Women's Asia Cup 2022: India to open campaign against Sri Lanka; know full schedule
Women's Asia Cup 2022: India is set to face Sri Lanka in its opening game for the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 which will take place in Sylhet, Bangladesh next month.
The Asian Cricket Council has already announced the schedule for the Women’s Asia Cup 2022, with seven teams participating in the tournament.
The tournament hosted by Bangladesh will feature India, Sri Lanka, UAE, Pakistan, Thailand and Malaysia.
The tournament which was originally slated to take place in Bangladesh in 2020 will feature India, Sri Lanka, UAE, Pakistan, Thailand and Malaysia.
The 2020 edition was ultimately cancelled after being moved to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In order to win their first title, Bangladesh defeated six-time champion India in a nail-biting last ball match in 2018.
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The Indian side is headed by Harmanpreet Kaur and begins the season against Sri Lanka. They will then face Malaysia on October 3 and UAE on October 4 on back-to-back days before facing Pakistan on October 7. On October 8, the team India will play against the hosts Bangladesh, and on October 10, they will face Thailand in a round-robin game.
The finale is set for October 15.
Team India:
Harmanpreet (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh(W), Sneh Rana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, KP Navgire
Standby: Taniyaa Sapna Bhatia, Simran Dil Bahadur
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