Regular cricket key as India gear up for WT20WC 2026
India's upcoming international assignments will see them playing T20Is overseas against South Africa and England.
With merely two months to go for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup, India are looking forward to build up for the event through some competitive games.
Their upcoming international overseas tours will feature five T20Is against South Africa from 17-27 April, and three T20Is against England between 28 May to 02 June.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who led her side to glory at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, is looking forward to an intense lead-up to the tournament.
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"We want to keep playing all the time," Harmanpreet spoke with ANI at a fitness event by PUMA and HYROX on Saturday, "It is good to see that our schedule is quite busy. We need to keep playing cricket back-to-back, because that will help us grow as cricketers and improve our game."
India's best result in the tournament came in 2020, when they reached the final in Australia, but lost out to tournament hosts at the last hurdle.
Harmanpreet opined that quality match-ups ahead of the global mega-event can help India get one step better.
"I am really happy with this busy schedule. And hopefully, we will keep getting more matches in the future."
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Speaking on India's historic Women's Cricket World Cup triumph last year at home, Harmanpreet hoped to replicate the feat in upcoming ICC events.
"We all wanted to come together and perform really well for our country. It is a great feeling after winning the World Cup. Hopefully in the future, we will experience many more moments like this."
India will begin their quest for an ICC trophy double against Pakistan on 14 June. India and Pakistan are in Group A of the tournament with Australia, Bangladesh, South Africa, and Netherlands.