Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Mandhana Leads India Squads as Zimbabwe Series Approaches
India has chosen its players for cricket matches against Zimbabwe.
Smriti Mandhana will captain the team in both one-day and T20 matches.
Shafali Verma will be her T20 vice-captain, and Deepti Sharma will be her one-day vice-captain.
Harmanpreet Kaur is no longer captain, but she is still playing in both squads.
India will play three T20 matches in Raipur and three one-day matches in Vadodara.
The matches are scheduled for October.
Jemimah Rodrigues is not in the squads because she is recovering from a hamstring injury.
The T20 squad includes several players who were not selected for that format's squad in this announcement.
India named Smriti Mandhana captain of its women's ODI and T20I squads for the home series against Zimbabwe.
Shafali Verma is T20I vice-captain, while Deepti Sharma is ODI vice-captain.
Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down as captain but remains in both squads.
India will play three T20Is in Raipur on October 16, 18 and 20, followed by three ODIs in Vadodara on October 23, 25 and 28.
Jemimah Rodrigues is absent while recovering from a hamstring injury; the squads also include new selections for the formats.
- Who
- India's women's cricket team, captained by Smriti Mandhana, and Zimbabwe.
- What
- India announced its ODI and T20I squads for a home series against Zimbabwe.
- When
- The T20Is are scheduled for October 16, 18 and 20; the ODIs for October 23, 25 and 28. The year is not stated.
- Where
- The T20Is will be played in Raipur and the ODIs in Vadodara, India.
- Why
- The squads were announced for India's upcoming home series against Zimbabwe.
- Opponent
- Zimbabwe
- Captain
- Smriti Mandhana for both formats
- T20I vice-captain
- Shafali Verma
- ODI vice-captain
- Deepti Sharma
- T20I fixtures
- October 16, 18 and 20 in Raipur
- ODI fixtures
- October 23, 25 and 28 in Vadodara
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Stepped down as captain and was selected for both squads
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Not selected while recovering from a hamstring injury
