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| Factual story of cricket feminism. #NoPunIntended |
Women's Cricket exists longer than the general beliefs, dated back to the year 1745.
Though many believe it to be a new sport, given their arguable obsession with Men's Cricket. How awfully funny that is really!
But does that has to be this way?
Read on to understand the journey of Women's Cricket World Cup and get to know the talented females who really play the game oh-so-well.
Indeed, talent resides in plenty in both Men's and Women's Cricket. And we do need to find viable avenues to support our female cricketers in order to fulfill their dreams, same as males.
While the ICC's efforts are truly applaudable in terms of bridging the gender gap in competitive sports, it remains to be seen how receptive the likely audience would be to embrace this version of cricket.
Let's see if coming years would bring fan equation at par with Men's, or maybe more (and hey, why not huh?).
Meet the Teams.
1. India: Experience🇮🇳 vs. Home advantage🏴. An exciting✨ contest awaits us on day one of #WWC17! Are you ready folks? ♀️🏏😀
2. England: Is 'Right' a problem for hosts?🤔 Only time will tell.♀️🏏 May the best team win (and may India be 'that' best team today). 🤪🤣👊
3. West Indies: Can Windies Women's Team complete the all-ICC-trophy haul this time? 🧐 It's a good opportunity though! ♀️🏏😀
4. Australia: Given their unmatched performance in the ICC events, Australia is up for their 20th! 😮 Sounds unbelievable but true. 🙄 Mighty Oz! ♀️🏏😃
5. New Zealand: Like England, 'Right' might be a concern for New Zealand Women's Team. 🤔Who is your favorite for today's match? ♀️🏏😃
6. South Africa: All the players in the South African Women's Team are below the age of 30, featuring two teenagers in the side. ♀️🏏😃
7. Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka banking on experience in this year's world cup. ♀️🏏😃 Would it help them?🤔
8. Pakistan: Like England and NZ, too-many 'Right' might trouble Pakistan. What do you think? ♀️🏏😃
Know your Captains.
1. Meg Lanning, Australia: Southern Stars' captain #MegLanning🇦🇺 has most hundreds (11) with her name in women's ODI cricket. ♀️🏏
2. Suzie Bates, New Zealand: White Ferns' skipper #SuzieBates🇳🇿 has also represented New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's basketball. ♀️🏏
3. Mithali Raj, India: Indian Women's Team Captain #MithaliRaj🇮🇳 practiced classical dance💃 for eight years before pursuing a full-time cricket career. ♀️🏏😀
4. Heather Knight, England: Would you decline a Cambridge degree course to chase your dreams? England's #HeatherKnight🏴 did it for Cricket. ♀️🏏😀
5. Inoka Ranaweera, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's #InokaRanaweera🇱🇰 is the only southpaw amid all eight captains in this edition of Women's World Cup. ♀️🏏😀
6. Dane van Niekerk, South Africa: First South African to take 100 wickets in WODIs, #DanevanNiekerk🇿🇦 is the youngest captain of this World Cup. ♀️🏏😀
7. Sana Mir, Pakistan: Pakistan won two Gold Medals in Asian Games (2010 & 2014) under the captaincy of #SanaMir. ♀️🏏😀
8. Stafanie Taylor, West Indies: Despite being a promising footballer, Windies skipper #StafanieTaylor chose cricket so she "could travel the world more by playing cricket than football." ♀️🏏😀
India-Pakistan in Women's Cricket [Timeline].
Other facts about 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.
1. Teams: Aus, NZ and Eng are the only teams that have participated in all editions of women's #worldcup. ♀️🏏😀
2. Venues: Derby Cricket Ground has less than 10,000 seating capacity among all five #WWC17 venues. ♀️🏏😀
3. Matches: Off 31 matches, final will be played at Lord's with Bristol and Derby hosting a semi-final match each. ♀️🏏😃
4. Players: Windies Women represent most number of teenagers in this world cup, but also have least number of experienced players (aged 30 or more) combined with England, New Zealand, and India. ♀️🏏
5. Batting: Mithali Raj of India🇮🇳 has almost 49% of all runs scored by the all-time leading scorer in the World Cups. Who is she? ♀️🏏
6. Bowling: Australia's Lyn Fullston (2) has most number of 5-wicket hauls in the World Cup while in the current scenario only two players have one each (excluding the 2017 WWC edition). Who are they? ♀️🏏😀
7. Fielding: Jhulan Goswami tops the best fielders list (barring the 2017 edition) with 9 catches from 19 matches -- represents 47% of all field catches taken by this all-time best fielder. Who is she? ♀️🏏
8. Money: The prize fund for this year's Women's World Cup is $2 million, increased 10x from the 2013 edition to bring women's event at par with men's. ♀️🏏
9. Age Gap: South Africa (23.93 years) is the youngest team of this World Cup whereas Sri Lanka (29.45 years) sits at the exact opposite end, considering average age per team. ♀️🏏😀
10. Umpires: This year's #WWC17 is the first ICC tournament to have four women officials as Umpires. The experienced Kathy Cross officiating her 4th fourth #WomensWorldCup, while Sue Redfern, Claire Polosak and Jacqueline Williams have made their debut in this edition at England and Wales. ♀️🏏😀💪
Previous WINNERS!
In the 44-year-old history of Women's World Cup 13 teams have made their debut but only five emerged as tournament's top-2. Interestingly, the first two editions had no final match in place; England and Australia won it solely based on points in 1973 and 1978 respectively. ♀️🏏😀🏆
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