Eight teams in a fierce battle from July 19 to July 28 as women from different countries come forward to carve their nation’s name on the trophy.
The Women’s Asia Cup is a T20 or One Day International World Cup which is bodied by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the first being hosted in England in 2009. Basically, the qualification depends upon international ranking and qualification events. The first World Cup was held in 2004 in Sri Lanka, the champions being India.
The 6th edition consisted of six teams:- World cup
According to Shubhangi Kulkarni (former captain of the Indian team and the ICC Women’s Cricket Committee representative) the ACC was started with the goal of giving the associates a structure to play in. The 6th edition consisted of six teams. The championship is hosted in every 4 years. The Women’s Asia cup serves as an important championship as it provides an opportunity to the women of different nations to showcase their true potential at an international level.
The major teams participating
The major teams participating in this championship are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and United Arab Emirates with India emerging as the most successful one along with the most dominant one. The Indian woman’s team has shown an impressive performance in the recent years being the strongest and consistent contender in the championship. The players showed exceptional talent and contributed to the succession of the Women’s Asia Cup.
Sri Lanka and Pakistan also went into the tournament
Besides India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan also went into the tournament with great force. These tournaments typically feature fierce and intense competition as these teams have a history of strong performances in the tournament.
the possible rules that should be targeted at this World cup
Like the other years, this year will be pretty when it comes to competition. Some of the possible rules that should be targeted at this World Cup could be changing game situations such as power plays, on-field restrictions, or new technologies such as the Decision Review System (DRS) to be introduced to increase the accuracy of refereeing decisions Fielding bans can have a significant impact on the game by affecting the strategies teams adopt at different stages of the game.
The 2024 Women’s T20 Asia Cup is the 9th edition, the host nation being Sri Lanka. There are a total number of 15 matches amongst 8 competitors. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka being the members of ACC had already qualified automatically. The Women’s Asia Cup 2024 is presently taking location in Dambulla, Sri Lanka from July 19 to July 28 and the match features 8 teams divided into two agencies: Group A consisting of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and the UAE, while Group B consisting of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Malaysia.
India and Sri Lanka have made robust starts
India and Sri Lanka have made robust starts, with wonderful performances including Vishmi Gunaratne’s half of-century for Sri Lanka and India’s dominant win over Pakistan. Nepal achieved their first-ever victory inside the event through defeating the UAE. Each team will compete in this round robin format.
Group Stage is divided into two groups, Group A and Group B, each team plays the other teams in their group once. In the scoring system the teams earn points based on their performance in each competition, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals. The semi-finals will be held on July 26, 2024, with the winners advancing to the finals. The final will be played on July 28, 2024 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
India being the defending champions
India being the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the tournament. Venues: Games are played at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium and Pallekele International Cricket Ground. India’s performance: India have won two matches so far, beating Pakistan and UAE. Key players: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues are some of India’s key players. Debutant: Tanuja Kanwar made her debut for India against UAE.
Injury: Shreyanka Patil missed the tournament due to injury. Status: India currently led Group A, followed by Nepal, UAE and Pakistan. Net Run Rate: India has a healthy net run rate of +3.298. In the previous encounter India and UAE have faced each other once before in the 2022 Asia Cup, with India winning by 104 runs. So far, India has a 6-1 win-loss record in the tournament with Smriti Mandhana of India being the top scorer with 125 runs.
