New Delhi, March 24 -- The BCCI on Tuesday announced the squad of the India women's cricket team for their five-match T20I series against South Africa. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will continue leading the side. The regulars, including Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma, also feature in the squad.

Anushka Sharma, a young all-rounder, has received her maiden call-up to the India T20I team following a good outing for Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League (WPL). In WPL 2026, Anushka scored 177 runs from seven matches at an average of 25.28 and a strike-rate of 129.19.

The 22-year-old registered her highest score of 44 runs from 30 balls against UP Warriorz. Anushka was also part of the India A women's side that took par...