The 9th edition of the Women’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup is underway in the United Arab Emirates, running from October 3 to 20, 2024. Over 18 days and 23 matches, 10 teams will battle for the coveted title. Match 4 between India and New Zealand will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, on October 4, 2024, at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). For broadcast details, continue reading, and for the game preview, click here.
India has had four T20I campaigns leading up to the 2024 World Cup. They started with a 1-2 loss to Australia on home soil but bounced back with a clean sweep over Bangladesh in a five-match series. They then drew their home series against South Africa after coming back from 0-1 down. Most recently, India’s unbeaten four-match run in the Asia Cup ended with a defeat to Sri Lanka in the final. With back-to-back wins in the warm-up games, India has kicked off their campaign on the right foot.
New Zealand, on the other hand, faced England in 10 T20Is this year, losing 1-4 at home and 0-5 in the away series. They also suffered a 3-match series sweep against Australia in September. However, they put their poor form behind them, registering a commanding win in their first warm-up game, although they lost the second to England.
Head-to-head, New Zealand leads comfortably with nine wins from 13 T20Is against India. Despite their strong record, the teams have only played two matches since 2020, with each side winning one, pointing toward a potentially close contest.
Squads:
India –
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan
New Zealand –
Sophie Devine (C), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
Schedules:
India –
DATE MATCH TIME (IST) VENUE
04-Oct-24 v New Zealand 7:30 PM Dubai
06-Oct-24 v Pakistan 3:30 PM Dubai
09-Oct-24 v Sri Lanka 7:30 PM Dubai
13-Oct-24 v Australia 7:30 PM Sharjah
17-Oct-24 Semi-Final 1 7:30 PM Dubai
18-Oct-24 Semi-Final 2 7:30 PM Sharjah
20-Oct-24 Final 7:30 PM Dubai
New Zealand –
DATE MATCH TIME (IST) VENUE
04-Oct-24 v India 7:30 PM Dubai
08-Oct-24 v Australia 7:30 PM Sharjah
12-Oct-24 v Sri Lanka 3:30 PM Sharjah
14-Oct-24 v Pakistan 7:30 PM Dubai
17-Oct-24 Semi-Final 1 7:30 PM Dubai
18-Oct-24 Semi-Final 2 7:30 PM Sharjah
20-Oct-24 Final 7:30 PM Dubai
Telecast and live streaming details:
India – Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar
United Arab Emirates & MENA – CricLife, StarzOn
United Kingdom & Ireland – Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, SkyGO, NOW, Sky Sports App
Australia – Amazon Prime Video
New Zealand – Sky Sport NZ
Pakistan – PTV, Ten Sports, Myco, Tamasha, Shoq apps
Bangladesh – Nagorik TV, Toffee
South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa – SuperSport Cricket, SuperSport Cricket Africa
Sri Lanka – Maharaja TV, ICC TV app
USA & Canada – WillowTV
Caribbean – ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Play Caribbean
The ICC will stream the Women’s T20 World Cup live and free on ICC.tv to 116 territories, including Afghanistan, Continental Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia.
For live ball-by-ball audio commentary, tune in to ABC (Australia), BBC (UK), FunAsia (Middle East), All India Radio (India matches, semifinals, and final), and the ICC Match Centre via the tournament’s website and app for all 23 matches.
