India Women will tour South Africa in December 2026 for seven matches: one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. The BCCI announced squads on 9 November, with Smriti Mandhana captain in all formats. Deepti Sharma is vice-captain in the Test and ODI squads, while Shafali Verma is T20I vice-captain. The tour starts in Gqeberha on 9 December.
The last bilateral series between India Women and South Africa Women was the five-match T20I series in April 2026, hosted by South Africa. South Africa won 4–1, while India won the fourth by 14 runs. South Africa won the first by six wickets at Kingsmead, Durban, the second by eight wickets and the third by nine wickets at The Wanderers. They won the fifth by 23 runs at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
Laura Wolvaardt was Player of the Series with 330 runs. She made 50 in the first T20I, while Shafali Verma scored 50 in the second. Wolvaardt made 115 in the third and remained unbeaten on 92 in the fifth. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 66, while Deepti Sharma took 7 wickets and 5/19 in the fourth. In June 2026, South Africa won the T20 World Cup group match by six wickets.
India squads for South Africa tour 2026:
Test – Smriti Mandhana (C), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Deepti Sharma (VC), Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare
ODI – Smriti Mandhana (C), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (VC), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Deepti Sharma (VC), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita, Sayali Satghare
T20I – Smriti Mandhana (C), Shafali Verma (VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur, Niki Prasad, Richa Ghosh (WK), G. Kamalini (WK), Anushka Sharma, Deepti Sharma, Sree Charani, Prema Rawat, Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare
The tour opens with the Test in Gqeberha on Wednesday, 9 December 2026. The first ODI is in Paarl on Wednesday, 16 December, followed by the second in Cape Town on Saturday, 19 December. The third ODI is in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, 22 December. The T20Is begin in Benoni on Saturday, 26 December, before Potchefstroom hosts the final two on 29 and 30 December.
India tour of South Africa 2026 Schedule:
These results give context to the tour. South Africa won the last bilateral T20I series 4–1 and the June T20 World Cup group match by six wickets. India’s only April win came in the fourth T20I, when Deepti Sharma took 5/19 in a 14-run victory. The December assignment brings them together across all three formats.
The seven-match tour spans six venues. Test and ODI squads have 15 players each, while T20I squad has 17. India begin on 9 December.
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