call-up in the 50-over format.

For the T20I series, India have made two changes. Shreyanka Patil has been picked over Harleen Deol, while Bharat Fulmali is making a comeback to the shortest format after more than six years, having last played in 2019. Harmanpreet Kaur will captain India in both the white-ball series. The test squad will be picked later.

India Women’s squad for T20I series against Australia

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil

India Women’s squad for ODI series against Australia

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, G. Kamalini, Kashvee Gautam, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol.

India vs Australia T20I and ODI series schedule

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