WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP 2024 SCHEDULE UNVEILED: INDIA TO FACE PAKISTAN ON OCTOBER 6
The International Cricket Council on Sunday, May 5 announced the schedule for the Women's T20 World cup, which will be held from October 3 to 20 in Bangladesh. As many as 10 teams will participate in the ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup across 23 matches.Â
The schedule was unveiled at an event in Dhaka, attended by Nazmul Hassan, President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board alongside Geoff Allardice, CEO of the ICC and the Captains of India and Bangladesh women's teams- Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana respectively.
The tournament will be held over 18 days in Dhaka and Sylhet. The 10 teams have been divided into two sets of 5 teams each. India have been drawn alongside Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Qualifier 1 and their matches will be played in Sylhet. In Group B, hosts Bangladesh have been drawn alongside England, South Africa, West Indies and Qualifier 2 and their battles will be played out in Dhaka.Â
The top two teams from each group progress to the semi-finals, where the first-ranked team from one group clashes with the second-ranked team from the opposite group. The winners of these semi-final matches claim the last spots in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.
Qualifiers 1 and 2 will emerge from the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with the final being played on May 7. Teams have been divided into two groups of five, with sides playing everyone in their group once.
The ICC also announced that both the semi-finals and the final will have reserved days.Â
India will open their campaign against New Zealand on October 4 before taking on Pakistan on October 6 and a qualifier on October 9. India will end their group stage with a crunch clash against Australia on October 13.Â
Women's T20 World Cup 2024: FixturesÂ
Thursday, 3 October 2024
England v South Africa, Dhaka, 3 pm local time
Bangladesh v Q2, Dhaka, 7 pm local time
Friday, 4 October 2024
Australia v Q1, Sylhet, 3 pm local time
India v New Zealand, Sylhet, 7 pm local time
Saturday, 5 October 2024
South Africa v West Indies, Dhaka, 3 pm local time
Bangladesh v England, Dhaka, 7 pm local time
Sunday, 6 October 2024
New Zealand v Q1, Sylhet, 3 pm local time
India v Pakistan, Sylhet, 7 pm local time
Monday, 7 October 2024
West Indies v Q2, Dhaka, 7 pm local time
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Australia v Pakistan, Sylhet, 7 pm local time
Wednesday, 9 October 2024
Bangladesh v West Indies, Dhaka, 3 pm local time
India v Q1, Sylhet, 7 pm local time
Thursday, 10 October 2024
South Africa v Q2, Dhaka, 7 pm local time
Friday, 11 October 2024
Australia v New Zealand, Sylhet, 3 pm local time
Pakistan v Q1, Sylhet, 7 pm local time
Saturday, 12 October 2024
England v West Indies, Dhaka, 3 pm local time
Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka, 7 pm local time
Sunday, 13 October 2024
Pakistan v New Zealand, Sylhet, 3 pm local time
India v Australia, Sylhet, 7 pm local time
Monday, 14 October 2024
England v Q2, Dhaka, 3 pm local time
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Semi Final 1, Sylhet, 7 pm local time
Friday, 18 October 2024
Semi Final 2, Dhaka, 7 pm local time
Sunday, 20 October 2024
Final, Dhaka, 7 pm local time
The ICC also announced warm-up fixtures for the Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday. India will take on the West Indies on September 28 and Bangladesh on September 30.
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