Asia cup women

T20 World Cup: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday backed young seam-bowling all-rounder Kashvee Gautam to make a significant impact in the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, describing her as a talented player who can do really well for the team.

With the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup happening in June, India have opted for a pace-heavy attack to excel in South African conditions. Kashvee is in the line to get a T20I debut after playing ODIs and a Test in Australia this year, especially with fellow seam-bowling all-rounder Amanjot Kaur nursing a back injury.

Kashvee has been part of the Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League (WPL) and picked 19 scalps in 18 games so far. She also gave a good account of herself with the bat – seen from hitting 43 in the ODI in Brisbane and an unbeaten 34 in the one-off Test in Perth.