Mumbai: Indian men’s and women’s cricket teams compete in Asian Games cricket. India’s men’s and women’s teams will get direct entry into the quarter-finals as per the ICC rankings. The matches will have the status of International T20.
The teams in the top four positions in the ICC rankings on June 1 have been allowed direct entry into the quarter. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will enter the quarter directly. The men’s team match will be held after the women’s team match. The women’s team’s quarter-final is on September 22. If qualified, the semi-finals will be held on the 25th and the gold and bronze medal matches will be held on the 26th.
India’s schedule in Asian Games 2023 [PTI]:
Oct 5th – Quarter Final
Oct 6th – Semi Final (If they Qualify)
Oct 7th – Final (If they Qualify)
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The quarter-finals of the men’s teams are scheduled for October 5, the semi-finals on October 6 and the gold and bronze medal matches on October 7. The ODI World Cup starts on October 5.
Harmanpreet Kaur has been selected as the captain of the women’s team and Ruturaj Gaekwad as the captain of the men’s team. Yashaswi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh who shone in IPL. Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dubey and Prabhsimran Singh are the key players in the men’s team.
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Apart from Harnpreet, the women’s team includes vice-captain Smriti Mandana, Malayalee Minnu Mani, Shafali Verma, Jemima Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu and Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Harmanprat can only play if the women’s team reaches the final as she has a two-match ban for misconduct in the ODI series against Bangladesh. Although cricket was a medal event in the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, India did not send a team.
2023-07-28 13:38:03
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