DESCRIPTION:
* Ten counties, including India would vie for the title.
* Australia are the defending champions.
* Harmanpreet Kaur will lead an 18-member Indian team with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy.
* India, the runners-up of the previous edition, will open campaign against Pakistan in Cape Town on February 12.
* Placed in Group B, India will also take on England, Ireland and West Indies.
TEAM INDIA: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice-Captain), Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey. Reserves: Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh.
GROUPS:
Group-A: Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka
Group-B: England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, West Indies
FIXTURE:
February 12 (Sunday): India vs Pakistan, Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (5.00 am)
February 15 (Wednesday): India vs West Indies, Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town (5.00 am)
February 18 (Saturday): India vs England, St Georges Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth (5.00 am)
February 20 (Monday): India vs Ireland, St Georges Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth (5.00 am)
February 23 (Thursday): 1st Semifinal, Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, (5.00 am)
February 24 (Friday): 2nd Semifinal, Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, (5.00 am)
February 26 (Sunday): Final, Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, (5.00 am)