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India Names Squad for Sri Lanka T20Is as Kaur Leads, Mandhana Deputy

The five-match home series launches preparations for next year's Women’s T20 World Cup.

Overview

  • The T20Is run from December 21 to 30, with the first two matches in Visakhapatnam and the final three in Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Teenagers G. Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma received maiden call-ups, adding a wicketkeeper-batter and a left-arm spinner to a 15-player group.
  • Selections reported by outlets indicate absences that include Radha Yadav, Yastika Bhatia and Uma Chetry from this T20I squad.
  • Coverage notes Smriti Mandhana returned to training a day after announcing a personal separation, with her brother sharing a nets photo.
  • The fixtures were scheduled after a planned Bangladesh series was postponed, slotting in just before the WPL 2026 opener on January 9 in Navi Mumbai.