Veteran players Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj and T-20 specialist off-spinner Anuja Patil have also been included in the squad, India will play their first match of the tri-series against Australia on March 22 in Mumbai.
The Indian bowlers expectedly were unable to defend a modest 201-run target and they were let down by not just the batting but also the fielding against Australia.
Punjab chief minister had offered the post of a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) to Harmanpreet Kaur, who hails from Moga district of Punjab.
Recently, the Indian women's team had a highly successful tour of South Africa as Mithali led the ODI side to a 2-1 win, while Harmanpreet Kaur guided a young squad to an emphatic 3-1 victory in a five-match T20I series.
Harmanpreet said the biggest plus was the team's improved fielding while singling out newcomer Jemimah Rodrigues for praise.
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A win will make Harmanpreet and Co. the first Indian side to have won two series on a single tour of South Africa. It will also be a huge milestone after having won the T20 series in Australia.
The fifth and final T20 International will be played in Cape Town on February 24.
The women have so far put up a near flawless show in both the T20 encounters, winning by seven and nine wickets respectively.
The way the Indians came out all guns blazing in the first T20, it seemed the loss in the inconsequential third ODI prior to the series was just a rare bad day in office and their confidence hardly took a beating.
While the Mithali Raj led side in the ODI series, the T20s will witness a new captain in the explosive Harmanpreet Kaur.
Harmanpreet will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana, who has been named as the vice-captain for five-match T20I series against South Africa.
Harmanpreet, who signed a two-year deal with CEAT, joins the likes of Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Ishan Kishan.
Harmanpreet Kaur says that the women's team will make the most of the practise matches to familiarise themselves with the conditions, unlike the men's team who opted to skip them.
All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur has been named Mithali's deputy as the BCCI announced the 16-member squad for the South Africa series beginning on February 5.
ICC announced the women's ODI and T20I teams of the year on Thursday with England's Heather Knight named as captain of the 50-over side and Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies appointed skipper of the 20-over side.
The Indian team finished runners-up at the Women's Cricket World Cup this year, with England winning by just nine runs.
Saying that there is a lot of bench strength, Punam expressed her desire to be part of a World Cup-winning team.
Mithali Raj and co made a special appearance in Amitabh Bachchan's show where the players donated their winnings to charity.
From Mithali Raj's candid confession to Arijit Singh's melodious dedication for Smriti Mandhana, here's how episode 5 unrolled.
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