Africa, Asia clash in Twenty20 Afro Asia cup tomorrow

Bangalore, June 4 (UNI) Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik will lead Asian contingent against Africa in the Twenty 20 match played under light for the Afro-Asian Cup at M Chinnaswamy Stadium here tomorrow.

Speedster Sreesanth is the only Indian in the Asian squad, while Pakistan and Bangaladesh has four players each in the 11 member revised squad. Prominent players missing from the squad announced earlier are Sachin Tendulkar.

Indian Women Team Captain Mithali Raj would lead 12 member Asia Women team against Africa. Besides Mithali, three others figure in the squad with HASD Sirwardane being her deputy in the Twenty20 match that begins in the afternoon.

While women match would be played in day and night, the men affair would be under floodlights in the newly laid pitch.

The Teams: (Twenty 20) Women: Asia: Mithali Raj (Capt-India), HASD Siriwardene (VC-Sri Lanka), Sulakshna Naik (WK-India), LDVV Silva (Sri Lanka), Jaya Sharma (India), PRCS Kumarihami (Sri Lanka), Bismah Mahroof (Pakistan), Jhulan Goswami ((India), Rumeli Dhar (India), Urooj Mumtaz Khan (Pakistan), L E Kaushalya (Sri Lanka).

Africa: Margaret Banja (Kenya), Yvonne Mashedi (Kenya), Ashlyn mPetro Carlyle Kilowan (SA), Cri-Zelda Brits (SA), Alicia Smith (SA), Saida Ramadhani (Tanzania), Trisha Cehtty (SA), Frankline Najjumba (Uganda), Christine Aryemo (Uganda), Julie Chibhabha (Zimbabwe), Thandolwenkosi Milo (Zimbabwe).

Men: Asia: Shoaib Malik (Capt-Pakistan), Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh), Imran Nazir (Pakistan), Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh), Tilakratne Dishan (Sri Lanka), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Kamran Akmal (Pakistan), Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh), Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka), Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh), Munaf Patel (India).

Africa: Steve Tikolo (Kenya), Johan Botha (SA), Mark Booucher (SA), Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe), A B De Villiers (SA), Andrew Hall 9SA), Makhaya Ntini (SA), Thomas Odoyo (Kenya), Peter Ongondo (Kenya), Vusi Sibanda (Zimbabwe), Hiren Varaiya (Kenya).

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