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As you determination astir the North-Eastern India’s largest metropolis these days, you would not miss Durga Puja. The temples, the streets each deterioration a festive look, and this solemnisation of the divine feminine goes precocious into the night.
The timing, though not rather intentional, is conscionable close for the women’s cricket World Cup. India is taking connected Sri Lanka astatine the Barsapara Cricket Stadium connected Tuesday (September 30, 2025). The opening lucifer was primitively scheduled to person been played astatine Bengaluru, but each the games allotted to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium had to beryllium moved retired pursuing the tragic stampede aft RCB’s solemnisation of its maiden IPL triumph.
This is India’s lone World Cup crippled connected this ground, wherever it had played 3 T20Is against England successful 2019. Only six players from that squad person survived; skipper Harmanpreet hadn’t played that bid due to the fact that of an injury.
She is present starring her state for the archetypal clip successful an ODI World Cup. And she should beryllium determined to get India connected a winning start, arsenic the squad is presented with astir apt its champion accidental till day to triumph a World Cup.
Harmanpreet is portion of a beardown Indian batting unit, successful which her vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has been a ascendant unit for immoderate time. This year, the left-handed opener has possibly been the biggest headache for bowlers; she has notched up 4 ODI hundreds frankincense far.
Another bully commencement with her opening spouse Pratika Rawat could acceptable up signifier for the likes of Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh. With the skipper having stated that each the players are fit, the squad could beryllium fielding the champion imaginable bowling attack.
Sri Lanka, the co-host, volition erstwhile again beryllium looking to their top warrior successful women’s cricket, Chamari Athapaththu, for inspiration. She volition request much enactment from her teammates though against perchance the 2nd strongest broadside successful the competition.
The teams (from):
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt.), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, N. Shree Charani and Uma Chetri.
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (Capt.), Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunarathne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kaveesha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Imesha Dulani, Dewmi Vihanga, Piumi Wathsala, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Dasanayaka, Udeshika Prabodani, Malki Madara, and Achini Kulasuriya.
