Forward of the extremely anticipated ICC Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024, India Girls’s opener Shafali Verma expressed her admiration for Australia’s Alyssa Healy, praising her batting efficiency through the powerplay. India will kick off their T20 World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to New Zealand on October 4 at Dubai Worldwide Stadium. Previous to the event, India will play warm-up matches in opposition to the West Indies and South Africa. “I might say Alyssa Healy, as a result of at any time when she is in good type, she makes the many of the powerplay and continues to construct her innings afterward. She at all times appears to play the complete 20 overs, so I might select her,” Shafali mentioned in an interview with Star Sports activities.
India reached their first-ever T20 World Cup remaining in 2020 on the Melbourne Cricket Floor, an evening full of hope for clinching the elusive title. Nonetheless, Harmanpreet’s aspect was bowled out for 99 whereas chasing 185 in opposition to Australia.
Within the earlier version of the T20 World Cup in 2022, India as soon as once more got here shut to creating historical past, reaching the semi-finals. Nonetheless, Australia as soon as extra proved to be an impediment within the remaining 4.
Within the lead-up to the T20 World Cup, India has had blended outcomes. They misplaced the T20I collection in opposition to Australia and England earlier this yr, however Harmanpreet’s aspect rebounded with two consecutive collection wins in opposition to Bangladesh.
In July, India’s T20I collection in opposition to South Africa led to a draw. Within the Asia Cup 2024, India misplaced the ultimate to Sri Lanka, who remained unbeaten all through the event.
Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan.
Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor.
Non-travelling reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra.
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