Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Feb 12: The ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup victory by Team India is still fresh in the minds of supporters, so the senior women’s team sets out on a journey that will permanently inscribe their names in history books and turn history into ‘her-story.’ The Indian Women’s National Team will compete in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa with a lineup that includes prospective champions Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma and Richa Gosh, who won the Under-19 World Cup.
On Sunday at 6.30 PM live, The Women in Blue will launch their campaign on Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar.
India kicks up its World Cup campaign in a contest that is sure to pique the interest of cricket fans everywhere. The match between India and Pakistan inspires viewers with an unrelenting sense of patriotism and offers some of the most important moments in cricket history. Both teams will aim to start their campaigns strong as another chapter in this titanic struggle is about to be written.
The Pakistan women’s national team captain, Bismah Maroof, aims to transform the squad’s fortunes at the World Cup by improving her nation’s results in important competitions. To aid her in this victory, Maroof will look to two of her countrymen who are among the most explosive T20 cricket players: Nida Dar and Ayesha Naseem.
In addition to the Women in Blue’s potent batting lineup, Harmanpreet Kaur will be hoping to rely on the feisty Renuka Singh, whose bowling performance will be crucial in their campaign opener against Pakistan.
Meanwhile, the finger injury Smriti Mandhana sustained during India’s warm-up game against Australia on Monday, in which she was removed for a duck, will prevent her from participating in the opening encounter against Pakistan. India was defeated by 44 runs in the game.
She was absent from India’s 52-run victory over Bangladesh in the second warm-up match on Wednesday.
India versus Pakistan match will be the ideal venue to demonstrate the emergence of women’s cricket on a worldwide scale at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be a competition full of storylines and potential newsmakers. In Group A of the tournament’s group stages, India will compete against teams like the West Indies, England, and Ireland as well as Pakistan. India will be encouraged by their Under-19 team’s recent triumph at the first Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup and will be aiming for a rare double at the prestigious competition in South Africa.
India is a member of Group B, along with England, the West Indies, Pakistan, and Ireland.
India is placed alongside England, West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland in Group B and the two top two teams from the group will progress to the semi-finals.
India squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey.
Reserves: Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh.
