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Harmanpreet retains captaincy of

women in blue against the Kiwis

Indian women’s team failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the ongoing ICC

Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE. India finished third in Group A

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tar Indian batter Harmanpreet
Kaur will remain captain follow-
Sing the team’s exit at the group
stage of the ongoing ICC Women’s
T20 World Cup, as the squad for the
upcoming three-match ODI series
was announced on Thursday. The se-
ries will commence with the first ODI
on October 24. All matches will be
held at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi
Stadium, according to the ICC.
In the squad named on Thurs-
day, wicketkeeper-batter Richa
Ghosh was a notable absentee as she
is set to sit her 12th standard board
exams. Spinner Asha Sobhana also
misses out due to an injury, making
her unavailable for selection. Pooja
Vastrakar, who sustained an injury
during the tournament in the UAE,
has been rested for this series.
There were maiden call-ups for
Tejal Hasabnis, Saima Thakor, and
Priya Mishra.
Meanwhile, the Indian women’s India’s Captain Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot during the Group A match against Pakistan in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024,
team failed to qualify for the knock- at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai (ANI)
out stages of the ongoing ICC Wom-
en’s T20 World Cup in the UAE. off 47 deliveries, which eventually sealed the deal for Australia as India 29. All the matches will take place on
India finished third in Group A with went in vain as India succumbed to fell just nine runs short of taking a 1:30 PM IST.
two wins and two losses. A 58-run de- a narrow defeat. Following her val- step closer to the final four stage of
feat to New Zealand in the opening iant effort, Harmanpreet became the the competition. FIXTURES
match and a narrow loss to Australia joint-highest run-scorer for India in Earlier, the Board of Control for • 24th Oct ‘24 - Thursday - 1.30
on Sunday left them unable to prog- the Women’s T20 World Cup with a Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday PM IST - ODI - Narendra Modi
ress to the knockouts, despite victo- whopping tally of 726. announced the schedule of Indi- Stadium, Ahmedabad
ries over Sri Lanka and arch-rivals After riding high on her swagger- an women’s team’s home series of • 27th Oct ‘24 - Sunday - 1.30 PM
Pakistan. From Group A, Australia ing display, she stands level with the three-match ODI series against New IST - ODI - Narendra Modi Sta-
(with four wins from four matches) iconic Mithali Raj as the joint-lead- Zealand, starting from October 24 dium, Ahmedabad
and New Zealand (three wins and ing run-getter in the marquee event onwards. BCCI’s issued statement on • 29th Oct ‘24 - Tuesday - 1.30 PM
one loss) advanced to the semifinals. for India. This wasn’t the only record Monday said, “The Board of Control IST - ODI - Narendra Modi Sta-
In Group B, the West Indies and that Harmanpreet went level with for Cricket in India on Monday an- dium, Ahmedabad
South Africa secured their spots in Mithali. The 35-year-old veteran nounced the fixtures for Team India’s
the semifinals. tonked her fifth half-century in the (Senior Women) upcoming three- INDIA ODI SQUAD
But India skipper Harmanpreet Women’s T20 World Cup. She stands match ODI series against New Zea-
Kaur etched her name in the history level with the former captain for scor- land. The series to be played at the Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti
Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma,
book following her valiant effort to ing the most fifties in the competition Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmed- D Hemalatha, Deepti Sharma,
end Australia’s unbeaten streak in the for India. abad is a part of the ICC Women’s Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia
Women’s T20 World Cup. In a gru- Despite Harmanpreet’s efforts, it Championship.” (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Sayali
elling 152-run chase, Harmanpreet was Australia that kept its win streak All the matches will be played at Satgare, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka
strived hard to inspire India to victory intact by putting India’s chances of Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadi- Singh Thakur, Tejal Hasabnis,
in front of a sold-out crowd in Sharjah. featuring in the semi-finals in jeop- um, with first match taking place on Saima Thakor, Priya Mishra, Radha
In a high-octane affair, the sea- ardy. In an enticing affair, a brilliant October 24. It will be followed by two Yadav, Shreyanka Patil.
soned star slammed an unbeaten 54 final over by Annabel Sutherland fixtures on October 27 and October

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