Harmanpreet Kaur Leads Indian Women’s Cricket Team for ICC T20 World Cup 2024
New Delhi [India], August 27: Ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Indian Women’s Cricket Team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur announced that the team is training and working really hard for the upcoming event.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead a strong 15-member group for the World Cup in the UAE. She said, “We are trying to prepare ourselves according to the situation there, we are working really hard and hopefully we will go and try to adjust ourselves as soon as possible.”
India has named their squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup, starting on October 3. India will kickstart their campaign against New Zealand on October 4, with a match against Pakistan on October 6. The Women in Blue, who reached the semi-finals in the previous edition, are placed in Group A along with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Harmanpreet will be assisted by vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, who is expected to open the batting with Shafali Verma. Other key players include Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, and Richa Ghosh, who is the designated keeper along with Yastika Bhatia. The bowling options include Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Sajana Sajeevan, and Shreyanka Patil.
India will also have three travelling reserves for the event in the UAE. In the T20 WC last year, Australia defeated South Africa to win their sixth title, while India made it to the semifinals, losing to Australia by five runs.
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, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan.
Traveling Reserves:
Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.
Non-Travelling Reserves:
Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra.
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Harmanpreet Kaur -: Harmanpreet Kaur is a famous Indian cricketer who is the captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team. She is known for her powerful batting and leadership skills.
ICC -: ICC stands for International Cricket Council. It is the organization that governs and organizes major cricket tournaments around the world.
T20 World Cup -: The T20 World Cup is a cricket tournament where teams play a shorter version of the game called Twenty20. Each team plays 20 overs, making the game faster and more exciting.
UAE -: UAE stands for the United Arab Emirates. It is a country in the Middle East where the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be held.
Smriti Mandhana -: Smriti Mandhana is a well-known Indian cricketer who plays as a batter. She is famous for her stylish batting and has won many awards.
Shafali Verma -: Shafali Verma is a young and talented Indian cricketer known for her aggressive batting style. She is one of the key players in the team.
Deepti Sharma -: Deepti Sharma is an Indian cricketer who is an all-rounder, meaning she is good at both batting and bowling. She is an important player for the team.
New Zealand -: New Zealand is a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a strong women’s cricket team that India will play against in the World Cup.
Pakistan -: Pakistan is a neighboring country of India. The cricket matches between India and Pakistan are very exciting and watched by many people.
semi-final finish -: A semi-final finish means that the team reached the semi-final stage of the tournament but did not make it to the final. The team aims to do better this time.
