Women's T20 Asia Cup 2022: All you need to know


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After a fantastic, thrilling and high-quality men's edition of the Asia Cup, it is now time for women to show their class when they take the field on 1st October. 

The eighth edition of the Women's Asia cup is scheduled to be played in Bangladesh that features six teams besides the hosts; India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and UAE.

Matches are set to be played in Sylhet's international and outer cricket stadium, which will conclude on the 15th of October. India lost the event's final against Bangladesh in 2018, the first time in history that they missed out on winning the tournament. 

The event will follow a round-robin format, with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals that will be played on the 13th. Everyone's eyes will be on India when they play their arch-rivals Pakistan on 7th October.

Matches will be streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar with Star Sports available for broadcast.


Schedule for Women's T20 Asia Cup 2022

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Squads of all teams in Women's T20 Asia Cup 2022

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, K.P. Navgire, Sneh Rana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Reserve players: Taniya Sapna Bhatia, Simran Dil Bahadur

Pakistan: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Tuba Hasan, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk).
Reserve players: Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Umme Hani and Waheeda Akhtar

Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadhi Ranasinghe, Malsha Shehani, Madushika Meththananda, Inoka Ranaweera, Rashmi Silva, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasooriya, Tharika Sewwandi, Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kaveesha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani (wk), Kaushini Nuthyanga.

Malaysia: Winifred Duraisingam (c), Mas Elysa (vc), Nur Arianna Natsya, Nur Dania Syuhada, Noor Hayati Zakaria, Sasha Azmi, Aisya Eleesa, Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Elsa Hunter, Jamahidaya Intan, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Wan Julia (wk), Dhanusri Muhunan, Aina Najwa (wk), Nurilyaa Natasya.

Thailand: Sornnarin Tippoch, Nattaya Boochatham, Naruemol Chaiwai (c), Suwanan Khiaoto, Suleeporn Laomi, Chanida Sutthiruang, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Nattakan Chantam, Rosenan Kanoh, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Phannita Maya, Thipatcha Putthawong, Nanthita Boonsukham.

Bangladesh: Murshida Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Salma Khatun, Shanjida Akter, Sharmin Akhter, Fahima Khatun, Shamima Sultana, Fariha Trisna, Marufa Akter, Rumana Ahmed, Nahida Akter, Ritu Moni, Shohely Akhter, Lata Mondal, Sobhana Mostary.

United Arab Emirates: Chaya Mughal (c), Esha Rohit Oza, Kavisha Egodage, Priyanjali Jain, Rinitha Rajith, Theertha Satish (wk), Khushi Sharma, Samaira Dharnidharka, Siya Gokhale, Vaishnave Mahesh, Natasha Cherriath, Indhuja Nandakumar, Rithika Rajith, Lavanya Keny, Suraksha Kotte.


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