Bhathiya Barukanda
The ninth edition of the tournament features 10 teams battling it out in 23 matches across two venues in United Arab Emirates. Ahead of the tournament, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
The Groups
Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Group B: Bangladesh, England, Scotland, South Africa, West Indies
Squads
Seven teams have announced their playing groups for the tournament thus far.
Format
The 10 teams are split into two groups of five, with teams meeting each other other once in a single round robin to decide the top two teams to progress to the semi-finals.
The top-spot finisher in the group will meet the second-place finisher in the two semi-finals, with the winners progressing to the final in Dubai.
Key Dates
After warm-up matches from 28 September to 1 October conclude, group action begins on 3 October. Group B foes Bangladesh and Scotland meet in the first of two matches on day one, with Pakistan and Sri Lanka facing off in the second.
With group play concluding on 15 October, attention turns to the semi-finals across 17 and 18 October. The winners of semi-final one and two meet to battle for the T20 World Cup trophy on 20 October.
Formerly known as the ICC Women’s World Twenty20, the Women’s T20 World Cup was first contested in 2009, with hosts England beating New Zealand by six wickets and with three overs to spare.
The defending champions are Australia, who have claimed tournament victory in the last three editions, and a total of six times across the eight editions.
How teams qualified
The top six teams from the 2023 edition received an automatic spot for the 2024 tournament (Australia, England, India, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies), with Pakistan claiming their spot as the next highest ranked team at the February 2023 cut-off date. In spite of the tournament in 2024 being moved away from Bangladesh, Nigar Sultana Joty’s side keep their spot as tournament hosts.
The final two spots were taken by Sri Lanka and Scotland via the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier held in UAE earlier in the year.
Trophy Tour
The Women’s T20 World Cup trophy embarked on a 24-hour journey across Dubai, with stops at several locations across the city, from Half Desert Dubai, Dubai Frame to the Museum of the Future.
From there, the trophy will continue it’s journey across India from 6 September, to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, before returning to UAE.
Source:icc cricket.com
