Asian Games 2023 / With Mandhana's captaincy in the historic match, know India's playing-11 against Malaysia

Asian Games 2023: Indian women's cricket team is going to create history today. Team India is going to play its first match in the Asian Games-2023 today on Thursday. Indian cricket is participating for the first time in the Asian Games being played in Hangzhou, China. The first match of the Indian women's team is against Malaysia. But the team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is not there in this historic match. In his place, Smriti Mandhana is captaining the team. Team India is playing straight quarter finals in these games. This is the first quarter-final in which Malaysia has won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Harmanpreet Kaur has been elected captain of the team but she will not play the first two matches because ICC has suspended her for two matches. Harmanpreet Kaur had expressed her displeasure over the umpire's decision during the Bangladesh tour and hit the stump with her bat. For this reason he was suspended.

Asian Games 2022. India XI: S Mandhana (c), S Verma, J Rodrigues, K Ahuja, R Ghosh (wk), D Sharma, D Vaidya, A Kaur, P Vatsrakar, M Manni, R Gayakwad. https://t.co/c5tw7bD88x #INDvMAL #IndiaAtAG22

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 21, 2023

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shefli Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Minnu Mani, Rajeshwar Gaikwad.

Malaysia: Winfred Duraisingam (captain), Ana Hamizah, Mas Alissa, Wan Julia (wk), Mahirah Ijati, Ana Najwa, Wan Noor Zulaika, Nur Ariyana Natsya, Alissa Ilissa, Nur Dania Suhada, Nick Nur Attila.