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Yastika Bhatia, Anushka Sharma Named India A Captains
India A is preparing to play Australia A in three types of cricket matches.
Anushka Sharma will captain the T20 team.
Yastika Bhatia will captain the one-day and four-day teams.
Anushka will be Yastika’s vice-captain in those two formats.
Some players have been added or changed from the squad that toured England.
The T20 matches will be played first in New Chandigarh.
The one-day matches will take place in Mohali.
The series will finish with a four-day match in Dharamshala.
Yastika Bhatia will captain India A in the one-day and multi-day matches against Australia A.
Anushka Sharma will lead the T20 squad, with Sayali Satghare as vice-captain.
Anushka Sharma will serve as Yastika’s deputy in the one-day and multi-day formats.
The series begins with three T20s in New Chandigarh on September 12, 15 and 17.
Three one-day matches in Mohali will precede a four-day game in Dharamshala from September 29 to October 2.
- Who
- India A, led by Yastika Bhatia and Anushka Sharma, will play Australia A.
- What
- A multi-format women’s cricket series featuring three T20s, three one-day matches and one four-day match.
- Where
- The T20s will be held in New Chandigarh, the one-day matches at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, and the multi-day match in Dharamshala.
- When
- The series runs from September 12 to October 2, with matches on September 12, 15, 17, 20, 23, 25 and September 29-October 2.
- Why
- The articles announce the squads and schedule for the upcoming India A-Australia A home series.
Key facts
- T20 captain
- Anushka Sharma
- One-day captain
- Yastika Bhatia
- Multi-day captain
- Yastika Bhatia
- T20 vice-captain
- Sayali Satghare
- One-day and multi-day vice-captain
- Anushka Sharma
- Series format
- Three T20s, three one-day matches and one four-day match
- Opening match
- India A versus Australia A T20 in New Chandigarh on September 12
- Final match
- Four-day match in Dharamshala from September 29 to October 2
Sources
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