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  • Women’s World Cup participant funds might be distributed by federations

    FIFA President Gianni Infantino might make no assure Wednesday that the member federations will distribute the $30,000 funds promised to each participant on the Women’s World Cup.

    He mentioned at a information convention forward of the match opener that he’s participating with member federations on the problem. The funds are made the person federations, that are anticipated to pay the gamers.

    But there is no such thing as a mechanism to immediately pay the gamers the cash, which could possibly be life-changing for some.

    “We are moving of course in the right direction, we have been consulting with associations, with players, to try to go in the right path,” Infantino mentioned. “We have issued these recommendations, but we have an association of associations. So whatever payments we do, we will through the associations and then the associations will, of course, make the relevant payments to their own players. We are in touch with all the associations.” FIFA had beforehand confirmed that the 732 gamers collaborating within the World Cup might be paid not less than $30,000 every. The paycheck rises if groups do nicely, with every participant for the successful crew incomes $270,000.

    Infantino mentioned there are issues together with residency and taxation which are greatest dealt with by federations.

    The cost is critical for a lot of gamers: the typical annual wage worldwide for girls who play professionally is $14,000.

    FIFA’s settlement signifies that half of the entire World Cup prize cash fund of $110 million might be paid to the gamers within the 32 groups. The prize pool is greater than thrice the $30 million prize fund FIFA paid out on the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France.

    The international gamers’ union, referred to as FIFPRO, helped push FIFA to dedicate a proportion of the prize cash to the gamers themselves. The union despatched a letter to FIFA in October on behalf of gamers from 25 nationwide groups calling for extra equitable situations and prize cash.
    However, the prize cash fund remains to be far beneath the $440 million paid to the boys who performed within the World Cup final 12 months in Qatar. Infantino mentioned the purpose is to equalize the prize cash by the 2026 males’s World Cup and the 2027 girls’s version.

    Infantino mentioned the Women’s World Cup is anticipated to generate a half-billion {dollars} in income — regardless of the prize cash enhance — and the group will break even. For the primary time, the business rights for the Women’s World Cup had been offered individually from the boys’s match.

    The match opens Thursday night time with a match between host nation New Zealand and Norway, and Australia, the opposite host nation, performs Ireland

  • India’s probabilities in T20 WC will probably be largely depending on top-order: Mithali

    Former skipper Mithali Raj feels India’s probabilities of successful the Women’s T20 World Cup will rely largely on the highest order’s kind.

    The legendary batter added that the Indian bowlers should present a marked enchancment in testing situations on the marquee occasion starting on Friday in South Africa.

    “India’s chances will be largely dependent on the top order. Smriti Mandhana is playing well and is a match winner,” Mithali wrote in her column for the ICC.

    “Harmanpreet Kaur has looked in good form too but we have to beat Australia and England you need others batters to come to the party.” The Indian group, which takes on Pakistan of their match opener on February 12 in Cape Town, have been enjoying in South Africa.

    The Indian group, which not too long ago completed runners up in a Tri sequence towards hosts South Africa and West Indies, will probably be fielding a comparatively inexperienced tempo unit barring veteran Shikha Pandey.

    “The bowling will be tested and that is where we need to see an improvement,” Mithali added.

    The 40-year-old hopes the U19 World Cup-winning duo of Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh make use of the data that they’ve gained whereas enjoying the age group match on these situations.

    “I hope Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh even have a great run on the World Cup contemplating they’ve gained a lot expertise of the situations in South Africa.

    “I am excited about some of the young players coming through and there is definitely some talent in the Under-19s team which I had the chance to see play at the inaugural ICC Under-19s Women’s T20 World Cup.”

    Australia favourites to win

    Mithali opined defending champions Australia’s wonderful batting division make them favourites to win the occasion for an unprecedented sixth time.

    “I feel everybody would agree that Australia are the favourites, and deservedly so. I’m anticipating, tight, aggressive matches.They are so troublesome to beat as a result of they bat deep and have a wonderful batting line-up.

    “There should not many groups who can rival them when it comes to large hitters, and the actual fact they’ve quite a few gamers who can play the same position signifies that if one fails, others can step in.

    However, Mithali feels India have a knack of manufacturing their greatest towards Australia.

    “We noticed not too long ago that after they toured India though that was a really aggressive sequence however when it got here all the way down to it, most of the time, it was Australia who got here out on high.

    “While Australia are undoubtedly favourites, we’ve seen India and England play a few of their greatest cricket within the knockout levels of tournaments so I’d not write them off.

    “India also have the knack of bringing their best against Australia.”

    WPL

    The inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) will probably be performed this yr with the public sale slated to be held on February 13 in Mumbai.

    Mithali, who made vital contributions in popularising the ladies’s sport throughout her 23-year lengthy superb profession, feels franchise cricket won’t solely assist the gamers turn out to be financially safe but additionally allow them to put money into their sport.

    “What is nice at this second is that the ladies’s sport is consistently evolving. Where 140 was once a par rating in a T20, now you may see 160-180 plus chased down, and so many matches go all the way down to the wire.

    “That change has come all the way down to the rise of leagues all around the world, with the WBBL in Australia, the Super League in England and naturally the Women’s Premier League in India which goes to start out this yr.

    “Those platforms not solely give native gamers the possibility to work together with abroad stars, however in addition they provide higher monetary stability which permits them to put money into their very own video games, hiring private coaches or energy and conditioning coaches.

    While Mithali, who retired final yr, won’t be enjoying within the league, she has been roped in as a mentor and advisor by Gujarat Giants.

    “I’m not shocked in any respect that we’ve obtained so far, the Women’s Premier League in India is a big growth.

    “While I can’t be enjoying, I will probably be lucky sufficient to function a mentor and advisor for the Gujarat Giants.

    “There is not any disappointment about the truth that I missed out on enjoying in it, my journey as a cricketer was completely different and I used to be in a position to play my half within the evolution of the game.

    She hopes the league will assist in participant growth.

    “I am very happy to see women’s cricket get to where it is and excited to be part of the eco-system.” “I am really hoping that the WPL will also help with player development. We have seen at the Under-19 World Cup how much young talent there is around the world and how players are already benefiting from the number of televised matches and the chance to play alongside big names in domestic cricket.”

  • FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup: India go down in opposition to Morocco 0-3

    India suffered a 0-3 defeat by the hands of Morocco of their second match of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Friday (October 14).

    New Delhi ,UPDATED: Oct 14, 2022 23:29 IST

    India misplaced to Morocco 0-3 in a bunch match. (Credits: Twitter/Indian Football)

    By India Today Web Desk: India went down in opposition to Morocco 0-3 of their second match of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar on Friday (October 14).

    The defeat in opposition to fellow debutants marked hosts India’s second consecutive loss. The match began with Morocco making early assaults. In the second minute, Morocco’s Samya Masnaoui made an try on the aim but it surely was cleared by the Indian defence. Masnaoui gave one other shot however this time it immediately went at goalkeeper Melody Keisham.

    India’s first try got here within the seventh minute when Nitu collected a defective move from Morocco’s backline. However, her cross was blocked off for a nook. In the ninth minute, Nitu was fouled and Neha took a free kick however India didn’t construct on the chance.

    FULL-TIME ⌛

    That’s the tip of the sport tonight and Morocco seals the win and take away the 3️⃣ factors in opposition to India.

    🇮🇳 0-3 🇲🇦#INDMAR ⚔️ #U17WWC 🏆 #AgainTheBlue 💙 #ShePower 👧 #IndianFootball âš½ pic.twitter.com/nhVUlJoYVX— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) October 14, 2022

    In spite of a poor outing, India did effectively to maintain Morocco at bay within the first half. At the stroke of halftime, Morocco bought a possibility to take the lead however the crew was denied by the hosts. In the second half, India conceded a penalty as Naketa dealt with the ball and Morocco opened their account in 4 minutes.

    India conceded a second aim when a cross by Masnaoui was transformed by Zouhir. In the seventieth minute, the referee confirmed Masnaoui a yellow card for a foul. India, nevertheless, once more fumbled because the free-kick taken by Naketa went large.

    The hosts made a shot on course when Anita was arrange on aim by substitute Lynda however the try was saved by Morocco custodian Wissal Titah’s good expertise. Morocco added a 3rd aim by Djennah Cherif within the dying minutes to run away with three factors.

    India will subsequent play Brazil of their group league match on October 17.

  • India win World Cup opener however Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof’s daughter wins everybody’s hearts

    India began their Women’s ODI World Cup marketing campaign with a win on Sunday towards Pakistan however the winners have been greatly surprised by Bismah Maroof’s daughter after the match.

    Pakistan skipper’s child daughter Fatima gained hearts of the Indian cricketers and ICC posted a selfie of the ladies in blue with Bismah and her baby, pushing the rivalry apart.

    Little Fatima’s first lesson within the spirit of cricket from India and Pakistan 💙💚 #CWC22

    📸 @TheRealPCB pic.twitter.com/ut2lCrGL1H

    — ICC (@ICC) March 6, 2022

    A video of the Indian cricketers taking part in with Fatima additionally went viral on social media as Bismah carried atima in her arms on the stadium in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.

    Bismah Maroof’s legacy will go far past her achievements on the sector. In a society that always tells girls to make selections between profession and household, she’s displaying that you may have each! Such an inspiring individual.pic.twitter.com/Vp7EB2iwKd

    — Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) March 6, 2022

    Before the match towards India, Bizmah instructed Cricbuzz concerning the problem of balancing a new-born with profession. “A child needs the mother. If I had to continue my career, the question would have been – where would my kid go? And if I’m on the field, who will take care of the kid? Hiring a nanny and taking her along everywhere is expensive, and as women cricketers, we don’t earn as much to afford such luxuries. Our contracts help us survive and make a living, but without a parental policy, it would’ve become difficult to continue playing with a child around.”

    “With a kid around, it’s a different energy in the team, everyone feels relaxed. When you’re too focussed on one thing, it builds pressure on you. When you’re around a kid, all your unnecessary worries disappear.”

    Match day! Our girls are at Bay Oval for #PAKvIND #GroupPakistan #CWC22 #AgainOurLadies pic.twitter.com/eiWbsOQuac

    — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 5, 2022

    India overcame a prime order wobble to beat Pakistan by 107 runs to take care of their excellent file towards the neighbours within the girls’s cricket World Cup on Sunday. India had prevailed in all 10 earlier one-day matches between the 2, however Bismah’s workforce threatened to drag off an upset after they diminished Mithali Raj’s aspect to 114-6 within the thirty fourth over.

    Opener Smriti Mandhana made 52 however it was counter-attacking knocks from lower-order batters Pooja Vastrakar (67) and Sneh Rana, who made unbeaten 53, that helped India to an honest complete of 244-7.

    Indian seamers saved it tight upfront and spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad (4-31) wrecked the center order as Pakistan have been bundled out for 137 with seven overs remaining of their innings. India’s teenaged wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh effected 5 dismissals.

    “Relieved to have won the first game but there are a lot of things we have to work on,” Mithali stated of India’s patchy batting. “When you lose wickets like that, it puts pressure. The partnership between Pooja and Sneh got us back. It’s important the top order scores runs, we’ll want to address that.”

    Counterpart Bismah stated Pakistan couldn’t capitalise on the sturdy begin and let India off the hook. “We gave away easy runs to them, we were sloppy on the field, we didn’t put them under pressure,” she stated. “Our batting has to improve, our shot selection wasn’t good, we’ll work on it ahead of the next game.”

  • Women’s World Cup: Problem of lots but loads of issues for Team India

    In her current interviews, Indian ladies’s workforce captain Mithali Raj has closely emphasised how desperately she desires to finish her profession on a excessive, capping it by profitable the upcoming World Cup. Mithali’s 23-years-long cricketing profession has come a full circle as she is about to grow to be the primary participant to characteristic in six editions of the Women’s World Cup.

    Mithali was a part of the Indian workforce that performed within the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand. Two a long time later, she is returning to the identical nation within the hope of an ideal farewell. In these 22 years, the right-handed batter has reached the finals twice (2005 & 2017). As far as private data are involved, Mithali may finish the event as second behind Debbie Hockley’s 45 appearances, however can surpass Belinda Clark’s 23 World Cup matches as captain.

    The query stays, will her dream of holding the ‘elusive’ trophy be fulfilled?

    Mithali Raj in motion. (Twitter)

    Numbers cloud the story

    India had misplaced the current ODI sequence in opposition to New Zealand 1-4. They gained the final ODI with Smriti Mandhana, coming again into the workforce, scoring a fluent 71 up entrance, and Mithali and Harmampreet additionally scored fifties.

    Mithali Raj, in her final 15 innings, has scored 735 runs at an impressive-looking 66.81, together with 9 half-centuries. Now pattern this: out of those 9 fifties, solely two have are available in Indian wins. A legend Mithali is, however she at all times has maintained that an excessive amount of significance has been given to the strike charge. Last 12 months, within the first ODI in opposition to Australia, Mithali scored a painstaking 63 off 107 balls, and if not for Richa Ghosh (32 not out off 29 balls), India had been struggling to achieve the 200-run mark. The Australian ladies tamed the full in 41 overs.

    In the primary ODI in opposition to England, performed at Bristol on June 27, Mithali scored 72 off 108 balls, and India might muster solely 201 for 8 in 50 overs. England’s Nat Sciver, batting on the identical place as Mithali, smacked a run-a-ball 74, and the hosts reached the goal in 34.5 overs.

    💬 💬 “It’s important to peak at the right time in the World Cup.”#TeamIndia Captain @M_Raj03 shares her ideas about momentum forward of the #CWC22. 👍 👍 pic.twitter.com/1XiTFDtleb

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) February 26, 2022

    India’s archaic strategy

    Women’s cricket over time has modified drastically. But India are struck with their outdated strategy. In the final 15 video games, Mithali, who bats at No 3 or 4 for India, has a below-par strike charge of 71.01, which is best than her profession strike charge of 66.27.

    England’s No 4 Nat Sciver’s profession strike charge is 92. Australia’s No 4 Ellyse Perry scores at 76.33, Beth Mooney, who bats both at 3 or 4, has scored at 82.41 in her profession. New Zealand’s No 4 Amy Satterthwaite’s strike charge is 75.71. South Africa’s No 4 Mignon du Preez (67.23) and West Indies No 4 Stafanie Taylor (69.45) have a greater profession strike charge than the Indian captain.

    Why batting at No 4 shall be an important spot within the upcoming World cup? According to ESPNcricinfo stats, the 2022 version might properly find yourself breaking the all-time file when it comes to run scoring. The highest run charge in a World Cup thus far is 4.67 within the 2017 version. In the interval between 2013 and 2017, the common run charge in ODIs was solely 4.07. Since the 2017 World Cup, the run charge in ODIs has spiked to 4.51. The greater run charges on this interval have additionally coincided with extra success for chasing groups.

    If you’re chasing, you’ll need your No 4 and 5 to attain at a fast charge. The No 4 and No 5 are the spots the place India’s captain and vice-captain will bat.

    Harmanpreet Kaur in motion. (Twitter)

    Harmanpreet Kaur’s lean run

    Since the 2017 World Cup closing, Harmanpreet Kaur has scored 639 runs in 27 innings, with simply three half-centuries, the final of these coming within the fifth ODI in opposition to New Zealand final week. Harmanpreet Kaur scored a complete of 33 runs within the first three matches in opposition to New Zealand earlier than being dropped from the facet for the fourth ODI. However, within the closing sport, the right-hander smashed 63, following it up with a 104 within the warm-up match in opposition to South Africa.

    In her defence, Harmanpreet Kaur stated: “I know people talk more about my 171-knock, and that is a standard I have set for myself, maybe that’s why my small knocks of 30-40 runs, which are crucial to the team, are not given importance.”

    During the digital press convention, Harmanpreet Kaur confirmed that she could be batting at quantity 5 within the World Cup.

    “I am more comfortable at four but sometimes you have to play according to the demands of the team. We had discussions on that and as of now I’m going to play at number 5 but in future if there are any changes that would be according to match situations.”

    Indian batters have been in a position to rating 250 frequently within the sequence defeat in opposition to New Zealand, however they’ll want somebody like Harmanpreet Kaur to remain until the top.

    Harmanpreet Kaur in her final 15 ODI innings, has mustered solely 381 runs, together with two fifties, however a few good knocks forward of the World Cup has labored as a confidence booster.

    “The innings against New Zealand was very crucial for me. I got the rhythm I needed now, it’s very important for me to continue this rhythm and momentum. I have a lot of expectations from myself because I know my importance in the team. One wants to do well every time, but things are not always in your favour,” the 32-year-old stated.

    🗣️🗣️ “I want to continue the momentum.” #TeamIndia Vice-captain @ImHarmanpreet on being amongst runs forward of the #CWC22. 👍 pic.twitter.com/WAZokmD0ue

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 2, 2022

    Banking on kids

    After the New Zealand sequence captain, Mithali Raj has heaped reward on kids like Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh and stated that the workforce shall be banking on the teenage duo to compete on the highest stage.

    The flamboyant Shafali Verma goes by way of a lean run and was even dropped from the enjoying XI within the second warm-up sport in opposition to West Indies. The 18-year-old has performed solely 11 ODIs, and vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur is assured that the teen will discover her kind within the World Cup.

    “She’s a very important player for us and she understands her role well. It happens, sometimes, as hard as you try it sometimes doesn’t translate in performance. This is when we have to give her some time to work on herself. We’re all talking to her – me, the other players, Dr. Mugdha Bavare (sports psychologist). She will come good at the right time. Right now it’s important to remind her of the good things she has done rather than what’s not going her way. I’m sure she’ll click at the right time , she’s someone who has done very well for us and will bounce back,” stated Harmanpreet Kaur.

    Meanwhile, Richa Ghosh is in purple sizzling kind. The wicket-keeper batter recognized for her six-hitting talents has scored spectacular half-centuries (65; 62) in opposition to New Zealand within the build-up to the event, together with the quickest ever in ODIs by an Indian lady off simply 26 balls.

    🎤 Pace ace @JhulanG10 in dialog with swashbuckling batter S Meghana 🎤

    On comeback, function fashions, drive to maintain going for the workforce and the #CWC22 dream. 👍 👍

    The #TeamIndia duo focus on all of it 🎥 🔽 pic.twitter.com/sABm5fTuFt

    — BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) February 28, 2022

    Bowling an enormous concern

    Jhulan Goswami, enjoying her fifth Women’s World Cup, will spearhead India’s assault, which lacks chew. The 39-year-old veteran is the main wicket-taker in ODI historical past with 245 wickets and has proven no indicators of slowing down. But the issue for the chief of India’s tempo assault is the shortage of assist from the opposite finish. The expertise of Shikha Pandey has been ignored for the World Cup.

    The different three pacers, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, and Simran Dil Bahadur (Reserve) have mixed expertise of twenty-two ODIs.

    In the recently-concluded ODI sequence in opposition to New Zealand, India’s bowling assault has didn’t defend 270 and 279 within the second and third video games and conceded 276 within the opening sport and a mammoth 192 in 20 overs within the fourth sport.

    During the New Zealand sequence, Mithali has accepted that bowlers haven’t been constant of their traces and lengths all through the tour. “We are adapting to the conditions and to the open ground and the breeze. We have not been very consistent in our bowling spells,” she had stated.

    India will start their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Pakistan on March 6.

  • World Cup: Ashleigh Gardner assessments optimistic to COVID-19, to overlook first two video games

    The Australian girls’s cricket group’s star all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has examined optimistic for COVID-19 and is ready to overlook the opening two video games in a blow to her facet’s marketing campaign on the ODI World cup, starting Friday.

    The 24-year-old will likely be in isolation for 10 days and can miss the video games in opposition to defending champions England and Pakistan scheduled to be held on Saturday and Tuesday respectively.

    She is prone to be out there for the third sport in opposition to hosts New Zealand on March 13 in Wellington.

    Gardner, who hit a 32-ball 60 in Australia’s second warm-up match in opposition to New Zealand on Tuesday, is probably going to get replaced by pace-bowling all-rounder Annabel Sutherland or fellow spin-bowling all-rounder Grace Harris.

    “All remaining Australian players and support staff have tested negative following subsequent RATs,” Cricket Australia stated in a press release.

    “(They) will proceed with existing plans to travel to Hamilton this evening ahead of the side’s opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup against England on Saturday.”

    According to Cricket Australia, Chief selector Shawn Flegler will even stay in Christchurch whereas Gardner is in isolation.

    The World Cup will get underway on Friday with hosts New Zealand locking horns with the West Indies in Mount Maunganui.

    Six-time champions Australia are favourites to win the title.

  • India’s schedule at ICC Women’s World Cup, Live Streaming particulars: All you should know

    The ICC Women’s Cricket ODI World Cup 2022 begins on Friday, 4 March, in New Zealand. The World Cup will see a complete of eight groups battle it out over the period of 29 days.

    In a aid for India, opener Smriti Mandhana has been cleared to play on the World Cup after taking a blow to the top in the course of the staff’s first warm-up fixture towards South Africa. Mandhana has thus far scored 2461 runs in 64 ODIs, together with 4 centuries.

    In the warm-up towards towards South Africa, India posted 244 for 9 after a century from Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia’s 58. Luus and Laura Wolvaardt made half-centuries for South Africa however they couldn’t get the staff throughout the road, as left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad picked up 4 for 46 in 10 overs.

    India are scheduled to play one other warm-up, towards West Indies, earlier than starting their World Cup marketing campaign towards Pakistan on March 6.

    India Squad: The Indian squad for the 2022 World Cup can be led by Mithali Raj with Harmanpreet Kaur as her deputy. Squad: Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Smirti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Taniya Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav

    India Schedule:

    India vs Pakistan – sixth March – 6:30 am IST
    New Zealand vs India – tenth March – 6:30 am IST
    India vs West Indies – twelfth March – 6:30 am IST
    England vs India – sixteenth March – 6:30 am IST
    Australia vs India – nineteenth March 2022 – 6:30 am IST
    Bangladesh vs India – twenty second March 2022 – 6:30 am IST
    India vs South Africa – twenty seventh March 2022 – 6:30 am IST

    Meanwhile, four-time World Cup winners and the defending champions, England have a powerful facet going into the match in New Zealand. One of essentially the most profitable sides in ladies’s ODIs for the reason that finish of the final Women’s World Cup, the staff can be led by the 2017 World Cup-winning skipper Heather Knight.
    Veterans Nat Sciver, Katherine Brunt – Player of the Match within the final remaining, Anya Shrubsole and Player of the match within the 2017 match Tammy Beaumont nonetheless stay an integral a part of the unit.

    The ICC Women’s Cricket ODI World Cup 2022 is now simply over every week away. Scheduled to be performed in New Zealand from 4th March 2022 to third April 2022, the World Cup will see a complete of 8 groups battle it out over the period of 29 days.

    England squad: Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt

    The Women’s World Cup can be performed in a round-robin format, with each staff enjoying one another as soon as. The high 4 groups after the league stage will transfer to the semifinals. The winners of the 2 semi finals will then conflict within the all-important remaining on third April, 2022 on the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

    All the eight groups:

    New Zealand, India, England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan, Bangladesh

    Full schedule:

    New Zealand vs West Indies (6.30 am), March 4, Tauranga

    Bangladesh vs South Africa (2.30 am), March 5, Dunedin

    Australia vs England (6.30 am), March 5, Hamilton

    Pakistan vs India (6.30 am), March 6, Tauranga

    New Zealand vs Bangladesh (2.30 am), March 7, Dunedin

    Australia vs Pakistan (6.30 am), March 8, Tauranga

    West Indies vs England (2.30 am), March 9, Dunedin

    India vs New Zealand (6.30 am), March 10, Hamilton

    Pakistan vs South Africa (6.30 am), March 11, Tauranga

    India vs West Indies ( 6.30 am), March 12, Hamilton

    New Zealand vs Australia (2.30 am), March 13, Wellington

    South Africa vs England (6.30 am), March 14, Tauranga

    Pakistan vs Bangladesh (2.30 am), March 14, Hamilton

    Australia vs West Indies (6.30 am), Match 15, Tauranga

    India vs England (6.30 am), March 16, Wellington

    New Zealand vs South Africa (6.30 am), March 17, Hamilton

    Bangladesh vs West Indies (2.30 am), March 18, Tauranga

    India vs Australia (6.30 am), March 19, Auckland

    New Zealand vs England (2.30 am), March 20, Auckland

    West Indies vs Pakistan (6.30 am), March 21, Hamilton

    India vs Bangladesh (6.30 am), March 22, Hamilton

    South Africa vs West Indies (2.30 am), March 24, Wellington

    England vs Pakistan (6.30 am), March 24, Wellington

    Bangladesh vs Australia (2.30 am), March 25, Christchurch

    New Zealand vs Pakistan (2.30 am), March 26, Wellington

    England vs Bangladesh (2.30 am), March 27, Christchurch

    India vs South Africa (6.30 am), March 27, Wellington

    Semi-Final 1 (2.30 am), March 30, Christchurch

    Semi-Final 2 (6.30 am), March 31, Wellington

    Final (6.30 am), April 3, Christchurch

    Where can the World Cup matches be watched in India?

    You can catch all of the LIVE motion on the Star Sports Network in India.

    Where can the World Cup matches be livestreamed in India?

    You can catch the LIVE streaming of the World Cup matches on Disney+Hotstar.

  • India’s batting must be up if we’re aiming at ODI World Cup: Ramesh Powar

    Indian girls’s crew head coach Ramesh Powar is impressed with its fielding and bowling however says the facet should type out its batting woes whether it is to win subsequent 12 months’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand.
    Skipper Mithali Raj was the lone vibrant spot in a lacklustre batting efficiency by the Indian girls’s crew as they misplaced the three-match ODI collection in opposition to hosts England 1-2.
    “I think bowlers brought us back into the game. We have to learn lot many things from this series. I think fielding improved immensely, bowling has improved immensely, batting has to be up if we are aiming at the World cup,” Powar mentioned in a video posted by the BCCI on its twitter deal with.
    Mithali smashed three half-centuries within the three ODIs and have become the very best run-getter in girls’s cricket throughout codecs whereas guiding India to a comfort four-wicket win over England within the third and ultimate ODI right here on Saturday.
    “I think she deserves every praising word out there,” Powar mentioned of the India skipper, who made an unbeaten 75 off 86 balls in a profitable chase of 220.
    “She has been a fantastic servant of the game. 22 years of cricket and I think she is a role model for a lot of our girls. She has single-handedly won us the game. Chasing 220 on a low bounce track, she took us over the line.”
    The 43-year-old from Mumbai was additionally impressed by Sneh Rana, who made a 22-ball 24 and took one wicket throughout the third ODI, having returned to the format after seven years.
    “Sneh Rana is a find of this series. The way she was bowling at Southampton in practice session, we thought we should give her a chance. It was a difficult decision to play two off-spinners but she played her role to the core,” Powar mentioned.
    Rana had additionally scored a half-century on her Test debut to assist India draw the one-off match in opposition to England.
    “I am really happy for her, being an off-spinner I can see the talent, she is a player who can play in crunch situations and that’s what we needed right now, when the big tournaments or big series comes up, we need players of calibre who can take pressure,” Powar mentioned.
    Powar was additionally effusive in his reward for veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami.
    “I think Jhulan Goswami is one of the legends of women’s cricket and her ethics, preparations, commitment towards team, commitment towards dressing room and commitment towards young players, that makes a huge difference to us as a team.”
    India will subsequent tackle England in a three-match T20I collection starting at Northampton on Friday.

  • FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Auckland to host opener, last in Sydney

    The 2023 Women’s World Cup will probably be unfold throughout 9 cities in Australia and New Zealand.
    The opening match will happen at Eden Park in Auckland, with Sydney’s Stadium Australia internet hosting the ultimate. The two semifinal matches will probably be cut up between Australia and New Zealand.
    That format is just like different World Cup tournaments in different sports activities, together with most lately in 2015 when Australia and New Zealand shared internet hosting of the cricket World Cup.

    The #FIFAWWWC 2023 host cities have been revealed. 🇦🇺🇳🇿
    🏟 Opening match: Eden Park, Auckland🏆 Final match: Stadium Australia, Sydney
    We hope you’ll be a part of us!@FootballAUS ׀ @TheMatildas ׀ @NZ_Football pic.twitter.com/ipdai1ETMJ
    — FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) March 31, 2021
    It would be the first-of-a-kind World Cup, co-hosted by members of various confederations. Australia joined the Asian confederation after qualifying for the 2006 males’s World Cup, leaving New Zealand as the biggest member of the Oceania confederation.
    This World Cup may even be the primary to function 32 groups, up from the 24 that participated within the 2019 girls’s match in France. The U.S. girls’s nationwide group is the defending champion.
    The schedule for the occasion will probably be introduced later this 12 months, FIFA mentioned in asserting the host cities Wednesday in Zurich. The choice follows an eight-month course of with the member federations from every nation.
    “Building on the incredible success of France 2019 both on and off the pitch, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and nine host cities across Australia and New Zealand will not only showcase the world’s very best players, but will also provide a powerful platform to unite and inspire people, transform lives and create a lasting legacy for women’s football in Australia and New Zealand and around the world,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino mentioned in a ready assertion.
    The host cities and stadiums are: Adelaide, Hindmarsh Stadium; Auckland, Tamaki Makaurau-Eden Park; Brisbane, Brisbane Stadium; Dunedin, Otepoti-Dunedin Stadium; Hamilton, Kirikiriroa-Waikato Stadium; Melbourne, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium; Perth, Perth Rectangular Stadium; Sydney, Stadium Australia and Sydney Football Stadium; Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara-Wellington Stadium.