The Women in Blue came agonisingly close to tasting silverware for the first time during the 2020 edition of the tournament but fell short in the final. India finished as the runner-up, which remains as its best-ever finish at the T20 World Cup.

Australian skipper Alyssa Healy anticipates an exciting ICC Women's T20 World Cup in the UAE with young talents poised to make their mark. The tournament kicks off on October 3, and Australia faces Sri Lanka on October 5 in Sharjah.

The growth of women's cricket has been exemplary in recent times, largely due to T20 cricket, but on the Women's T20 World Cup, though Australia sits atop, it has not been witnessed yet to be equaled.

The Indian women's team will look to end the hoodoo of not winning a senior World Cup when Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will step onto the cricketing field in UAE. The World Cup starts on October 3 with India set to take on New Zealand in their first match on October 4.

Bangladesh, who were drafted into Group B, will be facing two former champions in the form of the West Indies and England. Check Bangladesh women's team full schedule and match timings here