IND vs SL: Two uncapped players added as BCCI announces India's squad for T20I series against Sri Lanka

The Board of Control for Cricket in India have announced India's Women's squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka which is scheduled to start from December 21. Uncapped stars Gunalan Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma got their maiden call-ups in the 15-member squad for the home white ball series against Sri Lanka. 

India vs Sri Lanka T20Is venue

The series will be played from December 21 to 30, with the first two games in Visakhapatnam and the last three in Thiruvananthapuram.

Gunalan Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma got maiden call-up

Kamalini has represented the Mumbai Indians (MI) in nine matches of the Women's Premier League. Vaishnavi, 19, who is also a part of the 15-member India squad, was not drafted into the WPL auctions.

The duo came in place of Radha Yadav and Uma Chhetri, who were part of the squad that triumphed in the ODI World Cup last month. Apart from Kamalini and Vaishnavi, Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side and Smriti Mandhana will be her deputy. 

Big-hitting opener Shafali Verma, who replaced Pratika Rawal in the World Cup squad just before the semifinal against Australia after the latter was ruled out of the tournament with an injury, is also part of the team.

India and Sri Lanka play the five-match series just before the start of the WPL 2026 on January 9 in Navi Mumbai. The schedule of the Sri Lanka series was announced soon after the white-ball series between India and Bangladesh that was to happen in India in December was postponed last month. India and Sri Lanka played their last T20I against each other in October 2024 during the T20 World Cup.

India's squad against Sri Lanka

 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice captain), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma.