Women's Cricket World Cup

The Google Doodle on March 4 marks the beginning of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. The tournament kicked off the at the Bay Oval

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For Indian audiences, the match between team India and Pakistan on March 6 and the face-off with defending champions England on March 16

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India will play New Zealand on March 10, West Indies on March 12, Australia on March 19, Bangladesh on March 22 and South Africa on March 27.

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The tournament, which will comprise 31 matches, had been delayed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. With the pandemic situation

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now improving, ICC has decided that that the participating teams will remain in a “managed environment' instead of the strict bio-bubble arrangement.

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Google joined cricket fans in wishing participating teams the best.

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