New Delhi, June 9 -- Riding high on the back of a maiden ICC Women's World Cup triumph at home last year, the Indian team will be eyeing their first-ever T20 World Cup trophy when the tournament kicks off in the United Kingdom on June 12. A consistent participant since the inaugural edition in 2009, India have never been able to lay their hands on the trophy despite coming close in 2020.

While they lost to Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2020 in the final, the Women in Blue exited in the semifinals in 2023. Prior to 2020, India couldn't go past the semifinals in 2009, 2010 and 2018.

The Indian squad features a strong batting line-up with Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana at the top, followed by ever-reliant Jemimah Rodrigue...