The Indian contingent is all set to feature in the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games. Different athletes will participate in the various games. The first day of the Birmingham Games is just a few hours away from now. Indian players will take part in different games on the first day including the likes of hockey, boxing, badminton, and cricket.
So, here we’ll have a look at the schedule for the Indian contingent on the first day of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. It will also include the predicted playing XI of the women’s cricket team against Australia alongside the timings, venue details, and all you need to know.
Schedule Day 1 for India (29th of July, 2022)
Boxing
63.5 kg Round of 32 – Shiva Thapa – 4.30 PM (Indian standard time)
75 kg Round of 32 – Sumit Kundu – 4.30 PM (Indian standard time)
67 kg Round of 32 – Rohit Tokas – 11.00 PM (Indian standard time)
Cricket
Group A Match – India Women vs Australia Women – 3.30 PM (Indian standard time)
Predicted playing XI of Indian women’s team for the first match against Australia:
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Poonam Yadav.
Gymnastics
Team Qualifying Round – 1.30 PM (Indian standard time)
Individual Round - Yogeshwar, Satyajit, Saif- Men Individual – 1.30 PM (Indian standard time)
Final of men’s team in case of qualification of Indian athletes – 10.00 PM (Indian standard time)
Hockey
Women’s Group Stage – India vs Ghana – 6.30 PM
Lawn Bowls
Women’s Singles – Nayanmoni – 1.00 PM
Men’s Triples – Dinesh, Navneet, Chandan - 1.00 PM
Men’s Pair Round – Sunil, Mridul – 7.30 PM
Women’s Four Round 1 – Rupa, Tania, Lovely – 7.30 PM
Swimming
400m Free Style Heats – Kushasgra – 3.00 PM
100m Back Stroke S9 Heats – Ashish 3.00 PM
50m Butterfly Heats – Sajan – 3.00 PM
100m Back Stroke Heats – Srihari – 3.00 PM
In case of qualification to the final
400m Free Style Heats – Kushasgra – 11.00 PM
100m Back Stroke S9 Heats – Ashish - 11.00 PM
50m Butterfly Heats – Sajan – 11.00 PM
100m Back Stroke Heats – Srihari – 11.00 PM
Squash
Round of 64 - Saurav, Ramit, Abhay - 4:30 pm
Round of 64 - Joshna, Sunayna, Anahat- 4:30 pm
Round of 64 - Men Singles- 10:30 pm
Round of 64 - Women Singles- 10:30 pm
Table Tennis
Qualifying Round – Men’s Team- 1 - 2:00 pm
Qualifying Round 1 – Women’s Team - 2:00 pm
Qualifying Round 2 – Men’s Team- 8:30 pm
Qualifying Round 2 - Women Team- 8:30 pm
Track Cycling
Men Team Pursuit Qualification - Vishwajeet, Naman, Venkappa, Anantha, Dinesh- 2.30 PM
Women Team Sprint Qualification - Mayuri, Triyasha, Shushikala- 2:30 pm
Men Team Sprint Qualification - Y Rojit, Ronaldo, David, Escrow - 2:30 pm
In case of qualification for the Final
Men Team Pursuit – 8.30 PM
Women Team Sprint Final - 8:30 pm
Men Team Sprint Final - 8:30 pm
Triathlon
Men’s Final – Adarsh, Vishwanath – 3.30 PM
Women’s Final – Sanjana, Pragnya – 3.30 PM