No major change was made as BCCI on Wednesday announced a 15-member Indian team for the Women’s Asia Cup 2022, scheduled to be held in Bangladesh from October 1 to 15. India retained the same squad that played against England in the three-T20I series. (More Cricket News)
Six-time champions India, who will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will launch their campaign with a clash against Sri Lanka on the opening day, while they will square off against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 7. Taniyaa Bhatia and Simran Bahadur have been put in standby.
The duo was part of the 17-member squad which competed in England but didn't get any game time. “The All-India Women's Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the upcoming ACC Women’s T20 Championship 2022 to be played at Sylhet, Bangladesh from 1st to 15th October,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a release.
A total of seven teams, including hosts Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and UAE, will compete in a round robin format with the top-four making it to the semifinal stage. The semifinals will be played on October 13 with the summit clash scheduled on October 15.
Afghanistan doesn’t have a women’s team since the Taliban took over. The final is slated 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 Fixture
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
