Before the start of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024, the "Women in Blue" will clash with West Indies and South Africa on September 29 and October 1, respectively for the warm-up matches

Team India will begin their campaign on October 4 against New Zealand at 7.30 PM in Dubai International Stadium. Featuring in 13 T20I matches against the Kiwis, Harmanpreet Kaur is India's leading run-scorer with 210 runs. Jemimah Rodrigues is the second highest run-scorer against the "Black Caps" with 201 runs

The mega clash between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be played on October 6 at 3.30 PM in Dubai International Stadium. Ahead of the this clash, the Indian dugout will expect crucial contribution from star Indian batswoman Smriti Mandhana. She is leading the runs chart with 232 runs in nine T20I games. Her best score against the "Green Shirts" is unbeaten 63 runs

Team India will later lock horns with Sri Lanka at 7.30 PM in Dubai International Stadium. Jemimah Rodrigues enjoys scoring runs against the Lankans. So far, Rodrigues has accumulated 427 runs in 13 T20i against Sri Lanka with a best score of 76 runs

India's last Women's T20 World Cup 2024 group stage face-off will be against Australia on October 13 at 7.30 PM in Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is yet against enjoying the top spot in India's highest run scoring list against the Aussies. The veteran has played 33 shortest format matches against Australia and has smashed 789 runs with a highest score of 65 runs

India's squad for Women's T20 World Cup 2024:

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk)*, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan.

Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor