India To Women's T20 Asia Cup And asian games Because there has been a big shock before jemima rodrigues Has been ruled out of both tournaments due to a high-grade tear in his right hamstring. this injury southern brave For welsh fire against The Hundred on 3 August, and a subsequent investigation at the BCCI Center of Excellence confirmed the severity of the problem.
The women's selection committee has announced Rodrigues' replacement for the Asia Cup, however, the BCCI is yet to announce any replacement for Rodrigues in the Asian Games squad.
Rodrigues' absence is a significant blow for India, considering his experience and ability to play a vital role in the middle order. His injury comes at an unfortunate time, when India is preparing for two major multi-national assignments.
Star opener returned to the team
Pratika Rawal Has been recalled as a replacement for Rodrigues for the Asia Cup. Her selection marks her return to the India squad as she has recovered from the injury that kept her out of the Lord's Test against England last month. He was scheduled to join Warwickshire for the ODI Cup, before being called up for the T20Is.
The batsman has not played a T20 match since the Challenger Trophy in November 2024, where he scored 142 runs at a strike rate of 111.81. Although he has had limited involvement in recent T20s, the selectors Anushka Sharma And Harleen Deol Priority has been given to Raval, who has previously represented India.
Raval has also had a difficult journey back to competitive cricket. She could not make her Women's Premier League debut for UP Warriors due to an ankle injury sustained during last year's ODI World Cup. He later completed his rehabilitation process and returned to the national team.
Shreyanka Patil remains unavailable
in the Indian team Shreyanka Patil Also highlighted is the continued absence of , who is recovering from an ankle ligament injury. leg spinner Prema Rawatwho replaced Patil during the T20 World Cup, retains his place in the team. Yes Kamalini also to Yastika Bhatia Has been included after preliminary selection for the Asian Games as a replacement. young wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh Will provide another option behind the wicket.
India will begin their Asia Cup journey against Thailand on August 30, while Pakistan and Hong Kong are also in their group. The eight-team tournament will begin on August 28 and the final is scheduled for September 13. India will face Pakistan on September 5, and all the matches will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
India's squad for Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026
Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaur, Renuka Singh, N Sri Charani, Nandini Sharma.
