Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Complete Schedule, Groups, Squads And Venues
Australia will make their UAE debut on October 5 as they kick off their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka. India, meanwhile, will start their tournament a day earlier in Dubai, facing New Zealand.
Alongside India and Australia, England and the West Indies will also play their first-ever T20I matches in the UAE during this 10-team tournament.
Originally slated for Bangladesh, the tournament was relocated due to the recent political unrest that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.
However, the Bangladesh Cricket Board remains the tournament host.
The revised fixtures, released Monday, split group-stage matches between Dubai and Sharjah. Australia will play three of their four group games in Sharjah, while India will feature in three matches in Dubai.
India will face Pakistan in an afternoon game on October 6 in Dubai, while South Africa and England will clash in Sharjah on October 7.
The highly anticipated India-Australia rematch of the 2022 semi-final is set for October 13 in Sharjah. Dubai will host the first semi-final on October 17, with the second semi-final in Sharjah on October 18.
The final is scheduled for October 20 in Dubai, with reserve days allocated for both semi-finals and the final, a change from the men’s T20 World Cup earlier this year.
All teams will play two warm-up matches from September 28 to October 3 to acclimatize, as Dubai prepares to host its first women’s T20I.
Group A includes Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, while Group B features South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, and Scotland. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals.
Groups
- Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
- Group B: South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Scotland
Warm-up Fixtures
- September 28, Saturday
- Pakistan vs. Scotland, Sevens, Dubai
- Sri Lanka vs. Bangladesh, ICCA1, Dubai
- September 29, Sunday
- New Zealand vs. South Africa, Sevens, Dubai
- India vs. West Indies, ICCA2, Dubai
- Australia vs. England, ICCA1, Dubai
- September 30, Monday
- Sri Lanka vs. Scotland, Sevens, Dubai
- Bangladesh vs. Pakistan, ICCA2, Dubai
- October 1, Tuesday
- West Indies vs. Australia, Sevens, Dubai
- England vs. New Zealand, ICCA2, Dubai
- South Africa vs. India, ICCA1, Dubai
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Full Schedule
- October 3, Thursday
- Bangladesh vs. Scotland, Sharjah
- Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka, Sharjah
- October 4, Friday
- South Africa vs. West Indies, Dubai
- India vs. New Zealand, Dubai
- October 5, Saturday
- Bangladesh vs. England, Sharjah
- Australia vs. Sri Lanka, Sharjah
- October 6, Sunday
- India vs. Pakistan, Dubai
- West Indies vs. Scotland, Dubai
- October 7, Monday
- England vs. South Africa, Sharjah
- October 8, Tuesday
- Australia vs. New Zealand, Sharjah
- October 9, Wednesday
- South Africa vs. Scotland, Dubai
- India vs. Sri Lanka, Dubai
- October 10, Thursday
- Bangladesh vs. West Indies, Sharjah
- October 11, Friday
- Australia vs. Pakistan, Dubai
- October 12, Saturday
- New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka, Sharjah
- Bangladesh vs. South Africa, Dubai
- October 13, Sunday
- England vs. Scotland, Sharjah
- India vs. Australia, Sharjah
- October 14, Monday
- Pakistan vs. New Zealand, Dubai
- October 15, Tuesday
- England vs. West Indies, Dubai
- October 17, Thursday
- Semi-final 1, Dubai
- October 18, Friday
- Semi-final 2, Sharjah
- October 20, Sunday
- Final, Dubai
Squads
Group A
- Australia:
- Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham
- Pakistan:
- Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan
- Traveling reserve: Najiha Alvi (wk)
- Non-traveling reserves: Rameen Shamim, Umm-e-Hani
Group B
- Pakistan: Squad yet to be announced
- Sri Lanka: Squad yet to be announced
- Bangladesh: Squad yet to be announced
- England: Squad yet to be announced
- Scotland: Squad yet to be announced
- South Africa: Squad yet to be announced
- West Indies: Squad yet to be announced