India have named a 16-member squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur, with elegant southpaw batter Smriti Mandhana as her deputy. While Renuka Singh Thakur has made a comeback from injury, the team includes many youngsters, mostly from their successful gold-winning team at the Asian Games 2023. Left-arm spinner Saika Ishaque and all-rounder Shreyanka Patil earned their maiden India call-ups on the back of their breakout season in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL).

Rookies like Mannat Kashyap, Kanika Ahuja, Patil and promising fast-bowler Titas Sandhu, alongside the experienced Kaur, Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma provide a nice mix of seniors and juniors.

For England, Heather Knight will captain a 16-member strong group in their first India tour since 2019. Sophia Dunkley, player of the series the last time they played a series against India, will be eager to emulate her past returns. Seasoned campaigner Nat Sciver-Brunt will also be eyeing to continue with her rich vein of form from the Ashes summer in 2023. The side flew to Oman for a preparatory camp between November 17 and December 3 before the curtain-raiser match on December 6.

IND-W vs ENG-W T20I squads: Full team lists and injury updates for India Women v England Women 2023

IND-W squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh Thakur, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani.

ENG-W squad: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Mahika Gaur, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt