Sports Desk32 minutes ago
- copy link
Australia is the defending champion of the Women’s T20 World Cup. The team has won the tournament 6 times.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the new schedule of the Women’s T20 World Cup. The tournament will start on October 3 and will run till October 20. The India-Pakistan match will be held in Dubai on October 6. The final will also be played in this stadium.
The Women’s T20 World Cup was earlier scheduled to be played in Bangladesh, but after the political coup in the country, the ICC shifted the tournament to the UAE. Now all the matches of the tournament will be held in Sharjah and Dubai.
India’s first match is against New Zealand
The opening match will be played between Bangladesh and Scotland in Sharjah on 3 October. India Women’s team will play its first match against New Zealand in Dubai on 4 October. The team will then face Pakistan on the same ground on 6 October. Pakistan will play its first match against Sri Lanka on 3 October itself.
India’s first match in the Women’s T20 World Cup will be against New Zealand.
10 teams divided into 2 groups
In the tournament, 10 teams have been divided into 2 groups of 5 each. After the group stage, 2 semi-finals will be played on 17th and 18th October between the 2 teams that top the points table. While the final will be played in Dubai on 20th October.
23 matches will be played in Sharjah and Dubai in 18 days. There will be 20 group stage matches in 13 days, out of which there will be double headers on 7 days. Double header means 2 matches in a day. 3 knockout matches will be played in the last 5 days. The first semi-final will be held in Dubai on 17 October and the second semi-final will be held in Sharjah on 18 October. The final will be held in Dubai on 20 October.
India is in Group A
India Women’s team has been placed in Group A along with Pakistan. This group also includes defending champions Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Team India will face Sri Lanka on October 9 in Dubai and Australia on October 13 in Sharjah.
The last match of the group stage will be played between England and West Indies on 15 October. Both teams are in Group B. This group also has Bangladesh, Scotland and South Africa. South Africa is the previous runner-up, the team was defeated by Australia on its home ground.
The 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup was played in South Africa.
Australia is 6 time champion
The Women’s T20 World Cup began in 2009, when England won the title by defeating New Zealand. Since then the tournament has been played 8 times, Australia has won 6 times and West Indies once. India has not won the tournament even once. The team reached the final for the only time in 2020, but missed out on winning the title after losing to Australia.