Women T20 World Cup Schedule
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the revised schedule of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, according to which the Indian women’s team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan here on October 6.
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will start on October 3, earlier it was to be held in Bangladesh.
But after many players raised security concerns due to political unrest there, it is now being organized in Dubai and Sharjah. A total of 23 matches will be played at these two venues. The groups of the tournament will remain the same, in which defending champion Australia has been placed in Group A along with India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Group B includes South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Scotland. Each team will play four group matches in the tournament. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals on October 17 and 18 and the final will be played in Dubai on October 20. A ‘reserve day’ has been kept for both the semi-finals and the final. Sri Lanka and Scotland qualified for the tournament through the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier competition held in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. 10 practice matches will be played from September 28 to October 1 before the tournament.
The schedule of the tournament is as follows:
3 October, Thursday, Bangladesh vs Scotland, Sharjah
3 October, Thursday, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah
4 October, Friday, South Africa vs West Indies, Dubai
4 October, Friday, India vs New Zealand, Dubai
5 October, Saturday, Bangladesh vs England, Sharjah
5 October, Saturday, Australia vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah
6 October, Sunday, India vs Pakistan, Dubai
6 October, Sunday, West Indies vs Scotland, Dubai
7 October, Monday, England vs South Africa, Sharjah
8 October, Tuesday, Australia vs New Zealand, Sharjah
9 October, Wednesday, South Africa vs Scotland, Dubai
9 October, Wednesday, India vs Sri Lanka, Dubai
10 October, Thursday, Bangladesh vs West Indies, Sharjah
11 October, Friday, Australia vs Pakistan, Dubai
12 October, Saturday, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah
12 October, Saturday, Bangladesh vs South Africa, Dubai
13 October, Sunday, England vs Scotland, Sharjah
13 October, Sunday, India vs Australia, Sharjah
October 14, Monday, Pakistan vs New Zealand, Dubai
October 15, Tuesday, England vs West Indies, Dubai
October 17, Thursday, First Semi-Final, Dubai
October 18, Friday, Second Semi-Final, Sharjah
October 20, Sunday, Final, Dubai.