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Indian Women’s Cricket team is set to defend their Asia Cup crowd when they play the 2024 Edition of Asia Cup. India led by Harmanpreet Kaur has won the title 7 times which is the most of any team. Like in any tournament, the massive attraction will be the India vs Pakistan game that will be played on the 19th of July.
It has already been announced that entry will be free for the massive game to be played between the two arch-rivals. It is a huge move for women’s cricket as there is set to be a huge demand to catch the huge battle between India and Pakistan.
A total of 8 editions of the Asia Cup have been played in women’s cricket. This year the tournament is set to be played in the T20 format with 8 teams taking part. India will start their campaign against Pakistan before taking on UAE in the next game and finally finishing off versus Nepal.
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Reason why entry is free for India vs Pakistan game
Women’s cricket is on the rise and we have seen massive crowds come to watch the matches in India. The BCCI has managed to give out free tickets for the Indian games whenever they have played at home. Even some of the matches in the Women’s Premier League have seen entry being deemed free.
The organizers of the Asia Cup 2024 tournament want to replicate the same. Free entry for a game such as India and Pakistan will also ensure that many fans can come to the stadium. This will also improve the attendance of the fans who will also come to watch the other games including hosts Sri Lanka.
The 8 teams are divided into two groups which are A and B. The top two teams from each group will then play the Semi-Finals and the winners of the semi-finals will then play the finals.
Indian squad for 2024 Women’s Asia Cup-
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Uma Chetry, Richa Ghosh, Dayalan Hemalatha, Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sajeevan Sajana, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Asha Shobana, Radha Yadav, and Shafali Varma.