India has selected a 15-member squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, featuring two promising debutants from the recent U19 Women's T20 World Cup-winning team.
Seventeen-year-old wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini earns her first senior call-up after impressing in the WPL with Mumbai Indians, where she debuted as the youngest player ever at 16.
She steps in as backup keeper amid Yastika Bhatia's ongoing ACL injury recovery. Nineteen-year-old left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma, who idolizes Radha Yadav, topped the wickets charts in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy with 21 scalps at an economy of 4.5 for Madhya Pradesh runners-up, highlighted by a U19 World Cup hat-trick against Malaysia.
Key Returns and Omissions
Harmanpreet Kaur leads the side, with Smriti
Mandhana as vice-captain, both returning post the ODI World Cup triumph. Shafali Verma holds her spot after strong domestic form, while Renuka Thakur rejoins; returnees like Kranti Gaud and N Sree Charani stay on from the England series win. Sayali Satghare, Shuchi Upadhyay, and Radha Yadav miss out despite recent involvement, the latter was part of the Women's World Cup win.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women T20Is Schedule
The series kicks off December 21 in Visakhapatnam for the first two games, shifting to Thiruvananthapuram for the final three, serving as key prep for the 2026 T20 World Cup in England.
1st T20I - Vizag, Dec 21
2nd T20I - Vizag, Dec 23
3rd T20I - Trivandrum, Dec 26
4th T20I - Trivandrum, Dec 28
5th T20I - Trivandrum, Dec 30
India Women's Squad
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Vaishnavi Sharma
