Women’s T20 World Glass 2024
Dates:
3-20 October Settings:
Sharjah & Dubai
Scope:
Ball-by-ball radio commentary on BBC Sounds, additionally live content commentary and in-play video clips on the BBC Wear site and app
Britain captain Heather Knight says her side will not “turn their heads” absent from the gather stages as they start their Women’s T20 World Container campaign.
Past has Bangladesh are England’s to begin with adversaries on Saturday, with West Indies, Scotland and South Africa completing their gather.
Knight accepts Britain took their eye off the ball amid the past competition in 2023, when they were shockingly thumped out by hosts South Africa within the semi-final.
“We likely did see ahead a small bit, and a few players begun to turn their heads towards a potential last,” said Knight.
“That was a genuine enormous botch but one we’ve learned from truly well.”
Britain properly begin the World Container with certainty, having wrapped up their domestic summer unbeaten and with the advantage of a pre-tournament camp in Abu Dhabi, which has made a difference the players adapt to hot and muggy conditions.
They beat Modern Zealand in their moment warm-up amusement after losing the primary to protecting champions Australia, the world heavyweights who have won six of the past seven T20 titles.
And whereas Knight demands Britain are not considering approximately their rivals however, they are boosted by the final time they played one another competitively in final year’s Fiery remains, where Britain won both white-ball series.
“That’s our diagram for how we need to play against any group, Australia or something else,” Knight included.
“As a group, we have learned so much since 2023 and this summer has given us a parcel of certainty since we have included a bit more savvy to the fashion of cricket that we need to play.”
Conditions are a ‘guessing game’
With the World Cup’s setting changing so final miniature, from Bangladesh to the UAE, groups have had to adjust rapidly and the matches played so faraway demonstrate that turn is aiming to play a huge portion on moderate, moo pitches.
The competition begun with two low-scoring experiences as Bangladesh and Pakistan protected sums of 119 and 116 against Scotland and Sri Lanka separately.
Knight said talks around conditions and the climate have played a huge portion in their plans, but she feels Britain have all bases secured in their squad to handle anything they are displayed with.
“The dew hasn’t been a calculate so remote but I’ve been told the nighttimes will get colder within the following week or so, so it seem alter,” Knight said.
“But it’s a bit of a speculating diversion, in terms of when that happens. Observing recently, it looked exceptionally hot, so I will need to oversee my bowlers – we know it’ll be intense, but we feel prepared.”
Britain will likely confront a trial by turn against Bangladesh, who gloat bounty of variety in their moderate bowling to test Knight and her players, something that has vexed the line-up in later a long time.
“We’ve worked a part within the build-up on how we play spin and moderate bowling, which is what we are anticipating to confront here,” she included.
“We accept able to beat anybody on our best day and our challenge is to put that together on the greatest organize.”