Guwahati – With home advantage and current form on its side, the Indian women’s cricket team will look to end a 47-year wait for its maiden ICC title when it takes the field at the ODI World Cup starting with a clash against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday.

Ranked world No.3, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India will look to make the most of their familiarity with conditions in the 13th edition of the tournament, that is returning to India after 12 years.

The global showpiece will feature eight top ranked teams — Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan — competing in 28 league matches in a round-robin format across four venues in India and one in Colombo for a record prize money of USD 13.88 million.

The prize pool is also nearly four times higher t

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