NEW DELHI:
India women's cricket team has experienced a mixed year. They faced series defeats against Australia and England. However, they secured a series win over Bangladesh. In July, they tied a T20 International series with South Africa. The team reached the final of the Asia Cup 2024 but lost to an undefeated Sri Lanka.
Captain
Harmanpreet Kaur, speaking at a press conference in Mumbai before their departure, expressed confidence about facing Australia in Abu Dhabi.
This time, Harmanpreet is confident about India's chances, stating, "Look, their team is good, no doubt about that. They also know that India is one of the teams that can challenge them. I think that is a really positive sign. We know that whenever we play against them, we can beat them any day, any time. Winning the title after so many years is a great opportunity for us. They know we are a strong team. We just want to play good cricket and stay focused on what will help us beat them."
She added, "If I talk about this team, we have a few players who have been playing for a long time and know their roles really well. I'm quite confident with this team, and I can say that, yes, it's the best team going into the World Cup."
India's T20 World Cup campaign is set to commence on October 4 against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium.
India Women's performance in last two T20 World Cup- In 2020, India played their first T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Chasing Australia's target of 185, India scored only 99 runs.
- In the T20 World Cup held in 2022, India reached the semi-finals. However, they were defeated by Australia by five runs.
India’s squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024:India squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C),
Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan.
Travelling Reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor
India women's T20 World Cup Schedule:- 4 October, Friday, India v New Zealand, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
- 6 October, Sunday, India v Pakistan, Dubai, 3:30 PM IST
- 9 October, Wednesday, India v Sri Lanka, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
- 13 October, Sunday, India v Australia, Sharjah, 7:30 PM IST
India women's T20 World Cup broadcast details
Where can you watch the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 matches live on TV?
Fans can enjoy the live telecast of all matches on Star Sports Network.
Where can you watch the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 online in India?
All 23 World Cup matches are available for live streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar application and website for India-based users.