From Smriti Mandhana to Abtaha Maqsood, Al Jazeera picks the 10 players who could light up the tournament in the UAE.

India women's cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur and supported by deputy Smriti Mandhana, will play two warm-up matches before launching their tournament campaign.

England were convincingly beaten by defending champions Australia in their first T20 World Cup warm-up in Dubai. Heather Knight's side started well in pursuit of 163 to win, but slumped from 90-2 to 105-8 in the space of five overs.

Kathryn Bryce, who has played T20 tournaments across the globe in multiple leagues, will be seen leading the Scottish side in their maiden T20 World Cup campaign.

The 23-match event will feature the top 10 teams, split into two groups of five, competing across two venues: the Dubai International Stadium and the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

With prize money equal to their male counterparts, the women's T20 World Cup will be a landmark event as momentum builds for women's cricket.

Ahead of the official start of the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE on Thursday, October 3, teams began their campaign with warm-up matches from Saturday. The first two warm-up matches saw debutant Scotland taking on Pakistan,

Scotland upset Pakistan and Sri Lanka triumphed over Bangladesh on the opening day of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up games. Scotland successfully chased down Pakistan's total of 132/9 with two overs remaining.