Women’s T20 World Cup opener: India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur emphasises team's hard work ahead of upcoming matches

Women’s T20 World Cup opener: Ahead of their highly anticipated Women’s T20 World Cup opener, India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed confidence in her team, stating, “The team is working hard.” India is set to kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium today.

Ranked third in the world, India will face off against the fourth-ranked New Zealand in what promises to be an exciting match. The Indian team has shown strong performance in their warm-up matches, securing victories against both the West Indies and South Africa, which has boosted their confidence going into the tournament.

Strong Batting Line-Up

The Indian side boasts a formidable and deep batting line-up, featuring key players who can capitalise on scoring opportunities. However, both teams possess impressive bowling options, with spin bowling expected to play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the match.

Team Squads

Here are the squads for both teams participating in the Women’s T20 World Cup opener:

India

• Harmanpreet Kaur (c)
• Smriti Mandhana
• Shafali Verma
• Deepti Sharma
• Jemimah Rodrigues
• Richa Ghosh
• Yastika Bhatia (subject to fitness)
• Pooja Vastrakar
• Arundhati Reddy
• Renuka Singh Thakur
• Dayalan Hemalatha
• Asha Sobhana
• Radha Yadav
• Shreyanka Patil (subject to fitness)
• Sajana Sajeevan

Travelling Reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.

Non-Travelling Reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra.

New Zealand

• Sophie Devine (c)
• Suzie Bates
• Eden Carson
• Izzy Gaze
• Maddy Green
• Brooke Halliday
• Fran Jonas
• Leigh Kasperek
• Melie Kerr
• Jess Kerr
• Rosemary Mair
• Molly Penfold
• Georgia Plimmer
• Hannah Rowe
• Lea Tahuhu

As the teams prepare for their opening match, all eyes will be on the players to deliver an outstanding performance in this prestigious tournament.

- With inputs from agencies

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