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| WWC 13 logo |
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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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