Is Team India a contender to win the title, the first match will be played on this day
ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024: Only one month is left for the Women’s T20 World Cup to begin. It is going to start from next month i.e. 3 October. All the teams are busy in their preparations. Meanwhile, Team India will once again take the field under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur. Although the Indian women’s team is considered a contender for the trophy every time. It is difficult to say what will happen this time, but the way Team India has won the T20 World Cup 2024 title under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the same will be expected from the women’s team. Let’s try to understand which teams Team India will face in the first round this time. What is the full squad of Team India and how has the Indian team performed in this big tournament in the last few years.
Australia has dominated the Women’s T20 World Cup so far
Talking about the Indian women’s team, the team has never won the T20 World Cup title so far. Only once in the year 2020, the Indian team has managed to reach the final. There too it lost to Australia and the dream of winning the title for the first time also remained unfulfilled. On the other hand, the Australian team has won this title a record 6 times so far. Australia won this trophy for the first time in the year 2010. After this, the same team became the champion in the years 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023. That is, the Australian women’s team has almost reigned in the T20 World Cup.
The series of Women’s T20 World Cup started in the year 2009
Talking about the history of T20 World Cup, it was played for the first time in the year 2009. Then the England team defeated New Zealand and won this title for the first time. After this, the England team could not repeat this success. Apart from Australia and England, the third team that has won the T20 World Cup title is West Indies. West Indies won the World Cup in the year 2016 by defeating Australia. However, after this, the West Indies team could not repeat this feat.
Harmanpreet Kaur will be the captain of the Indian women’s team
This time T20 World Cup will be organized for the first time in UAE
The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was supposed to be held in Bangladesh, that is, the ICC had handed over its hosting to Bangladesh, but due to the ongoing political turmoil there, the ICC transferred it to the UAE. Now all the matches will be played in Dubai and Sharjah. This will be the first time in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup that it will be played on the soil of the UAE.
Teams have been divided into two groups for the T20 World Cup
ICC has divided all the 10 teams into two groups for the T20 World Cup. The Indian team is in Group A and has been placed in the group of Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This means that every match will be tough. There is not a single match that can be taken lightly. The Indian team has to face a strong team like Australia, which has given deep wounds to Team India many times. There will also be a big match against Pakistan, which will be watched by the whole world.
Harmanpreet Kaur will be the captain of the Indian women’s team
Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading Team India this time too. Earlier, the Indian team has played the T20 World Cup three times under her captaincy, but the results were not as expected. This time Harmanpreet Kaur will be seen captaining in her fourth World Cup. This time there will be more expectations from her. Harmanpreet has a long experience of captaincy. Also, the team selected by BCCI this time has a good mix of experience and youthful enthusiasm. That means there are chances of winning this World Cup, but it is difficult to say anything about whether it will happen or not.
Teams and groups for Women’s T20 World Cup
Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Group B: South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Scotland
Indian Women’s Team for T20 World Cup 2024
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajna Sajeevan.
When will India play its matches in the Women’s T20 World Cup?
October 4: India vs New Zealand, Sylhet
6 October: India vs. Pakistan, Sylhet
October 9: India vs Qualifier 1, Sylhet
October 13: India vs. Australia, Sylhet
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