Dubai: Team India has been announced for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 15 players have been selected in this team captained by Harmanpreet Kaur. Apart from this, the names of 3 traveling reserve and 2 non-traveling reserve players have also been announced.
Smriti Mandhana has been made the vice-captain in the team. While Yastika Bhatia and Richa Ghosh have been included in the team as wicketkeepers. Apart from this, young Shreyanka Patil has also been selected in the spinner department, but she will go with the team only after recovering from injury. Like Shreyanka, Bhatia’s playing will also depend on fitness.
Team India for ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024
Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Jemima Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Dayalan Hemalatha, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Shobhana, Radha Yadav, Sajna Sajeevan.
Traveling Reserve: Tanuja Kanwar, Saima Thakor, Uma Chhetri (wicketkeeper).
Non-Traveling Reserve: Priya Mishra, Raghavi Bist.
The final match will be played in Dubai
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the revised schedule of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup (ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024) on Monday night. This Kumbh of cricket will start in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 3 October 2024 and the final match will be played on 20 October.
The first semi-final of the tournament will be played on 17 October in Dubai and the second semi-final on 18 October in Sharjah. While the much-awaited mega match between India and Pakistan will be played in Dubai on 6 October.
ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024: India-Pakistan in the same group
It is worth noting that a total of 10 teams are participating in the Women’s T20 World Cup. All the teams have been divided into two groups A and B. Group A includes teams from India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. While Group B includes teams from Bangladesh, South Africa, England, Scotland and West Indies.
A total of 23 matches will be played during this tournament. Each team will play four group matches and the top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals. The ICC said that reserve days have been fixed for both the semi-finals and the final. 10 practice matches will be played from September 28 to October 1 before the tournament.
ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule
3 October Thursday Scotland vs Bangladesh – Sharjah
3 October Thursday Pakistan vs Sri Lanka – Sharjah
4 October Friday South Africa vs West Indies – Dubai
4 October Friday India vs New Zealand – Dubai (6 PM)
5 October Saturday Bangladesh vs England – Sharjah
5 October Saturday Australia vs Sri Lanka Sharjah
6 October Sunday India vs Pakistan Dubai (2 PM)
6 October Sunday West Indies Vs Scotland – Dubai
7 October Monday South Africa vs England – Sharjah
8 October Tuesday Australia vs New Zealand Sharjah
9 October Wednesday South Africa vs Scotland -Dubai
9 October Wednesday India vs Sri Lanka – Dubai (6 PM)
10 October Thursday Bangladesh vs West Indies – Sharjah
11 October Friday Australia vs Pakistan Dubai
12 October Saturday New Zealand vs Sri Lanka – Sharjah
12 October Saturday Bangladesh vs South Africa – Dubai
13 October Sunday England vs Scotland – Sharjah
13 October Sunday India vs Australia – Sharjah (6 PM)
14 October Monday Pakistan vs New Zealand- Dubai
15 October Tuesday England vs West Indies- Dubai
17 October Thursday First Semi-Final- Dubai
18 October Friday Second Semi-Final- Sharjah
20 October Sunday Final- Dubai
