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Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian women’s team, isn’t playing in the third and final Group A match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 on Tuesday, July 23. The Indian vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, walked out to the middle for the toss, and after winning it, she decided to bat before revealing that Harmanpreet Kaur was rested for this match.
Notably, India won their first two matches in Group A of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 in a comprehensive manner at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. After defeating Pakistan by seven wickets, the Women in Blue got the better of UAE with a 75-run margin.
Why is Harmanpreet Kaur not playing vs Nepal in Asia Cup 2024?
At the toss time, Smriti Mandhana spoke about how it is important to take the bowlers on in the early stages of the innings. She also remarked that the Women in Blue are looking to post a total of over 180 against Nepal apart from confirming that Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar have been rested.
Here are the playing XIs of India and Nepal for their Group A match in the Women’s Asia Cup 2024:
India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sajana Sajeevan, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Singh.
Nepal: Samjhana Khadka, Sita Rana Magar, Indu Barma (c), Kabita Kunwar, Dolly Bhatta, Rubina Chhetry, Puja Mahato, Kabita Joshi, Kajal Shrestha (wk), Sabman Rai, Bindu Rawal.
