A new era of Indian women’s cricket started from the moment Harmanpreet Kaur lifted the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 at home. From then on, women’s cricket has taken the centre stage, with even casual fans gaining some interest in the sport. Now, the Women in Blue need to shine again. They need to build on what they started. The next stop is the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, starting from June 12 in England and Wales.
With just a month left to the tournament, the BCCI has revealed that it would announce India’s squad for the T20 World Cup today. Headed by Amita Sharma, the new women’s selection committee will announce the 15-member squad. Other new selectors are Sulakshana Naik, Jaya Sharma and Sravanthi Naidu. Shyama Dey Shaw, part of the old committee, continues in the present panel too. Now, without further ado, let us predict how India’s team could look at the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana among certainties
The most impressive part about the Indian team is that the top six is sorted out. Smriti Mandhana, the biggest match-winner of this team and also the vice-captain, would lead from the front alongside swashbuckling Shafali Verma. Mandhana has scored the most runs as an Indian in Women’s T20 so far, while Shafali has the most for India in Women’s T20Is (225) at a superb strike rate of 142.41.
Meanwhile, at number three is India’s Women’s ODI World Cup star in Jemimah Rodrigues. She stabilises before skipper Harmanpreet Kaur enters at two down. Harmanpreet has an enterprising role, having scored the most runs for India in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history. Another fiery middle-order batter follows in Richa Ghosh, who will be the primary wicketkeeper, of course. Richa has a strike rate of over 150 in Women’s T20I so far this year, a stat that would send chills down some bowlers’ spines.
At number six would be Deepti Sharma, the player of the tournament from India’s ODI World Cup win. She didn’t have a starring WPL 2026 but consider her as a true match-winner for Harmanpreet as she trusts Deepti the most.
Indian women with most T20 runs in 2026 so far
PlayerInnsRunsHSAvSR50s4s/6sSmriti Mandhana155689647.33146.39479/14Harmanpreet Kaur1554982*54.90142.59458/18Shafali Verma184846426.88132.60366/12Jemimah Rodrigues184185927.86135.71345/5Anushka Sharma153654724.33114.77056/2Another all-rounder who will definitely go to England is Shreyanka Patil. The talented youngster missed out on the 50-over World Cup due to an injury but now she sets her sights on T20 World Cup glory. She had a superb WPL as well, and Patil has eight wickets at an economy of 8.06 so far in WT20Is this year. Renuka Singh Thakur is a sure shot inclusion too, with her leading India’s pace attack. Meanwhile, there’s a strong case for Shree Charani as well, who has the most wickets (9) for India in T20Is this year.
Indian women with most T20 wickets in 2026 so far
PlayerInnsWktsBBIAverageEconomySR5WShree Charani17234/3121.827.8816.60Shreyanka Patil14195/2321.688.6715.01Nandini Sharma11175/3319.238.1714.11Deepti Sharma16155/1929.338.6820.21Renuka Singh16132/1432.158.0324.00Radha Yadav13124/1919.416.47180Predicted 15-Member squad for India at Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
RolePlayersBattersHarmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anushka SharmaWicketkeepersRicha Ghosh, Uma Chetry, Amanjot KaurAll-roundersDeepti Sharma, Shreyanka PatilBowlersRenuka Singh Thakur, Shree Charani, Arundhati Reddy, Kashvee Gautam, Nandani SharmaIndia Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 schedule
DateMatchVenueJune 14vs PakistanBirmingham, EdgbastonJune 17vs NetherlandsLeeds, HeadingleyJune 21vs South AfricaManchester, Old TraffordJune 25vs BangladeshManchester, Old TraffordJune 28vs AustraliaLondon, Lord’sPredicting India’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup squad: Who will Harmanpreet Kaur choose? Inside Sport India.
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