The veteran batting all-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading team India in the ninth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup which will be played in the United Arab Emirates from October 3. India remain the title contenders despite reaching the finals only once in their history.
The ongoing political and economic turmoil in Bangladesh left the International Cricket Council (ICC) with no option but to move the ICC Women's T20 World Cup out of the country. However, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will continue to remain as tournament hosts.
India have suffered plenty of heartbreaks in the recent ICC events. They failed to go past Australia in the semifinals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 despite having their noses in front for the larger part of the game.
Australia A previously won the three-match T20 series 3-0 and then clinched the three-match 50-over contest 2-1. The unofficial Test in Gold Coast was the last game of the tour.
Indian women's cricket team remain without an ICC World Cup trophy in both ODIs and T20Is but are looking all set to mount a title challenge in the upcoming ninth edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 in UAE. India are drawn with Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A.
Tahlia Wilson and Tahlia McGrath stood out in the batting department and punished the India A bowlers throughout the course of the series. Tahlia Wilson finished as the leading run-getter in the series.
Sri Lanka will not be pushovers in the final as they have been going through some excellent form lately. In the past two years, they have beaten formidable opponents like New Zealand, England, West Indies and South Africa.
IND-W vs SL-W, Women's Asia Cup final live: Indian women's cricket team registered an impressive 10-run win over Bangladesh in the first semi-final while Sri Lanka survived a last-over drama against Pakistan to enter the final.
India are coming into the first semifinal on the back of three clinical wins over Pakistan, UAE and Nepal during their group stage whereas Bangladesh lost to Sri Lanka, and defeated Malaysia and Thailand on their way to the semis.
India finished at the top of Group A after beating Pakistan, UAE and Nepal in the league stage. On the other hand, Bangladesh defeated Malaysia and Thailand but lost to Sri Lanka to finish in the second spot in Group B.
The ongoing edition of Women's Asia Cup has so far witnessed utter domination from India Women led by Harmanpreet Kaur. They have breezed past arch-rivals Pakistan and UAE so far and their last league game is against another emerging Asian nation Nepal.
Indian women's cricket team pulled off a huge 78-run win over UAE to record two wins in two games and find themselves at the top of the Group A points table. Pakistan also registered a big win over Nepal with a boost in their standings.
The young wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh smashed 64* off just 29 balls and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 66 runs to help India post a big total of 201 against UAE int heir second Women's Asia Cup 2024 match in Dambulla.
IND-W vs UAE-W Live Score, Women's Asia Cup 2024: India are occupying the top spot on the Women's Asia Cup points table. They hammered Pakistan to win their first game and have aggregated two points. Their net run rate (NRR) of 2.506 is the best in the competition.
Dayalan Hemalatha's form can be a cause of concern for the Women in Blue as the right-handed batter has not dished out a half-century in her T20I career thus far. She has been getting plenty of starts but has not managed to convert them into something substantial.
The Women in Blue asserted their dominance in their opening encounter of the Asia Cup as they thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets. India were at their clinical best and despite losing Shreyanka Patil to injury they would be expected to dish out another remarkable performance.
IND-W vs PAK-W Women's Asia Cup 2024: The Indian women's cricket team won the 2022 edition of the tournament to clinch the Asia Cup record seven times. Pakistan women famously defeated India in the last Asia Cup meeting between the two teams in 2022.
The ninth edition of the Women's Asia Cup will get underway with a fixture between Nepal and the United Arab Emirates on Friday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
The Indian women's cricket team has had the upper hand on their arch-rivals Pakistan in T20Is. Both teams have played 14 T20Is against each other, with India winning 11 and Pakistan securing victories in three of those contests.
India vs Pakistan pitch report: Pakistan women will kick off their Asia Cup 2024 campaign against the defending champions and title favourites India women at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday, July 19.
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