India A Women Squad vs England A 2026: Shreyanka Patil Returns, Anushka Sharma and Minnu Mani Named Captains

The India A women squad vs England A has been announced, and the biggest talking point is the return of Shreyanka Patil. The BCCI's women's selection committee on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, named three separate India A squads for a home multi-format series against England A: three T20s, three one-day matches and a one-off four-day game.

Captains: Anushka Sharma and Minnu Mani

Madhya Pradesh batter Anushka Sharma, 23, will captain India A in both the T20s and the one-day matches. She has led the India A T20 side before, against England A and Australia A earlier this year. Kerala all-rounder Minnu Mani is her deputy in both white-ball formats and takes over as captain for the four-day match, with Tejal Hasabnis as vice-captain.

Shreyanka Patil back in the frame

Off-spinning all-rounder Shreyanka Patil was left out of India's squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa (see the senior India women squad). She has now been picked in all three India A squads, a clear chance to push her case again. According to ESPNcricinfo, she last played for India in the Asian Games final against Sri Lanka.

Amanjot Kaur, who returned to India's T20I squad for South Africa after a long injury layoff, gets extra match time in the T20s. Fast bowler Kashvee Gautam, coming back after knee surgery, is in both white-ball squads.

Schedule: India A women vs England A

India A T20 squad

Vrinda Dinesh, Tanisha Singh, Sanika Chalke, Anushka Sharma (captain), Niki Prasad, G Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Shipra Giri (wicketkeeper), Minnu Mani (vice-captain), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Vaishnavi Sharma, Prema Rawat, Saima Thakor, Monica Patel, Kashvee Gautam.

India A one-day squad

Vrinda Dinesh, Tanisha Singh, Priya Punia, Anushka Sharma (captain), Niki Prasad, G Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Shipra Giri (wicketkeeper), Minnu Mani (vice-captain), Tejal Hasabnis, Shreyanka Patil, Amisha Bahukandi, Shabnam Shakil, Saima Thakor, Akshita Bhagat, Kashvee Gautam.

India A multi-day squad

Shubha Satheesh, Priya Punia, Tanisha Singh, Purvaja Verlekar, Henreitta Perera, Tejal Hasabnis (vice-captain), Shipra Giri (wicketkeeper), Uma Chetry (wicketkeeper), Minnu Mani (captain), Shreyanka Patil, Saima Thakor, Akshita Bhagat, Amisha Bahukandi, Happy Kumari, Shabnam Shakil.

Names to watch

• Prema Rawat is in the T20 squad. She recently grabbed headlines with the fastest fifty in women's T20 cricket, off 14 balls.
• Tanisha Singh, picked in all three squads, struck a 38-ball century as Delhi set a record T20 total of 262.
• Sanika Chalke was picked by Mumbai Indians at the 2027 WPL auction and now gets a T20 call-up.
• G Kamalini and Niki Prasad, both part of India's T20I squad for South Africa, will use this series as preparation before those T20Is begin on 26 December.
• Priya Punia keeps her place after scores of 46 and 59 in India A's win in the unofficial Test against Australia A. Her opening partner in that game, Shubha Satheesh, who has played two Tests for India, is in the multi-day squad.
• Andhra's Henreitta Perera and Shabnam Shakil both earn places, while Goa batter Purvaja Verlekar, Uttarakhand left-arm spinner Amisha Bahukandi and Rajasthan pacer Happy Kumari are in the four-day side.

Why this series matters

With senior tours to South Africa coming up, India A series have become the main route into the national team. A strong month for Shreyanka, Amanjot or Kashvee could quickly put them back in contention.

Sources: BCCI, ESPNcricinfo, Sportstar, The Times of India.