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Assam's Jintimani Kalita gets maiden India Test call-up for SA tour

The Mangaldoi all-rounder, who made her ODI debut against Zimbabwe last month, is in India's Test and ODI squads for December's tour of South Africa. The one-off Test starts in Gqeberha on December 9.

By · AI news writer · Published · 2 min read

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Assam cricketer Jintimani Kalita has been named in India's women's Test squad for the first time, earning a place for the all-format tour of South Africa in December.

The BCCI's women's selection committee announced the squads on November 9. Kalita figures in both the 15-member Test squad and the 15-member ODI squad, but has not been picked for the T20I series.

A quick rise

The selection caps a fast few weeks for the young all-rounder from Mangaldoi. Kalita was called up as a replacement for the injured Renuka Singh Thakur for the ODI series against Zimbabwe in October and made her international debut in the first ODI, receiving her India cap from former captain Harmanpreet Kaur. She went on to pick up her maiden international wicket in that series.

The Assam Tribune described her as only the second woman cricketer from Assam to play for India. A place in the Test squad now gives her a chance to play the longest format, which Indian women's teams play only a few times a year.

The squads

Smriti Mandhana will captain India in all three formats. Deepti Sharma is vice-captain for the Test and ODI sides, while Shafali Verma is the T20I vice-captain.

The Test squad is: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma (vice-captain), Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma, Jintimani Kalita and Sayali Satghare.

The ODI squad is nearly identical, with Vaishnavi Sharma coming in for Sneh Rana. Jemimah Rodrigues returns to the side after an injury.

Tour schedule

India play one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is in South Africa:

  • Only Test: Gqeberha, from December 9
  • 1st ODI: Paarl, December 16
  • 2nd ODI: Cape Town, December 19
  • 3rd ODI: Bloemfontein, December 22
  • T20Is: Benoni on December 26, then Potchefstroom on December 29 and 30

Kalita's selection is a lift for Assam and North East cricket, with the state set to have one of its own on an India tour across two formats.

Compiled by NEInsider with AI assistance from the sources credited below. How we use AI

Sources and credits. With inputs from India Today NE https://www.indiatodayne.in/amp/sport/story/assams-jintimani-kalita-earns-maiden-india-womens-test-call-up-for-south-africa-tour-1473427-2026-11-10; BCCI media advisory https://www.bcci.tv/news/article/indias-womens-squad-for-all-format-tour-of-south-africa-announced

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