The Women's T20 World Cup is going to start in UAE from October 3, which will last for 17 days. The final match will be played on 20 October. The Indian team will start its journey in this tournament on October 4 against New Zealand. After the men's team becoming champion in West Indies, now the expectations of the women's team have also increased for the trophy. The warm-up matches of the tournament will be played between 28 September and 1 October. During this, the Indian team will face West Indies on 29 September and South Africa on 1 October. These two matches will make it clear how prepared Team India is.

Why is warm up match important?

Both warm-up matches are very important to assess the preparations of the Indian team. Because recently there was news of injury to 4 important players. Indian pace attack's two main bowlers Pooja Vastrakar and Arundhati Reddy were suffering shoulder injuries. Right arm spin bowler Shreyanka Patil had a fracture in her finger. His ankle was also twisted, which increased the concern.

Indian team's main middle order batsman Jemimah Rodriguez was also troubled by a finger injury. However, all these players were practicing along with recovery under the supervision of the medical team. It was expected that everyone would be fit by the time the tournament started. Everyone's situation will become clear during the warm-up matches. Apart from this, the fitness and form of other players of the team will also be known.

Full schedule of warm up match

A total of 10 teams are participating in the Women's T20 World Cup. Before the start of the tournament, all the teams will get a chance to play two warm-up matches. A total of 10 matches will be played in the warm-up lasting 4 days. The Indian team will play its first match at ICC Academy Ground in Dubai and the second at ICC Academy Ground No. 2. These matches will start at 7.30 pm according to Indian time. Fans can watch all the warm-up matches on Star Sports Network with Disney Plus Hotstar app.

The first match of the warm-up match will be played between Pakistan and Scotland on 28 September. On this day, Sri Lankan team will face Bangladesh. Three matches will be played on 29th September. On this day, New Zealand team will face South Africa, Indian team will face West Indies and Australia team will face England. Apart from Sri Lanka and Scotland, there will be a match between Pakistan and Bangladesh on 30th September. On October 1, apart from West Indies, Australia, England and New Zealand, India and South Africa will compete.