ICC women’s World Cup 2022 India Squad: BCCI announces the squad for the upcoming ICC women’s cricket World Cup 2022 where veteran Mithali Raj will take the charge while Harmanpreet Kaur has been named her deputy.
ICC women’s World Cup 2022 India Squad
The same India women’s team will feature in a five-match ODI series before WC 2022.
The All-India Women’s Selection Committee on Wednesday picked the squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. Team India play their first World Cup fixture against Pakistan on March 6th, 2022 at the Bay Oval, Tauranga. The squad will also feature in the 5-match ODI series against New Zealand starting from 11th February, 2022.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 – India’s fixtures
Team India is set to play their first World Cup fixture against Pakistan on March 6, 2022, at the Bay Oval, Tauranga.
| S.No. | Date | Against | Venue |
| 1 | March 6th | Pakistan |
Bay Oval, Tauranga
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| 2 | March 10th | New Zealand |
Seddon Park, Hamilton
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| 3 | March 12th | West Indies |
Seddon Park, Hamilton
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| 4 | March 16th | England |
Bay Oval, Tauranga
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| 5 | March 19th | Australia |
Eden Park, Auckland
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| 6 | March 22nd | Bangladesh |
Seddon Park, Hamilton
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| 7 | March 27th | South Africa |
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 India Squad
Mithali Raj (Captain), Harmanpreet Kaur (vice-captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.
Standby Players: Sabbhineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Simran Dil Bahadur.
Mithali Raj Talks of the Roadway to WC 2022
Talking of the roadway to the World Cup 2022, India skipper Mithali Raj recently added that playing against the three best teams has given them good preparation, and playing against NZ just before WC 2022 will further boost their chances.
“We have played three best teams since March and it has given us good preparation. Players have played domestic cricket and also in the Women’s Big Bash so they are getting game time which is the most important thing. We are getting to play in New Zealand before World Cup which is also good,” said Raj earlier.
“There were not enough expectations back then. Now in 2021 players have got experience and got a lot of exposure with the T20 leagues. Overall, we have young players but they have got enough exposure. It is just of matter of gelling well as a team,” she added.
India’s tour of New Zealand 2022 Schedule
The All-India Women’s Selection Committee also picked the squad for the one-off T20I against New Zealand scheduled to be played on 9th February 2022. Harmanpreet Kaur has been named as skipper for the only T20I match India scheduled to play on the NZ tour.
| S.No. | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | February 9th | Only T20I |
McLean Park, Napier
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| 2 | February 11th | 1st ODI |
McLean Park, Napier
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| 3 | February 14th | 2nd ODI |
Saxton Oval, Nelson
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| 4 | February 16th | 3rd ODI |
Saxton Oval, Nelson
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| 5 | February 22nd | 4th ODI |
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
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| 6 | February 24th | 5th ODI |
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
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India Women’s squad for one-off T20I against New Zealand
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Yastika, Deepti, Richa (WK), Sneh Rana, Pooja, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya (WK), Rajeshwari, Poonam, Ekta, S. Meghna, Simran Dil Bahadur
