India Women squad for Asia Cup 2026 announced; Harmanpreet Kaur to lead

India Women will aim to dethrone defending champions Sri Lanka in Women’s Asia Cup 2026.

The Indian Women’s Cricket Team is ready for action in the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup. The tournament, which determines the best team in Asia, will be held from late August to mid-September

India Women are the most successful team in the history of the Women’s Asia Cup, having won the title a record seven times. The men’s team has also enjoyed great success, winning the Asia Cup on nine occasions.

The current defending champions of the Women’s Asia Cup are Sri Lanka. They won the 2024 Women’s T20 Asia Cup after defeating India by eight wickets in the final. Chamari Athapaththu was named the Player of the Tournament for her outstanding contribution, scoring 304 runs while leading Sri Lanka to their first-ever Women’s Asia Cup title.

With the tournament set to return in 2026, all eyes will once again be on the top teams in Asia. The Indian team, meanwhile, will be eager to avenge their defeat to Sri Lanka and return to their dominant ways. The squad for the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup has now been announced.

On that note, let’s take a look at India Women squad for the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup.

India squad for Women’s Asia Cup 2026

The Indian team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, comprises:

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharati Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), G. Kamalini (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Nandini Sharma, and Kranti Gaud.

After winning the Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025, the Harmanpreet-led Indian team failed to qualify for the semifinals of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. Although the team secured convincing wins over Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Netherlands, defeats to fellow semifinal contenders South Africa and Australia highlighted the areas that needed improvement.

The Indian women would like to win a multinational trophy this year, and they would like it to be the Asia Cup, which they failed to defend in the last edition. However, the path won’t be easy, as teams like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and others will try to stop them. However, fans will back the team to win the continental tournament.

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