India's squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead 15 players in UAE
The Women's Selection Committee has selected India's 15 players, with Harmanpreet Kaur as captain and Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain.
Updated : August 27, 2024 12:52 PM ISTThe Women's Selection Committee has selected India's 15 players, with Harmanpreet Kaur as captain and Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain.
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 - Team India
Following the revised schedule by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the 15-member team that will compete in the competition from October 3 to October 20 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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The Women's Selection Committee has selected India's 15 players, with Harmanpreet Kaur as captain and Smriti Mandhana as vice-captain. The 9th edition of the tournament will be held in the UAE, where India is placed in Group A alongside Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
India's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: (*Subject to fitness clearance)
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
Non-Travelling Reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra
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About ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024:
Originally slated to occur in Bangladesh, the event will now be held at two locations in the United Arab Emirates. Ten teams will battle for the ultimate T20 cricket honour in 23 matches spread over 18 exciting days at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
In the semi-finals, the top two teams from each group will play the runners-up from the other group. Semi-final 1 will go in Dubai on October 17 and Semi-final 2 in Sharjah on October 18. India will participate in Semi-final 1 if they advance.
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The excitement begins with 10 warm-up matches from September 28 to October 1, all held at the Sevens Stadium and ICC Academy grounds in Dubai.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will retain its hosting rights, partnering with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to ensure the successful delivery of the event.