Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: The International Cricket Council (ICC) have recently announced the revised schedule of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. The Indian women’s team will take on arch-rival Pakistan on October 6, 2024. However, India will start its campaign against New Zealand.
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will start from 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 both these 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 teams from South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Scotland.
Before the tournament, 10 practice matches will be played from September 28 to October 1. Every team will play four group matches in the tournament. The top two teams from each group will reach 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 held in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. Defending champions Australia are also in Group A along with India, Pakistan and New Zealand. Check out the full list of all the matches.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Bangladesh but has now been shifted to the United Arab Emirates, with matches to be played at two venues – Sharjah Cricket Stadium and Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Full Schedule of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
| Date | Day | Match | Group | Time | Venue |
| October 3 | Thursday | Bangladesh vs Scotland | B | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 3 | Thursday | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | A | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 4 | Friday | South Africa vs West Indies | B | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 4 | Friday | India vs New Zealand | A | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 5 | Saturday | Bangladesh vs England | B | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 5 | Saturday | Australia vs Sri Lanka | A | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 6 | Sunday | India vs Pakistan | A | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 6 | Sunday | West Indies vs Scotland | A | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 7 | Monday | England vs South Africa | B | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 8 | Tuesday | Australia vs New Zealand | A | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 9 | Wednesday | South Africa vs Scotland | B | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 9 | Wednesday | India vs Sri Lanka | A | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 10 | Thursday | Bangladesh vs West Indies | B | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 11 | Friday | Australia vs Pakistan | A | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 12 | Saturday | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | A | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 12 | Saturday | Bangladesh vs South Africa | B | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 13 | Sunday | England vs Scotland | B | 3:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 13 | Sunday | India vs Australia | A | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 14 | Monday | Pakistan vs New Zealand | A | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 15 | Tuesday | England vs West Indies | B | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 17 | Thursday | TBD vs TBD | Semi-final 1 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| October 18 | Friday | TBD vs TBD | Semi-final 2 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| October 20 | Sunday | TBD vs TBD | Final | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
Note: All matches are given in Indian Standard Time (IST)
Teams and Groups for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Group B: Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies, Scotland
Both India and Pakistan have been placed in Group A along with six-time winners and reigning Women’s T20 World Cup champions Australia, New Zealand and Qualifier 1. Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies will join them in Group B with Qualifier 2.
Sri Lanka and Scotland qualified for the main tournament by reaching the final at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi, UAE. For the Women’s T20 World Cup tournament, all group matches will be played in Sharjah and Dubai.
The top two teams from both groups will qualify for the semi-finals, which are scheduled for May 17 and 18 in Dubai. The Women’s T20 World Cup final will also be held in Dubai on October 20. As per the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule, Bangladesh will face Scotland in Sharjah on October 3.
2023 runners-up South Africa will play their first match against West Indies in Dubai on October 4. Australia, the most successful team in the history of T20 World Cup, will start their campaign against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on October 5.
India will start their campaign against New Zealand on October 4 and will take on defending champions Australia on October 13. The Indian team is looking confident enough to lift the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Trophy this year.
India played the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup held in Australia in 2020 but lost the decisive match to the hosts. Last year, Harmanpreet Kaur and Company lost to Australia again in the semi-finals. A total of 23 matches will be played in this tournament which will last for 18 days.