India will play Women’s CWC 2022 in New Zealand between 4th March and 3rd April. With players like Shefali Verma, Smriti Mandhana & Harmanpreet Kaur under the leadership of veteran Mithali Raj, the Indian Women’s team will fancy bringing the trophy home for the first time.
BCCI announced an eighteen-member squad, with three reserve players to compete against the seven other teams for the world cup scheduled to be played in New Zealand this year.
Here is the full schedule of the Indian Women’s cricket team in the CWC 2022:
India will start their campaign against its arch-rivals in Pakistan. The match begins at 6:30 AM IST at Bay Oval stadium in Mount Maunganui. India will undoubtedly hope to start their world cup at a high level by keeping their win percentage at 100 against Pakistan in CWC.
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India’s second match of CWC 2022 is against the Kiwis in their home ground, who will look to exploit the native conditions and dominate India. However, India will somehow look to defeat the blackcaps to secure a position among the top four at the points table. The match will begin at 6:30 AM IST at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
India will face off against the Caribbeans in their 3rd encounter at the world cup. The match proceedings will start at 6:30 AM IST at Seddon Park, Hamilton. India will hopefully look to maintain a winning streak by making it three in three at the start of the tournament.
In the 15th ODI of the tournament and India’s 4th encounter at the world cup, India will face off against the mighty English women at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, in a match scheduled to begin at 6:30 AM IST.
In their 5th outing at the world cup, Indian women will face their most challenging hurdle in the 50 over tournament against the six-times champions in Australia. The match will begin at 6:30 AM IST at Eden Park, Auckland.
India will return to Seddon Park, Auckland, for their 3rd match at the same venue against the Bangladeshi women’s cricket team. The match will begin at 6:30 AM IST, and India will look to dominate from early on.
In their last match of CWC 2022 at the group stage, India will lock horns with South Africa. The match will be played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, from 6:30 AM IST onwards. India will look to end their group campaign at a high and move on to the semi-finals as one of the top two teams to be qualified.
The tournament’s first semi-final will be played on 30th March at Hagley Oval stadium in Christchurch, from 3:30 AM IST onwards, while the second semi-final will be played a day later on 31st March from 6:30 AM IST onwards in Wellington’s cricket ground. Lastly, the final will be held on 3rd April in Christchurch from 6:30 AM IST.
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