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NEW DELHI: Following their 50-over World Cup triumph, the Indian women's cricket squad has landed successful England, aiming to drawback the trophy astatine the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
Starting June 12, this tourney volition diagnostic 12 teams for the precise archetypal time.
India is placed successful a pugnacious Group A alongside heavyweights Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, Netherlands, and arch-rivals Pakistan. After finishing arsenic runners-up successful 2020 and semifinalists successful 2022, the squad is hopeless to yet transverse the decorativeness line.Before the on-field enactment began, 37-year-old skipper Harmanpreet Kaur wholly unopen down a newsman who asked astir her status plans during the captains' conscionable presser. The seasoned skipper, who debuted backmost successful 2009, had a nonstop speech that near the country wholly silent:Watch:
The speech went connected arsenic follows:
- Reporter: Is this going to beryllium your past World Cup?
- Harmanpreet Kaur: Why?
- Reporter: Just checking.
- Harmanpreet Kaur- Do you deliberation I should stop?
- Reporter- Not astatine all.
- Harmanpreet Kaur- Then wherefore are you asking this question?
The expanded tourney kicks disconnected with hosts England playing Sri Lanka, with the expansive last taking spot astatine Lord's connected July 5. The apical 2 teams from each radical volition suffice for the semifinals. India volition kickstart their run against Pakistan successful Birmingham connected June 14, followed by a clash against the Netherlands connected June 17. They volition past look South Africa connected June 21 and Bangladesh connected June 25, earlier playing their last radical crippled against Australia astatine Lord's. All of India's matches are scheduled to statesman astatine 7:00 PM IST.
