The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s cricket team officially departed for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday, leaving from Mumbai amidst immense fan support. The tournament is set to commence from June 12 and the Indian side will be excited to take on another challenge. The fans of the side gathered in large numbers to motivate the side and that would have surely made the Indian squad elated and maybe under a little bit of pressure to go with it as well.
Ahead of their departure, captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed supreme confidence in her squad's capabilities, explicitly labeling India as one of the tournament favorites. She stated that she is confident in the abilities of her squad and that they have what it takes to be World Champions. The world cup winning skipper also added that in the shortest format of the game it all boils down to the crunch moments and how well the side can keep their nerves in executing the plans.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: India Women's Cricket Team leaves from Mumbai for ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2026. The World Cup is being hosted across seven venues in England from 12th June to 5th July 2026. pic.twitter.com/FgeRrNBrrX
— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2026
India’s Road to Glory in the 2026 ICC Women’s T20I World Cup
India will be having a daunting task in the group stages as they will have to take on South Africa, Australia and Pakistan as well. This will be some interesting matchups that India will have to face and their fate can be determined quite early in the game. If they will be able to battle the odds and come out on tops, then they could have a higher probability of getting their hands on the ultimate T20 trophy,
June 14, 2026: vs Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham
June 18, 2026: vs Netherlands at Leeds
June 21, 2026: vs South Africa at Manchester
June 24, 2026: vs Bangladesh at Manchester
June 28, 2026: vs Australia at London
India’s Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaud, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav.
To adapt to the English conditions, India will play a crucial three-match T20I bilateral series against England starting May 28. This will most probably be the combination that India will most likely be looking to play for the World Cup. The seam attack will be the most important factor in the English conditions and Renuka will be the leader of the pace attack along with the likes of Nandni Sharma. Smriti Mandhana will be yet another key player in the squad as her form will be key to India’s success in English pitches.
