A line of argument has become increasingly prominent among followers of international cricket in recent years: When there’s a women’s cricket World Cup, Australia’s first and only appearance should be in the final. The teams best positioned to challenge Australia’s expected supremacy at the T20 World Cup are England, South Africa, India, and New Zealand. While uncertainty about their two big match-winners looms, India will take heart from their youth team’s title-winning performance at the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup last month. And there is also the player auction, scheduled for February 13 in Mumbai, the fourth day of the T20 World Cup. Members of its World Cup squad have not been immune to feeling its ripples, either.
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