The countdown clock within the centre of Christchurch has ticked all the way down to lower than in the future till the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup 2022 formally begins.
As soon as the minutes attain zero, England’s grip on the World Cup trophy will loosen as seven groups problem them for the title – with world No1 Australia main the best way.
2017 champions England are third on the planet rankings and must put a winless Ashes sequence behind them as they tackle the outdated enemy of their first match of the World Cup on Saturday at 1am GMT.
England captain Heather Knight and her reverse quantity Meg Lanning have been buying and selling quips at press conferences on which crew is the favorite, however on Saturday one aspect might take a big step to proving the opposite proper.
The eight groups play one another as soon as to resolve the make-up of the semi-finals and India, South Africa and hosts New Zealand are sizzling on their tails as they give the impression of being to change into the primary crew for the reason that Kiwis again in 2000 to knock Australia or England off the highest spot at an ODI World Cup.
New Zealand, led by captain Sophie Devine’s imperious 161 not out, defeated Australia by 9 wickets of their last warm-up match displaying that the Southern Stars may be defeated, even when they’ve solely misplaced one ODI of their previous 30.
The Australian camp have additionally been rocked by the constructive Covid check for 2022 Belinda Clark medalist Ashleigh Gardner who will miss no less than the primary two matches of the match.
The day after six-time champions Australia and England battle it out in Hamilton the eyes of the world will flip to Tauranga the place India play Pakistan, with each looking for a primary World Cup title.
India have reached the ultimate twice having completed so in 2005 and 2017 and victory would, for a lot of, make it unimaginable to now not have a ladies’s Indian Premier League.
Pakistan have completed backside in all however one of many 4 World Cups they’ve appeared in, a high-point their fifth place on the 2009 version.
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Their aspect is in transition however with victory over New Zealand within the warm-up video games, Pakistan present that something is feasible in what might be essentially the most unpredictable World Cup ever.
And New Zealand open the entire match taking over the dropping finalists from 2013, the West Indies, a crew that encapsulates each youth and expertise.
Anisa Mohammed will play in her fifth World Cup as captain Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin as soon as once more function in maroon, however additionally they have newbies together with Aaliyah Alleyne and Cherry-Ann Fraser, two of 5 potential World Cup debutants.
Saturday’s early recreation of the opening weekend sees South Africa tackle Bangladesh with the latter showing of their first-ever World Cup, the fifteenth aspect to function on the one-day match which has reached its twelfth version.
Bangladesh should not right here to make up the numbers, because the No6 aspect on the planet they are going to be hoping to make an impression and are but to play Australia, England and New Zealand in ODIs so even have the component of shock.
South Africa arrive in New Zealand in spectacular kind having received their latest sequence in opposition to West Indies whereas their gamers proceed to mild up home leagues all over the world.
They’re ranked second on the planet and face India within the last recreation of the round-robin stage, a match that might resolve the make-up of the semi-finals.
Between now and the ultimate, desires will come true, stars will likely be made and surprises will likely be sprung because the ICC Girls’s Cricket World Cup 2022 takes New Zealand and the world by storm.
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