Summary – India will meet arch-rivals Pakistan on October 7 in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup, scheduled to begin in Bangladesh. The latest cricket news on CBTF Speed News.
The Women’s T20 Asia Cup, which will begin in Sylhet, Bangladesh, next month, will feature a match between India and Pakistan on October 7, according to the latest cricket news by Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah on Tuesday.
The 15-day competition, including seven teams, will begin on October 1. The BCCI revealed a 15-person Indian team on Wednesday for the Women’s Asia Cup 2022, which will take place in Bangladesh from October 1 to October 15. There were no significant changes made. The same team from India’s three-match T20I series against England was kept.
India, a six-time winner, will begin their campaign against Sri Lanka on the first day of play before taking on Pakistan on October 7. Harmanpreet Kaur will serve as the team’s captain. Prior to facing Pakistan, India will play Malaysia (October 3) and the United Arab Emirates (October 4). Simran Bahadur and Taniyaa Bhatia have been placed on standby.
The pair was a member of the 17-person team that participated in England but saw no action. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals in a round-robin style for the competition. The participating teams are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the host nation, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and Malaysia. Afghanistan no longer has a women’s squad because of the Taliban’s rule.
Afghanistan no longer has a women’s squad because of the Taliban’s rule. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led team has six league games before the October 11 or 13 semifinals. The final is set for October 15.
India’s squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, KP Navgire; Standby players: Taniyaa Sapna Bhatia, Simran Dil Bahadur.
India’s Women’s Asia Cup 2022 Schedule Before Semi-Final & Final
- India vs Sri Lanka – October 1
- India vs Malaysia – October 3
- India vs UAE – October 4
- India vs Pakistan – October 7
- India vs Bangladesh – October 8
- India vs Thailand – October 10
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