After the big announcement of India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also announced the India A squads for white-ball tournament in England. The T20 and One-Day series between India A and England will take place during the mega event.
The T20 series will be played between June 20 and June 25. Opener Anushka Sharma has been named captain with Vrinda Dinesh as her deputy. 23-year-old Anushka was dropped from the T20I squad. She made her T20I debut against South Africa in the recently-concluded series where she scored 72 runs from three innings.
India A squad for T20s against England A -
Anushka Sharma (c), Vrinda Dinesh (vc), G Kamalini (wk), Uma Chetry, Vaishnavi Sharma, Prema Rawat, Purvaja Verlekar, Jintimani Kalita, Saima Thakor, Simran Bahadur, Shweta Sehrawat, Deeya Yadav, Minnu Mani, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer.
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Harleen to lead One-Days
Harleen Deol who last played a T20I against Sri Lanka in December 2025 did not find a place in the T20 World Cup 2026 squad as Bharti Fulmali was preferred over her. Harleen will lead the India A in the One-Day series which will commence on June 28 and end on July 4.
India A squad for One-Days against England A:
Harleen Deol (c), Pratika Rawal (vc), Priya Punia, Tanisha Singh, G Kamalini (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Niki Prasad, Prema Rawat, Tanuja Kanwer, Vaishnavi Sharma, Shabnam Shakil, Sayali Satghare, Jintimani Kalita, Saima Thakor.
Harleen’s absence from T20 World Cup 2026 squad explained
“Harleen ek middle-order mein hamare paas jo slot tha, toh I think mujhe lagta hai ki aur meri team ko bhi ye lagta hai ki Fulmali thoda better option tha (For the middle-order slot we had, I think my team and I felt Fulmali was a slightly better option.),” said chief selector Amita Sharma.
“Harleen obviously hamari scheme of things mein hai aur usko hum Test ke liye humne rakha hai. Lekin abhi T20 ke liye Fulmali thoda better option (Harleen is obviously in our scheme of things, and we have kept her for the Test. But right now, for T20s, Fulmali was a slightly better option.)”