BCCI announced on 9 November 2026 that the Women's Selection Committee has picked India U19 A and India U19 B squads for a T20 tri-series with Nepal U19 as the third team. The series is at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and serves as preparation for the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2027, to be held in Bangladesh and Nepal early next year.
What Was Announced
Bhavika Ahire captains India U19 A, with Ira Jadhav as vice-captain. Anaadi Tagde captains India U19 B, with Uma Kashvi as vice-captain.
India U19 A squad:
- Bhavika Ahire (c, wk), Tanishka Sharma, Riya Bhati, Ira Jadhav (vc), Nidhi Mahto, Ipsita Mondal, Purva Siwach, Mehek Narwase, Shambhavi Rajput (wk), Maitri Maniar, Julie Kumari, Gauri Goyal, Nandhana Sridharan, Preeti Kapoor, Grisha Kataria
India U19 B squad:
- Ishwari Awsare, Rachita Hatwar (wk), Deeya Yadav, Archana, Shreya S Chawan (wk), Samaira Raghav, Kumari Palak, Uma Kashvi (vc), Achsah Parmar, Nishta Soti, Vidhi Parmar, Vandita K Rao, Anaadi Tagde (c), Akshara Tiwari, Palak Singh
What It Means
Each side plays the other two twice before a final:
- 10 November: India U19 A v India U19 B
- 12 November: India U19 B v Nepal U19
- 14 November: India U19 A v Nepal U19
- 16 November: India U19 A v India U19 B
- 18 November: India U19 B v Nepal U19
- 20 November: India U19 A v Nepal U19
- 22 November: Final
The tri-series gives India's selectors a look at 30 players ahead of the U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Source: BCCI press release.