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India’s squad for ODI & T20I series against Australia Women announced

Mumbai, Jan 17 (UNI) The Women’s Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, comprising three ODIs, three T20Is and one Test.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the team in both formats as the newly crowned world champions will look for a first-ever series victory over Australia in white-ball cricket.
Vaishnavi Sharma, G Kamalini and Kashvee Gautam are the three new additions to the Indian squad that won the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup last year, with Uma Chetry, Yastika Bhatia and Pratika Rawal missing out.
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India A women's cricket team storms into Asia Cup semi-finals with dominant win

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Bangkok, Feb 17 (UNI) India A secured a place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Nepal in their final Group A match at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday.
Bowling first, India A bundled out Nepal for just 78 in 18 overs, led by a brilliant spell from Tanuja Kanwar, who claimed four wickets. India A chased down the target in only 7.5 overs to seal the win comfortably, as per Olympics.com.

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Smriti Mandhana named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2025

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Pratika Rawal added to India squad for ODI series against Australia

17 Feb 2026 | 11:41 AM

New Delhi, Feb 17 (UNI) The Women’s Selection Committee has added Pratika Rawal to India’s squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia women's national cricket team as part of the ongoing multi-format tour of Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement. .

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