Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: Indian women’s team announced… T20 World Cup 2026 campaign begins under the captaincy of Harmanpreet

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the 15-member Indian squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, starting from June 12, 2026 in England and Wales.

Harmanpreet Kaur has been given the command of the team, while Smriti Mandhana will be the vice-captain. The team will start its campaign against Pakistan on June 14 in Birmingham.

Tournament Format

This will be the 10th edition of the World Cup, in which 12 teams are divided into two groups. A total of 33 matches will be played and the final match will be held on July 5.

Group A: India, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Netherlands
Group B: England, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland

Who has won so far?

Indian team

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Jemima Rodrigues, Bharti Phoolmali, Dipti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Sri Charni, Yastika Bhatia, Nandini Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Goud, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav.

India’s match schedule

– June 14: India vs Pakistan (Birmingham)
– June 17: India vs Netherlands
– June 21: India vs South Africa
– 25 June: India vs Bangladesh
– 28 June: India vs Australia

India’s target

The Indian team, which won the 2025 ODI World Cup, now wants to win the T20 World Cup title for the first time. Australia has 6 titles to its name, while England, West Indies and New Zealand (2024 champions) have won once each.