ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Team India's warm-up fixtures ahead of tournament in UAE
Before the main event, a series of warm-up matches will take place from September 28 to October 1.
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 - Warm-up match
Just days from now, the warm-up games for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 are all set to begin! Originally scheduled to be held in Bangladesh, the tournament has been moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and will now run from October 3 to October 20. It will feature 10 teams competing in 23 matches over 18 days at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
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These warm-up games will consist of 20 overs per side and will not count towards international T20 standings, allowing teams to use all members of their 15-player squads. Teams from the same group will not face each other during these practice matches.
Warm-up fixture schedule: (Time in IST)
28 September, Saturday, Pakistan vs Scotland, Sevens, Dubai, 7:30 PM
28 September, Saturday, Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, ICCA1, Dubai, 7:30 PM
29 September, Sunday, New Zealand vs South Africa, Sevens, Dubai, 7:30 PM
29 September, Sunday, India vs West Indies, ICCA2, Dubai, 7:30 PM
29 September, Sunday, Australia vs England, ICCA1, Dubai, 7:30 PM
30 September, Monday, Sri Lanka vs Scotland, Sevens, Dubai, 7:30 PM
30 September, Monday, Bangladesh vs Pakistan, ICCA2, Dubai, 7:30 PM
1 October, Tuesday, West Indies vs Australia, Sevens, Dubai, 7:30 PM
1 October, Tuesday, England vs New Zealand, ICCA2, Dubai, 7:30 PM
1 October, Tuesday, South Africa vs India, ICCA1, Dubai, 7:30 PM
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
In the semi-finals, the top two teams from each group will face the runners-up from the opposite group. Semi-final 1 will be held in Dubai on October 17, while Semi-final 2 will take place in Sharjah on October 18. If India progresses to the semi-finals, they will compete in Semi-final 1.