The Indian women's cricket team has suffered a major setback during the Women's Asia Cup 2024. Star all-rounder Shreyanka Patil has been ruled out of the entire tournament.

In the match played against Pakistan, Indian team's star Shreyanka suffered a finger injury and now due to a fracture in the finger, she will not be able to play the remaining matches of the tournament. Before the match against UAE, Shreyanka Patil's replacement has also been announced. 26-year-old left-arm spin bowler Tanuja Kanwar has been made a part of Team India for the remaining matches in place of Shreyanka.

Indian women's team suffered a setback before the IND-W vs UAE-W match

Actually, the Indian women's team won their first match against Pakistan by 7 wickets. In this match, Shreyanka Patil got injured while catching a ball. Shreyanka suffered a fracture in the smallest finger of her left hand. Despite getting injured in the match, she continued bowling. She took two wickets giving 14 runs in 3.2 overs.

She played an important role in India's victory against Pakistan, but the Asian Cricket Council informed that Shreyanka will not be able to play the remaining matches of the tournament due to injury. Tanuja Kanwar was included in the team as a replacement player in her place. Tanuja, who played for Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League, took 10 wickets for her team in the second season. In such a situation, it is expected that she will not let the Indian team feel the absence of Shreyanka.

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The Indian team started the Asia Cup with a win by defeating Pakistan. Now the team led by Harmanpreet Kaur will face the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the group stage. The Indian women's team will be eyeing to secure a place in the semi-finals by defeating UAE.