ORGANISED BY: International Cricket Council (ICC)

DESCRIPTION:
*     The biennial ICC Women T20 World Cup was first held in England in 2009.
*     Australia, having won the tournament a record six times (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023) are the most successful team, while England (2009), and West Indies (2016) have one title each.
*     In August 2024, ICC announced that the United Arab Emirates will host the Women T20 World Cup instead of Bangladesh although the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) continue to host the event.
*     Matches are scheduled to be played at Dubai and Sharjah.
*     The 23-match event will feature the top 10 women teams in the world, who will be divided into two groups of five each.
*     Group-A includes defending champion Australia, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka, while Group-B comprises Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies and Scotland.
*     Each team will play four group matches, and the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.

INDIAN WOMEN TEAM: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, S. Sajeevan. Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry, Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.

INDIA MATCHES:
4 October (Friday): India v New Zealand, Dubai
6 October (Sunday): India v Pakistan, Dubai
9 October (Wednesday): India v Sri Lanka, Dubai
13 October (Sunday): India v Australia, Sharjah
17 October (Thursday): 1st Semifinal, Dubai
18 October (Friday): 2nd Semifinal, Sharjah
20 October (Sunday): Final, Dubai