The inaugural edition of the Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023, a T20 competition will see eight teams participating – which also includes the ‘A’ teams of four countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The teams have been divided into two groups, A and B, as follows:

Group A: Pakistan A, Hong Kong, India A, Nepal

Group B: Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, UAE, Malaysia

The tournament began on June 12, with the final to be held on June 21. All matches will take place at the Mission Road Ground in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

The full schedule can be found here.

Watch live: India A vs Hong Kong

India A take on Hong Kong on June 13 in the second match of Group A.

The India team is led by Shweta Sehrawat, the vice-captain of the triumphant India side at the 2023 U19 Women’s World Cup. The side also contains a number of her teammates from the same team, as well as top performers from the Women’s Premier League and domestic cricket.

Hosts Hong Kong are led by Kary Chan – the side recently featured in the Women’s T20 East Asia Cup 2023, where they emerged winners.

The complete squads can be found here.

Toss update: India A won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Watch the live streaming of the match below: