India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Monday said the team's all-round depth gives them a "high chance" of winning the Women's Cricket World Cup title, especially as they play on home soil.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 13th edition of the women's showpiece 50-over tournament begins Tuesday, with co-hosts India to face Sri Lanka in the opener in Guwahati.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian women made it to two ODI World Cup finals but lost on both occasions -- going down to England by nine runs the last time around in 2017 at Lord's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Kaur's team have improved in leaps and bounds from the previous edition in 2022 when Australia won a record-extending seventh title.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"India I mean, we do have a high chance to be honest," Kaur told reporters on the eve of the opener.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I'm not just saying because we have advantage of playing at home, but the amount of cricket we have played and the results we have got in last couple of years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think that shows we have a depth in our game, whether it's batting or bowling. We have improved in a lot of areas," she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India recently went down to Australia 2-1 in three ODIs at home but posted big scores with their batting led by prolific opener Smriti Mandhana.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The bowling showed promise with up-and-coming medium-pacer Kranti Goud leading the charge with five wickets alongside Australia's Megan Schutt, who also picked five in the three matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kaur will be leading India for the first time in the marquee tournament and said the combination of good performance and home support will be key.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think home conditions and home World Cup is always very special, and I am sure they (fans) are going to come here and support us throughout the tournament," said Kaur.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We both, as a team and as a fan, I think we'll try to create a special memory for both sides."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu said India remain favourites at home but the island nation will play without pressure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"India is favourite in this World Cup... they know the condition and the ground support, spectators, so everything with them," said Athapaththu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"But my plan was I want to play our best cricket in front of everyone. We don't want to take too much pressure on our shoulders."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan will play all their matches in Colombo as part of a compromise deal that allows both India and Pakistan to play at neutral venues in multi-nation tournaments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The final will be played on November 2.
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