South Africa women’s cricket T20I captain Dane van Niekerk termed the first ever standalone Women’s World T20 starting next month in the West Indies as a milestone for the game of women’s cricket.
England had hosted the last Women’s World T20 two years back and the final was sold out at Lord’s and Knight believes that the way women’s game had progressed, selling out stadiums for women’s cricket will become a norm.
Harmanpreet feels the conditions in the West Indies will throw a different set of challenges for India during the Women's World T20.
New Zealand women’s cricket team captain Amy Sattertwaite said that India’s Smriti Mandhana will be one player teams would have to keep a close eye on during the ICC women’s world T20 in West Indies starting November 9.
England wicket-keeper Sarah Taylor will miss the Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies in November as she continues to manage her anxiety condition, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Friday.
The 26-year-old will require to undergo surgery which puts in doubt her participation in the Women’s World T20.
Indian women’s team captain Mithali Raj is eying the tour of Sri Lanka to get the ball rolling for the Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled in November this year in the West Indies.