The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has started. Due to political instability in Bangladesh, the tournament has been moved from Bangladesh to the UAE. The Indian team will begin their campaign today (4th October) with a match against New Zealand. Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain of the Indian team. India will play against Pakistan on 6th October.
India is seen as one of the favourite teams to win the tournament this time, as they aim to win their first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup. Besides facing strong teams like England, Australia, and the West Indies, India will need to overcome these challenges to achieve this goal.
The opening match of the tournament was between Bangladesh and the new team, Scotland. There are 10 teams in total, divided into Group A and Group B, competing in the 9th Women’s T20 World Cup. Over 18 days, 23 matches will be played, and the final will take place on 20th October, when we will have the new T20 World Champion.
England won the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009, while Australia has won the most titles in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2023. The West Indies won in 2016. India’s best performance came in 2020, when they reached the final but lost to Australia by 85 runs.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Groups:
- Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Group B: Bangladesh, England, Scotland, South Africa, West Indies
India’s Match Schedule:
- India vs New Zealand: 4th October, 7:30 PM
- India vs Pakistan: 6th October, 3:30 PM
- India vs Sri Lanka: 9th October, 7:30 PM
- India vs Australia: 13th October, 7:30 PM
Indian Team Squad:
- Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia (subject to fitness), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Shobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil (subject to fitness), Sajna Sajiwan.
Travelling Reserves:
- Uma Chetry (Wicketkeeper), Tanuja Kanwar, Saima Thakor
Non-Traveling Reserves:
- Raghavi Bisht, Priya Mishra
Where to Watch:
In India, you can watch the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 matches on Star Sports Network. You can also stream the matches on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.