Jemima Rodriguez Was excluded from
Women’s T20 Asia Cup In the UAE late this month and the Asian Games in Japan next month due to a hamstring injury.
Pratika Rawal She takes her place in the Asia Cup squad where she earned her maiden T20I call-up. The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry has not yet announced Rodriguez’s replacement for the Asian Games.
Rawal has recovered from the injury that ruled her out of the Lord’s Test last month and was due to join Warwickshire in the One Day Cup. She has not played T20 since the Challenge Cup in November 2024. In that five-team competition, Rawal scored 142 runs at a strike rate of 111.81. She is yet to make her WPL debut, as she suffered an ankle injury during last year’s ODI World Cup which prevented her from playing for the UP Warriorz. For the Asia Cup, Rawal was selected ahead of Anushka Sharma and Harleen Deol, both of whom were previously part of the T20I squad.
The other change from the squad that played the T20 World Cup is the absence of Shriyanka Patel. She was excluded with her
Ankle ligament injurywith its replacement, the Legspinner Prema Rawat, retaining its position. G Kamalini, who was
He was selected for the Asian Games He replaces Yastika Bhatia as the backup wicket-keeper to Richa Ghosh, who is also part of the Asia Cup squad.
India They will face Thailand on August 30 in their first match in the Asian Cup. Pakistan and Hong Kong are the other two teams in their group. The eight-team tournament begins on August 28, with the final scheduled for September 13. India will face Pakistan on September 5, with all matches being held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
India squad for women’s asia cup t20
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Bharti Phulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), G Kamalini (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Goud, Renuka Singh, N Shri Sharani, Nandani Sharma
