(From left) Jodie Fields, Sana Mir, Suzie Bates and Mignon du Preez, the skippers of women’s cricket teams of Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa, respectively, at a news conference in Cuttack on Thursday. The inaugural Group B match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup between Pakistan and Australia will be held at Barabati Stadium on Friday. Picture by Badrika Nath Das