Thursday 31 January 2013

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ICC Women World Cup 2013: “Women Challenges Began”

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10th ICC Women World Cup started today on 31 Jan 2013 hosted by India. India is hosting world cup for the 3rd time. India has hosted the world cup in 1978 and 1997. The tournament will continue till 17 February 2013. This tournament will be a most important and central event in the women cricket calendar this year. Although the event is being held in India, but there is no such excitement like the men’s cricket.


               8 teams have qualified for the championship. Teams qualified for the tournament include England, Australia, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Teams have been divided into two groups A and B. Group A includes India, Sri Lanka, West Indies and England. Group B contains Pakistan, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. Group A matches to be held at two grounds in Mumbai and Group B matches to be held in Cuttack. Each team in group will play other in a round-robin fashion.

Captian with inaugration of trophy
Group A Captains with WWC Trophy

               Defending Champions England will defend its title this year. They are also declared favorite for this event. England has won the women world three times in 1973, 1993 and recently in 2009. Charlotte Edwards is leading English team. She is playing her fifth successive World Cup. England team is also featuring 8 players from the winning squad of 2009 World Cup.
“We are attracting loads of young girls who want to play the game. We have changed people’s perceptions about women’s cricket a lot. Hopefully this tournament will be another step in hammering that message home.”
said England’s captain Charlotte Taylor.

Charlotte Taylor liftting WWC 2009
Charlotte Taylor with WWC Trophy
               
               Australia has won the Women World Cup five times. They will begin as favorite to qualify for Super Six from Group B. Group B also contains New Zealand which was winner of 2000 Women World Cup and runners up of 2009 World Cup.  Group A also includes  India which stood 3rdand Sri Lanka stood 8th in the last World Cup.

               India team leading by Mithali Raj is playing Kick-Off game of the tournament against West Indies. Tournament features the Best Batswoman Mithali Raj from the hosts India who is entering the tournament as no one batsman.  Also no 1 ODI bowlers in the ICC woman bowler rating Katherine Brunt is representing English side. She has named 76 ODI wickets to her name.

               Sana Mir is leading team Pakistan. Pakistan team has the experience of Sub Continental conditions which may help them in this event. Pakistan team is staying in the club house of Barabati stadium for security reason. Pakistan team is more worried about adapting the new ODI rules. Captain Sana Mir said:
“We have not played under the new rules where five players have to be inside the circle at all times and the use of new balls from both ends, we must get used to them before tournament starts”
Three teams will advance to Super Six round from each group and best two will qualify for the final, which will be played on 17 February.