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Women’s T20 World Cup will start from February 10
T20 World Cup to be played in South Africa
New Delhi. The Indian women’s cricket team is ready for the T20 World Cup to be held in South Africa. Recently, the senior team is also excited about the Under-19 team winning the T20 World Cup. India is being considered as the contender to win the tournament which is going to start from next month. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, Team India will play in South Africa, then the eye will be on this team full of six hitters.
The ICC T20 World Cup is going to start from February 10 in the hosting of South Africa. 10 teams will participate in it and a total of 23 matches will be played. The final match is to be played on 26 February. India is placed in Group B along with England, Ireland, Pakistan and West Indies. Talking about Group A, the host South Africa has been placed along with Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
Plenty of six hitters in India
Team India is full of sky sixes at this time. Shefali Verma, who returned after winning the recent Under-19 T20 World Cup, is at the forefront of this list. At this time in the opening, there is no other dangerous batter than him. He has hit a total of 48 sixes in 51 T20s and has a strike rate of 134.53. Experienced opener Smriti Mandhana is also adept at scoring fast runs. She has hit a total of 50 sixes in 111 T20s while playing a strike rate of 123.58.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is known for playing explosive innings. After playing 145 matches, he has scored 2919 runs. She has also scored a century against New Zealand in 2018 in T20. Richa Ghosh is also known for her explosive batting. He tied the match while chasing the target of 187 runs in the recent Australia series.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 31, 2023, 21:43 IST