Devajit Saikia, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), recently voiced optimism that the forthcoming competition will overcome India Women’s long-standing curse of failing to win a Women’s World Cup.
The eight-team competition, which will begin on September 30, is being co-hosted by the Indians and Sri Lanka.
The Women in Blue have ‘came of age’, he acknowledged, pointing to their victorious white-ball series in England in June and July of this year. He had faith that the team captained by Harmanpreeet Kaur would put on an outstanding performance. Speaking about the just finished three-match series against Australia, Saikia noted that India put up a strong fight.
“Everyone is supporting our Indian team because the matches are being played in both Sri Lanka and India. They have recently performed remarkably well in England as well, which is a significant accomplishment for the Indian squad. Indian women’s cricket has matured, and I have no doubt that they will play admirably at the next World Cup. According to NDTV, Saikia told reporters, “I hope that the jinx will be broken this time.”
“Australia prevailed 1-2 in a fiercely contested series. However, India performed incredibly well. India is catching up, but Australia is still a very strong team. India has yet to win an ICC women’s trophy, so there is a significant chance for the team to succeed,” he said.
Earlier in the year, the Women in Blue team was on tour and put on a fantastic show versus England. With scores of 2-3 and 1-2, respectively, they won the T20I and ODI series. After the visiting team won the series-deciding match by a 43-run advantage, they were defeated by the team captained by Alyssa Healy.
Despite the series loss, there were several positive aspects. The best batter in the three-match series was Smriti Mandhana, who amassed 300 runs in three innings at an incredible strike rate of 138.24 and averaged an incredible 100.00. The home team’s standout performer was Kranti Goud, who took five wickets at an economy rate of 5.83 during the series.
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