Odisha all-rounder Sushree Dibyadarshini Pradhan has been named in the India A Womens squad for a multi-day match against Australia A Women, scheduled to be played in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh from 29 September to 2 October 2026.

Australia A women will tour India for three T20s, three One-Dayers and a multi-day fixture. The three-match T20 series will be played in New Chandigarh, while the three One-Day matches will be held at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. The tour will conclude with the Multi-Day fixture in Dharamshala.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the following 15-member India A women team for the multi-day game. Stumper Yastika Bhatia will lead the team with Anushka Sharma as her deputy. Odisha Cricket Association congratulated Sushree and wished her all success.

A right-arm off-spinner and right-hand middle-order batter, 28-year-old Sushree Dibyadarshini has been leading Odisha senior women team for the last two seasons. She has taken more than 200 wickets and scored over 2000 runs across three formats for Odisha so far.

Sushree captained the India Green team in the Under-23 Women`s Challenger Trophy, where her team reached the final of the tournament. She also played for India in the ACC Women`s Emerging Teams Asia Cup in 2019.

Sushree lives in Bhubaneswar and trains under coach Khirod Behera at Jagruti Cricket Academy, SGO Indira Maidan, Nayapalli. She is tipped as the brightest Odisha prospect to represent India Senior Women Team after Madhuri Meheta, Rasanara Parwin and Swagatika Rath. All that Shushree needs to realize that goal is to convert opportunities into tons of runs and bagful of wickets.

INDIA A SQUAD FOR MULTI-DAY MATCH: Yastika Bhatia (C) (WK), Anushka Sharma (VC), Shubha Satheesh, Priya Punia, Tanisha Singh, Tejal Hasabnis, Nikki Prasad, Mamata Madiwala (WK), Sushree Dibyadarshini, Shuchi Upadhyay, Vaishnavi Sharma, Sayali Satghare, Jintimani Kalita, Shabnam Shakeel, Akshita Bhagat.
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PHOTO: File picture of Odisha woman cricketer Sushree Dibyadarshini with her coach Khiroda Behera.