Indian women team will play first test match against the hosts New Zealand in Napier on Saturday 8 December.

A six match test series against New Zealand is a part of preparations for the FIH World League Round 2 Tournament to be hosted in Delhi from 18 – 24 February 2013.

The 18-member squad will be captained by Midfielder Ritu Rani while forward Soundarya Yendala will be the Vice-Captain.

The Schedule for the test series:

December 8: First Test, Napier

December 9: Second Test, Napier

December 11: Third Test, Palmerston North

December 12: Fourth Test, Palmerston North

December 14: Fifth Test, Wellington

December 15: Sixth Test, Wellingon

The squad:

Goalkeepers:

1. Savita

2. Rajani Etimarpu

Defenders:

3. Deep Grace Ekka

4. Kirandeep Kaur

5. Jaspreet Kaur

6. Kiran Dahiya

7. M.N Ponnamma

8. Deepika

Midfielders:

9. Sushila Chanu

10. Ritu Rani (Captain)

11. Chanchan Devi

12. Poonam Rani

13. Namita Toppo

14. Lilima Minz

Forwards:

15. Vandana Katariya

16. Navjot Kaur

17. Anupa Barla

18. Soundarya Yendala (Vice-Captain)

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