The ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 is scheduled to begin from 4th March in New Zealand. With the eight participants, the extravaganza will be played across eight iconic venues including 31 tournament stage games, alongside two semifinals and the final.
The tournament opener will be played between the hosts New Zealand and the West Indies. Pakistan will kick-start their World Cup campaign versus the arch-rivals India on 6th March. On 5th March, Bangladesh and South Africa will begin their event’s journey, also, another arch-rival of the contest, England and Australia will lock horns with each other on the same day eve.
With only two days left in the marquee event to begin, let’s have a look at the Women’s World Cup squads and schedule:
Women’s World Cup Squads
England
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, Lauren Bell, Mady Villiers
India
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, S. Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur
Pakistan
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), Iram Javed, Najiha Alvi, and Tuba Hassan
Australia
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, Heather Graham, Georgia Redmayne
Bangladesh
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, Nuzhat Tasnia, Sanjida Akter
South Africa
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), Raisibe Ntozakhe, Nadine de Klerk, Andrie Steyn
New Zealand
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, Molly Penfold
West Indies
Stafanie Taylor (c), Anisa Mohammed (vc), 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, Rashada Williams, Kaysia Schultz, Mandy Mangru, and Jannillea Glasgow
Women’s World Cup complete schedule
March 4: New Zealand v West Indies, 6:30 AM, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
March 5: Bangladesh v South Africa, 3.30 AM, University Oval, Dunedin
March 5: Australia v England, 6:30 AM, Seddon Park, Hamilton
March 6: Pakistan v India, 6:30 AM, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
March 7: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3.30 AM, University Oval, Dunedin
March 8: Australia v Pakistan, 6:30 AM, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
March 9: West Indies v England, 3.30 AM, University Oval, Dunedin
March 10: India v New Zealand, 6:30 AM, Seddon Park, Hamilton
March 11: Pakistan vs South Africa, 6:30 AM, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
March 12: India v West Indies, 6:30 AM, Seddon Park, Hamilton
March 13: New Zealand v Australia, 3.30 AM, Basin Reserve, Wellington
March 14: Pakistan v Bangladesh, 3.30 AM, Seddon Park, Hamilton
March 14: South Africa v England, 6:30 AM, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
March 15: Australia v West Indies, 3.30 AM, Basin Reserve, Wellington
March 16: India v England 6:30 AM Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
March 17: New Zealand v South Africa, 6:30 AM, Seddon Park, Hamilton
March 18: Bangladesh v West Indies, 3.30 AM, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
March 19: India v Australia, 6:30 AM, Eden Park, Auckland
March 20: New Zealand v England, 3.30 AM, Eden Park, Auckland
March 21: Pakistan v West Indies, 6:30 AM, Seddon Park, Hamilton
March 22: Australia v South Africa, 3.30 AM, Basin Reserve, Wellington
March 22: India v Bangladesh, 6:30 AM, Seddon Park, Hamilton
March 24: South Africa v West Indies, 3.30 AM, Basin Reserve, Wellington
March 24: England v Pakistan 6:30 AM Hagley Oval, Christchurch
March 25: Bangladesh v Australia, 3.30 AM, Basin Reserve, Wellington
March 26: New Zealand v Pakistan, 6:30 AM, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
March 27: England v Bangladesh, 3.30 AM, Basin Reserve, Wellington
March 28: India v South Africa, 6:30 AM, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
March 30: TBD, Semifinal 1, 3.30 AM, Basin Reserve, Wellington
March 31: TBD, Semifinal 2, 6:30 AM, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
April 3: TBD, Final, 6:30 AM, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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