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#Womens #T20 #World #Cup #India #squad">Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: India to name squad on May 2
India will name its squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup — to be held from June 12 to July 5 — on Saturday, with Amita Sharma-chaired selection committee facing its toughest test so far.
It will be Sharma’s first World Cup call since taking over the reins, and it comes at an interesting juncture. India enters the tournament as reigning ODI World Cup champion, having ended a long wait for a global title at home last November. But in the shortest format, the trajectory has been less convincing.
India failed to make the semifinals in the 2024 edition, and T20Is have remained a work in progress in the post-pandemic phase. The recent results reflect that inconsistency.
READ | South Africa series exposes India’s familiar squad-selection woes ahead of T20 World Cup
Since the ODI triumph, India swept Sri Lanka 5-0 at home in December, followed it up with a 2-1 series win in Australia earlier this year, but then slipped to a 1-4 defeat in South Africa last month.
That South Africa tour could prove particularly influential. The team management used the series to experiment extensively, handing opportunities to several untested players and even resting vice-captain Smriti Mandhana for the final two T20Is.
The question now is how much of that experimentation translates into World Cup selection. Young prospects like Anushka Sharma, the promising top-order batter from Madhya Pradesh, and Vaishnavi Sharma have pushed their cases during the recent outings. Considering swinging conditions in England, pace-bowling allrounder Bharti Fulmali was also recalled in South Africa after a long time.
Whether the selectors back youth or fall back on experience for a global event will be closely watched.
The meeting will not be limited to the World Cup squad alone. The committee is also set to pick teams for the upcoming home assignments against England — a three-match T20I series and a one-off Test — as well as the India A squads for the three one-dayers and three T20Is against England A.
Published on May 01, 2026
India will name its squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup — to be held from June 12 to July 5 — on Saturday, with Amita Sharma-chaired selection committee facing its toughest test so far.
It will be Sharma’s first World Cup call since taking over the reins, and it comes at an interesting juncture. India enters the tournament as reigning ODI World Cup champion, having ended a long wait for a global title at home last November. But in the shortest format, the trajectory has been less convincing.
India failed to make the semifinals in the 2024 edition, and T20Is have remained a work in progress in the post-pandemic phase. The recent results reflect that inconsistency.
READ | South Africa series exposes India’s familiar squad-selection woes ahead of T20 World Cup
Since the ODI triumph, India swept Sri Lanka 5-0 at home in December, followed it up with a 2-1 series win in Australia earlier this year, but then slipped to a 1-4 defeat in South Africa last month.
That South Africa tour could prove particularly influential. The team management used the series to experiment extensively, handing opportunities to several untested players and even resting vice-captain Smriti Mandhana for the final two T20Is.
The question now is how much of that experimentation translates into World Cup selection. Young prospects like Anushka Sharma, the promising top-order batter from Madhya Pradesh, and Vaishnavi Sharma have pushed their cases during the recent outings. Considering swinging conditions in England, pace-bowling allrounder Bharti Fulmali was also recalled in South Africa after a long time.
Whether the selectors back youth or fall back on experience for a global event will be closely watched.
The meeting will not be limited to the World Cup squad alone. The committee is also set to pick teams for the upcoming home assignments against England — a three-match T20I series and a one-off Test — as well as the India A squads for the three one-dayers and three T20Is against England A.
Published on May 01, 2026
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#INDW #India #takes #learnings #T20I #series #loss #South #Africa #coach #Muzumdar">SA-W vs IND-W: India takes learnings despite 1-4 T20I series loss to South Africa, says head coach Muzumdar
Head coach Amol Muzumdar struck a reflective note after the Indian women’s national cricket team slumped to a 1-4 defeat against South Africa women, saying the visitors would return richer in “learnings” despite the disappointing result.
India won the fourth game but ended the series with a 23-run defeat in the fifth and final T20I on Monday.
“I think it’s been a fantastic series, fought really well. It was competitive right from the start and it’s been fantastic to come here in South Africa,” Muzumdar said after the conclusion of the series.
“Obviously, the result hasn’t gone our way. We’ve been a little disappointed with the 4-1 result, but we have got a lot of learnings out of the series.”
The coach identified India’s inability to strike in the PowerPlay and lapses in finishing with the bat as key areas of concern, though he noted visible improvement in the latter half of the rubber.
“Initially, in the PowerPlay, we weren’t able to pick up wickets, that was one concern area for us and also the finish with the bat. But we addressed those things in the last three games,” he said.
He lauded the opposition for coming out as strong rivals.
“Credit to South Africa, and especially to Laura Wolvaardt, the way she batted. She has batted beautifully in this series.”
The opener had scores of 51, 54, 115, 18 and 92 not out in the series.
Muzumdar, however, drew positives from individual performances, highlighting skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s form and work ethic.
“To start with, Harman’s form has been fantastic, she’s batting well and her work ethics have been spot-on,” he said.
He also praised late contributions from Richa Ghosh and a return to form for Deepti Sharma.
“Richa coming good in the last couple of games is a big positive for us, Deepti coming back in form in the last game.”
Published on Apr 28, 2026
Head coach Amol Muzumdar struck a reflective note after the Indian women’s national cricket team slumped to a 1-4 defeat against South Africa women, saying the visitors would return richer in “learnings” despite the disappointing result.
India won the fourth game but ended the series with a 23-run defeat in the fifth and final T20I on Monday.
“I think it’s been a fantastic series, fought really well. It was competitive right from the start and it’s been fantastic to come here in South Africa,” Muzumdar said after the conclusion of the series.
“Obviously, the result hasn’t gone our way. We’ve been a little disappointed with the 4-1 result, but we have got a lot of learnings out of the series.”
The coach identified India’s inability to strike in the PowerPlay and lapses in finishing with the bat as key areas of concern, though he noted visible improvement in the latter half of the rubber.
“Initially, in the PowerPlay, we weren’t able to pick up wickets, that was one concern area for us and also the finish with the bat. But we addressed those things in the last three games,” he said.
He lauded the opposition for coming out as strong rivals.
“Credit to South Africa, and especially to Laura Wolvaardt, the way she batted. She has batted beautifully in this series.”
The opener had scores of 51, 54, 115, 18 and 92 not out in the series.
Muzumdar, however, drew positives from individual performances, highlighting skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s form and work ethic.
“To start with, Harman’s form has been fantastic, she’s batting well and her work ethics have been spot-on,” he said.
He also praised late contributions from Richa Ghosh and a return to form for Deepti Sharma.
“Richa coming good in the last couple of games is a big positive for us, Deepti coming back in form in the last game.”
Published on Apr 28, 2026
Head coach Amol Muzumdar struck a reflective note after the Indian women’s national cricket team…