Indian Women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana will miss the T20 World Cup opener of INDW vs PAKW due to an injury. During the warm-up match against Australia, Smriti injured her left middle finger while fielding. The INDW vs PAKW match will be at Newlands, Cape Town on Sunday.
"She suffered an injury in the practice game. We can't say she is out of World Cup yet. But she could miss the Pakistan game," an ICC source had told the news agency PTI earlier. She batted at number three against Australia instead of her usual opening position. Her innings lasted only three balls.
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Mandhana missed India's second warm-up game against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's fitness is also a concern. She had injured her shoulder during the final of the Tri-Series against South Africa last week. "Body is fine. It will get better with rest," Kaur said after the final.
The ''Women in Blue'' are in the GROUP B alongside England, Pakistan, West Indies, and Ireland.