England shall be among the many favourites for this yr’s event however have underperformed at World Cups in recent times.

They’ve failed to succeed in the ultimate of any of the previous three T20 World Cups and misplaced to South Africa within the semi-finals of final yr’s 50-over competitors beneath new coach Charlotte Edwards.

Amid fervent assist, hosts India beat the Proteas within the closing and Edwards believes comparable dwelling backing this summer time may assist her facet win the event for the primary time since she captained England to victory within the inaugural World T20 in 2009.

“Having performed in a house World Cup myself in 2009, I feel it performs an enormous half,” Edwards informed BBC Sport.

“Being out in India and watching that each one unfold on the market, you actually sense that dwelling assist and what that may do for the group and in addition what it might do for the sport.

“That is simply as necessary to us, leaving a legacy for this event transferring ahead as we did in 2017 so it is a actually thrilling time.”

England open the 12-team event in opposition to Sri Lanka at Edgbaston, with New Zealand, West Indies and two different qualifiers additionally of their group.

The ultimate takes place on 5 July at Lord’s. Matches may even be performed at Headingley, Outdated Trafford, The Oval, Bristol and Southampton.

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt mentioned: “It is vastly thrilling to have bought 100,000 tickets already for this summer time’s World Cup, and superb that we have already outsold the entire of the 2017 World Cup.

“That event actually felt like a turning level for the ladies’s recreation in England and Wales.

“Our recreation’s viewers grew a lot principally in a single day due to that event, and it is unbelievable that extra tickets have been bought six months out this time spherical than throughout that complete of 2017.”