IND vs PAK: Harmanpreet sends 'fearless cricket' message before mega clash

NEW DELHI: The warm-up matches are done and the absorption present shifts to the main lawsuit for Team India. Harmanpreet Kaur's broadside is each acceptable to statesman its ICC Women's T20 World Cup run against arch-rivals Pakistan astatine Edgbaston successful Birmingham connected Sunday, with the skipper promising a fearless approach.India caput into the tourney aft a mixed warm-up campaign. They opened with a convincing triumph implicit West Indies earlier suffering a constrictive five-run decision to England successful a last-over thriller.

Despite the loss, Harmanpreet believes the squad has gained invaluable assurance up of the tourney opener."These 2 signifier games person fixed america a batch of confidence. And adjacent today, adjacent though we mislaid the game, Richa's batting was a large affirmative for us.

That's a large content that if we enactment connected the pitch, we tin crook the crippled anytime," Harmanpreet said aft the England warm-up match.India came adjacent to chasing down 172 against England acknowledgment to a superb 68 disconnected 36 balls from Richa Ghosh. Harmanpreet felt the squad missed important partnerships during the pursuit but was encouraged by the wicketkeeper-batter's form."I deliberation it's astir partnerships and I deliberation we missed them.

Only Richa played a blinder. In T20 cricket, you request a fewer partnerships successful the middle, which we missed today, but it's bully to spot however Richa batted," she said.The skipper besides revealed that the warm-up games allowed the absorption to springiness each subordinate an accidental earlier the tourney begins."We wanted to springiness everyone a just accidental earlier the archetypal game, and I deliberation everybody got one," she added.

Women's T20 World Cup: India vs Pakistan

India person been placed successful Group A alongside Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh and the Netherlands.

The clash against Pakistan is expected to gully immense interest, with thousands of fans expected astatine Edgbaston."What a mode to commencement it. Pakistan successful Birmingham. That is going to beryllium a sensational atmosphere. We are truly looking guardant to that," Harmanpreet said.The Indian skipper made it wide that her broadside intends to play affirmative cricket from the precise archetypal game."Hopefully, we'll play fearless cricket successful our archetypal game," she said.

Women's T20 World Cup: India chasing a historical archetypal title

India are inactive searching for their maiden Women's T20 World Cup title. Their champion show came successful 2020 erstwhile they reached the last earlier losing to Australia.The 2026 variation volition beryllium the biggest Women's T20 World Cup ever, featuring 12 teams for the archetypal time.Hosts England qualified automatically, portion India, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and New Zealand secured nonstop qualification done the rankings.

Bangladesh, Scotland, Ireland and tourney debutants Netherlands came done the planetary qualifiers.A full of 33 matches volition beryllium played crossed 7 venues successful England, including Old Trafford, Headingley, Edgbaston, Bristol County Ground, Hampshire Bowl, The Oval and Lord's.The 2 semi-finals volition beryllium played astatine The Oval connected June 30 and July 2, portion the last is scheduled for July 5 astatine Lord's.

Women's T20 World Cup: India's squad

Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaud, Shreyanka Patil and Radha Yadav.