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Harmanpreet Kaur will captain the team in the Asia Cup.
India has not made any major changes in its 15-member team for the Women’s Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka from July 19. The selectors have not included Amanjot Kaur and young player Shabnam Shakeel in the 17-member team playing against South Africa. The remaining members have been retained in the team.
India will start its campaign against Pakistan on July 19
The Indian team will start its campaign in the tournament against Pakistan on July 19. After this, it will face UAE on 21st July and Nepal on 23rd July. The teams finishing in the top two positions in this group will reach the semi-finals. India’s batting looks strong, with Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana at the openers. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur comes after him.
Opportunity for the team to test itself before the T20 World Cup
The Asia Cup will be a good platform for their preparation before the T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh in October. The T20 World Cup is to be held in Bangladesh from October 4. In such a situation, the team has a chance to test the players. Richa Ghosh and Uma Chhetri are the wicketkeeping options. Pooja Vastrakar and Deepti Sharma as all-rounders will help in keeping the playing 11 balanced.
India is currently hosting the T20 series against South Africa. After a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series and winning the only Test, they are trailing 0-1 in the T20 series.
Team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali, Deepti, Jemimah, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Uma Chhetri (wicketkeeper), Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Thakur, Dayalan Hemlata, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka. Patil, Sajana Sajeevan
reserve: Shweta, Ishaq, Tanuja and Meghna Singh
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