England are the defending champions of the tournament. They defeated India in the previous edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017.
The ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 will get underway at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui with hosts New Zealand taking on West Indies on Friday (March 4). The tournament will witness 8 teams battling against each other for the title.
The teams who are part of ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 are India, Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, England and West Indies Women. The venue of the ICC Women’s World Cup is in New Zealand. Bay Oval (Mount Maunganui), University Oval (Dunedin), Seddon Park (Hamilton), Basin Reserve (Wellington), Eden Park (Auckland), and Hagley Oval (Christchurch) are the venues that will host the matches.
Format of the World Cup
Like the men’s 2019 World Cup, each team will play every other team once, with the top four making the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, the top-placed team will play the side that finishes fourth, while the second- and third-placed sides will contest the other semi-final. However, if India finish in the top four, they will play the second semi-final, which will be a day-night match in Christchurch.
England are the defending champions of the tournament. They defeated India in the previous edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017. The Women’s World Cup 2022 was originally scheduled to take place last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mithali Raj-led Indian team will play their opening game against Pakistan Women on Sunday (March 6) at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 Schedule
March 4 – New Zealand Women vs West Indies Women (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) – 6:30AM
March 5 – Bangladesh Women vs South Africa Women (University Oval, Dunedin) – 3:30 AM
March 5 – Australia Women vs England Women (Seddon Park, Hamilton) – 6:30 AM
March 6 – Pakistan Women vs India Women (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) – 6:30 AM
March 7 – New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women (University Oval, Dunedin) – 3:30 AM
March 8 – Australia Women vs Pakistan Women (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) – 6:30 AM
March 9 – West Indies Women vs England Women (University Oval, Dunedin) – 3:30 AM
March 10 – New Zealand Women vs India Women (Seddon Park, Hamilton) – 6:30 AM
March 11 – Pakistan Women vs South Africa Women (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) – 6:30 AM
March 12 – West Indies Women vs India Women (Seddon Park, Hamilton) – 6:30 AM
March 13 – New Zealand Women vs Australia Women (Basin Reserve, Wellington) – 3:30 AM
March 14 – Pakistan Women vs Bangladesh Women (Seddon Park, Hamilton) – 3:30 AM
March 14 – South Africa Women vs England Women (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) – 6:30 AM
March 15 – Australia Women vs West Indies Women (Basin Reserve, Wellington) – 3:30 AM
March 16 – England Women vs India Women (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) – 6:30 AM
March 17 – New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women (Seddon Park, Hamilton) – 6:30 AM
March 18 – Bangladesh Women vs West Indies Women (Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui) – 3:30 AM
March 19 – India Women vs Australia Women (Eden Park, Auckland) – 6:30 AM
March 20 – New Zealand Women vs England Women (Eden Park, Auckland) – 3:30 AM
March 21 – West Indies Women vs Pakistan Women (Seddon Park, Hamilton) – 6:30 AM
March 22 – South Africa Women vs Australia Women (Basin Reserve, Wellington) – 3:30 AM
March 22 – India Women vs Bangladesh Women (Seddon Park, Hamilton) – 6:30 AM
March 24 – South Africa Women vs West Indies Women (Basin Reserve, Wellington) – 3:30 AM
March 24 – England Women vs Pakistan Women (Hagley Oval, Christchurch) – 6:30 AM
March 25 – Bangladesh Women vs Australia Women (Basin Reserve, Wellington) – 3:30 AM
March 26 – New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women (Hagley Oval, Christchurch) – 6:30 AM
March 27 – England Women vs Bangladesh Women (Basin Reserve, Wellington) – 3:30 AM
March 27 – India Women vs South Africa Women (Hagley Oval, Christchurch) – 6:30 AM
March 30 – Semi-Final 1 (Basin Reserve, Wellington) – 3:30 AM
March 31 – Semi-Final 2 (Hagley Oval, Christchurch) – 6:30 AM
April 3 – Final (Hagley Oval, Christchurch) – 6:30 AM
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 Squads
India women: Mithali Raj (c), Harmanpreet Kaur (vc), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
Standby Players: S. Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur
Pakistan women: Bismah Maroof (c), Nida Dar (vc), Aiman Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Anam Amin, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nahida Khan, Nashra Sandhu, Omaima Sohail, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk)
Travelling reserves: Iram Javed, Najiha Alvi and Tuba Hassan
England Women: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Natasha Farrant, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Natalie Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danielle Wyatt
Travelling reserves: Lauren Bell, Mady Villiers
Australia Women: Meg Lanning (C), Rachael Haynes (VC), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington.
Travelling reserves: Heather Graham, Georgia Redmayne
New Zealand Women: Sophie Devine (c), Amy Satterthwaite, Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Amelia Kerr, Frances Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
Travelling reserves: Molly Penfold
West Indies Women: Stafanie Taylor (Captain), Anisa Mohammed (Vice-Captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Chinelle Henry, Kycia Knight, Hayley Matthews, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman and Rashada Williams.
Travelling Reserves: Kaysia Schultz, Mandy Mangru and Jannillea Glasgow
Bangladesh Women: Nigar Sultana (c), Salma Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Fargana Hoque, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Fahima Khatun, Ritu Moni, Murshida Khatun, Nahida Akter, Sharmin Akhter, Lata Mondal, Sobhana Mostary, Fariha Trisna, Suraiya Azmin
Travelling Reserves: Nuzhat Tasnia, Sanjida Akter
South Africa Women: Sune Luus (c), Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits, Lara Goodall, Mignon du Preez, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe Tryon, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Masabata Klaas, Lizelle Lee, Tumi Sekhukhune, Trisha Chetty (wk)
Traveling reserves: Raisibe Ntozakhe, Nadine de Klerk, Andrie Steyn
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 Live Telecast and Live Streaming Details in India
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 will be live telecast in India on Star Sports Channels. Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the tournament in India. Fans can tune to channels like Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 1 Hindi to watch the live telecast of the match. The online live streaming of the tournament will be available on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
