Sports Desk, AnyTV, Bay Oval
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:20 AM IST
Summary
The Women’s World Cup is starting from March 4. India’s first match will be against Pakistan. This time the tournament prize money has been doubled. At the same time, teams can also play matches with nine players.
India has seven league matches to play in the Women’s World Cup
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Expansion
Women’s World Cup 2022 is starting from March 4. The first match will be played between hosts New Zealand and West Indies. Whereas India’s first match will be against Pakistan. This time 27 matches will be played between all the eight teams. After this, there will be semi-final matches between the first four teams in the points table and the final match of the tournament will be played on April 3. All matches will be played in six cities in New Zealand. The eight best eight teams in the world will play a total of 31 matches at Bay Oval, Hamilton, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin.
All India matches will start in the afternoon, but you will be able to watch all the matches on Hotstar and Star Sports network at 6.30 am Indian time. The Indian team will enter the tournament for the first time with the intention of becoming world champions. Team India has reached the final twice so far, but has not won the title so far. Australia defeated India in 2005 and England in 2017.
Australia won the tournament the most six times
So far, the Women’s World Cup has been organized 11 times. Out of this, Australia has won the tournament six times and England four times. On the other hand, New Zealand’s team has become the winner once. Apart from these three teams, no other team has been able to win this title. This time also all these three teams are strong contenders to win the title.
Double the prize money and the rule of nine players increased the thrill
This time the prize money of the Women’s World Cup has been doubled. Now the team winning the tournament will get USD 1.32 million i.e. Rs 10 crore. In 2017 this amount was Rs 5 crore. At the same time, in the World Cup, teams will also be able to play with only nine players. Keeping in mind the Corona epidemic, the ICC has brought this rule. According to the new rule, if a team does not have a full 11 players, then that team can enter the field with only nine players.
how is indian team
The Indian team for this World Cup has a good mix of young and experienced players. The star player of the team that took India to the final in 2017 is also a part of the Indian team this time. From Harmanpreet Kaur to captain Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami, experienced players are present in the team. At the same time, young players like Shefali Verma and Richa Ghosh are also part of the team. India has played six matches in New Zealand before the World Cup and the players have become accustomed to the conditions there.
Indian team for women’s world cup
Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (Vice-Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Tania Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Poonam Yadav.
India’s schedule for women’s world cup
March 6th: India vs Pakistan, Bay Oval (6.30 am)
March 10: India vs New Zealand, Hamilton (6.30 am)
March 12: India vs West Indies, Hamilton (6.30 am)
March 16: India vs England, Bay Oval (6.30 am)
March 19: India vs Australia, Auckland (6.30 am)
March 22: India vs Bangladesh, Hamilton (6.30 am)
March 28: India vs South Africa, Christchurch (6.30 am)