New Delhi. The wait for the Women’s T20 World Cup is about to end. This tournament is going to start in UAE just after a day. The Women’s T20 World Cup will start on October 3 with the match between Bangladesh and Scotland. India’s first match is the next day i.e. on 4th October. India has not been able to win the Women’s T20 World Cup title even once. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team is ready to overcome this deficiency.
Australia has dominated the Women’s T20 World Cup so far. He has won the tournament 6 out of 8 times. This time too Australia is the strongest contender for victory. Teams like India, England, West Indies and South Africa will try to end Australia’s dominance.
Earlier this tournament was to be organized in Bangladesh. Due to political unrest, the International Cricket Council (ICC) transferred the tournament to the United Arab Emirates. So far this tournament has been organized 8 times. Australia has won the title six times. He is also the last three-time champion. The women’s teams of England, India and South Africa have defeated Australia many times but the T20 World Cup is a different matter. It has always proved difficult to beat Australia in this tournament.
This time Alyssa Healy is handling the captaincy of Australia. The team has match winners like Ellyse Perry, Ashley Gardner and Grace Harris. Australia has been placed in Group A along with India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Group B consists of England, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh and Scotland. Top-2 teams from each group will make it to the semi-finals.
England won the first Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009. After this, he had to face defeat from Australia in the finals thrice. Australia has lost only once in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup. West Indies defeated Australia in the final played at Eden Gardens in 2016.
The only teams that will present a tough challenge to Australia are England and India. However, the Harmanpreet-led team lost to Australia in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2020 and Commonwealth Games 2022. The Indian team recently had to face defeat by Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup.
Tags: T20 World Cup, Womens Cricket
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 2, 2024, 16:06 IST