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The ‘city of destiny’ is decked up for the overmuch awaited ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, scheduled to statesman from Thursday.
With the World Cup returning to Andhra Pradesh aft 28 years, officials from the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) and the Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association (VDCA) person made elaborate arrangements for the expansive event.
The Dr. YSR ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium astatine PM Palem is acceptable to invited players from India and South Africa. Final touches were being fixed by the groundsmen connected Wednesday, portion the full stadium premises was brought nether implicit security. Dog squads and enactment parties were actively conducting information checks, arsenic ACA officials oversaw the last preparations astatine the venue.
Commissioner of Police, Shankabratha Bagchi, on with elder officers, inspected the information arrangements. Department heads besides held briefing sessions for constabulary unit to guarantee the creaseless behaviour of the matches. The postulation helping has designated parking areas for spectators, and constabulary person already announced diversions for dense vehicles on the NH-16 agelong betwixt Anandapuram and Anakapalli.
Both teams person arrived successful the city. Team India held their signifier league connected October 7, portion the South Africa squad trained connected Wednesday. It has been astir a decennary since the Indian Women’s squad played a lucifer successful Visakhapatnam. However, they held a week-long grooming campy astatine the aforesaid venue past month.
Cricket fans from crossed the State, particularly from the Uttarandhra region, are eagerly awaiting the matches. The precocious held World Cup trophy circuit has built excitement among the citizens. The ACA expects a ample turnout of women spectators. Ticket prices person been fixed astatine ₹150 for the marquee India vs. Australia lucifer connected October 12, and ₹100 for the remaining games.
World Cup returns to Andhra aft 28 years
Visakhapatnam volition big 5 matches of the tournament, which see 2 matches of Team India. India volition play South Africa connected October 9, followed by different lucifer against Australia connected October 12. The remaining 3 matches are South Africa vs Bangladesh connected October 13, Australia vs Bangladesh connected October 16 and England vs New Zealand connected October 26. Apart from the lucifer betwixt England and New Zeland, the remaining matches are time and night.
Visakhapatnam has ne'er hosted a Women’s World Cup lucifer before, however, it did big the Men’s ICC World Cup lucifer betwixt Australia and Kenya successful 1996. Australia defeated Kenya by 97 runs. Meanwhile, the past Women’s World Cup lucifer was hosted successful agreed Andhra Pradesh successful 1997 astatine the Indira Gandhi Stadium successful Vijayawada, betwixt England and Pakistan, successful which England defeated Pakistan by 230 runs.
