Overview

• The tournament kicks off today with India vs Sri Lanka at Barsapara/ACA Stadium in Guwahati, starting at 3 pm IST.
• India enter as contenders seeking a first ICC title, buoyed by Smriti Mandhana’s prolific form but balancing an inexperienced, recently injured pace unit, with Renuka Singh back to lead the attack.
• The World Cup features a 28-match round-robin across four Indian venues plus Colombo and offers a record prize pool of USD 13.88 million.
• Pakistan will play all group-stage matches in Colombo, including the India–Pakistan league game on October 5 at R. Premadasa Stadium.
• A scaled-down opening ceremony in Guwahati will serve as a musical tribute to the late singer Zubeen Garg, and matches will air on Star Sports with live streaming on JioHotstar.