The Indian youngster has sustained a fracture to a finger on the left hand.
Shreyanka picked up the injury during India’s seven-wicket win over Pakistan in their first match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024. She happened to hurt her fourth finger on the left hand while attempting a catch.
“Shreyanka Patil of India has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament after she sustained an injury while fielding during the team’s opening game of the tournament, against Pakistan,” the ACC issued a statement on Saturday.
“She sustained a fracture of the fourth finger of her left hand while attempting to take a catch,” the statement further read.
Shreyanka bowled her complete quota of overs (3.2 overs) and picked the wickets of Aliya Riaz and Sadia Iqbal to finish with bowling figures of 2 for 14. Uncapped left-arm spin bowler Tanuja Kanwar has been called up as replacement for the Karnataka youngster in the remaining tournament.
India women registered comprehensive win against Pakistan
Pakistan women couldn’t back their decision to bat first against India at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. The Indian bowlers left their arch-rivals in tatters as Deepti Sharma starred with the ball with 3 for 20 figures. Renuka Singh Thakur (2 for 14), Pooja Vastrakar (2 for 31), and Shreyanka (2 for 14) added two wickets each to bundle up Pakistan’s innings for a minuscule 108 in 19.2 overs.
India chased down the score with 35 balls to spare, riding on the breezy knocks of openers Shafali Verma (40 runs off 29 balls) and Smriti Mandhana (45 runs off 31 balls). India will play against UAE in their fixture of Women’s Asia Cup on Sunday (July 21) at the same venue.