BCCI Announced U19 Squad for Inaugural ACC Women’s U19 Asia Cup
BCCI picked India Under 19 squad for the inaugural edition of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s U19 Asia Cup. The tournament is scheduled to take place at the Bayuemas Cricket Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
U19 Women's Asia Cup 2024: The Indian Cricket Women’s Selection Committee has picked India U19 Squad for Inaugural ACC Women’s U19 Asia Cup starting from December 15 in Malaysia.
In the first match of the Under 19 Women's Asia Cup 2024, the Indian team will face its arch-rival Pakistan. The tournament will begin with a match between hosts Malaysia and Sri Lanka. After this, the teams of India and Pakistan will face each other in the afternoon on the same day. Nepal and Bangladesh are also participating in this tournament. Group A includes hosts Malaysia along with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, while Group B includes Pakistan, India and Nepal.
U19 Women’s Asia Cup will serve as a preparatory leg ahead of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup that will be held in Malaysia from January 25. Karnataka’s Niki Prasad will lead the team India with Sanika Chalke named her deputy.
India U19 Women’s Squad for Asia Cup: Niki Prasad (Captain), Sanika Chalke (Vice-captain), G Trisha, Kamalini G (WK), Bhavika Ahire (WK), Ishawari Awasare, Mithila Vinod, Joshitha VJ, Sonam Yadav, Parunika Sisodiya, Kesari Drithi, Aayushi Shukla, Anandita Kishor, MD Shabnam, Nandhana S.
Standbys: Hurley Gala, Happy Kumari, G Kavya Sree, Gayatri Survase.
Non-Traveling Reserve: Prapti Raval.
India’s Fixtures in the Group Stage
• India U19 vs. Pakistan U19: December 15, 2024
• India U19 vs. Nepal U19: December 17, 2024.
Schedule for Women’s U19 Asia Cup 2024
Sri Lanka vs Malaysia, December 15
India vs Pakistan, December 15
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, December 16
Pakistan vs Nepal, December 16
Bangladesh vs Malaysia, December 17
India vs Nepal, December 17
5th place playoff match, December 18.
Super Four
A1 vs B1, December 19
A2 vs B2, December 19
A1 vs B2, December 20
A2 vs B1, December 20
Final: December 22.