{
  "id": 19206337,
  "title": "Smriti Mandhana to lead India across all three formats on South Africa tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/smriti-mandhana-to-lead-india-across-all-three-formats-on-south-19206337",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T19:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/smriti-mandhana-lead-india-across-195500631.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Smriti Mandhana has been appointed as the captain for India's upcoming all-format tour of South Africa in December, which will include one Test, three ODIs, and three T20Is. The tour will commence with a Test match in Gqeberha on December 9, followed by a three-match ODI series in Paarl, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein from December 16 to 22, and a T20I series in Benoni from December 26 to 30. Deepti Sharma has been named vice-captain for both the Test and ODI teams, while Shafali Verma will serve as vice-captain for the T20Is. Additionally, several young players have been included in the squads, such as Niki Prasad, G. Kamalini, and Anushka Sharma in the T20I team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Smriti Mandhana to lead India across all three formats on South Africa tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/smriti-mandhana-to-lead-india-across-all-three-formats-on-south",
        "published": "2026-11-09T14:25:18.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}