ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule, Squad, Format

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule: The ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is set to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates between October 03 and 20 this year.

Initially, Bangladesh was awarded the hosting rights of the tournament owing to the unrest situation in the nation, the tournament was shifted to UAE while Bangladesh Cricket Board still holds the hosting rights.

Australia is the defending champions after defeating South Africa in the finals in the 2023 edition.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

A total of 10 teams will play 20 group-stage matches where the top 4 teams will advance to playoffs of the tournament. Teams were determined by the ICC Women’s T20I rankings and qualification event.

Scotland Women’s team has been qualified for the T20 World Cup for the first time after defeating Ireland in the qualifiers.

According to the ICC norms, being the host Bangladesh qualifies for the tournament while the top 6 teams of the previous edition qualified automatically. In August 2024, ICC shifted Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to UAE amid political tension but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will continue to host the event.

The matches are scheduled to be played at Dubai and Sharjah.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule

As per Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule, the first match of the tournament will be played between England Women and South Africa Women in UAE.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Squad

The squads of the representing teams in the tournament will be updated after the official announcements from respective Cricket Boards.

Pakistan Women

Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sundhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal (subject to fitness), Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan

Travelling reserve: Najiha Alvi (wk)

Non-travelling reserves: Rameen Shamim, Umm-e-Hani

Australia Women

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

England Women

Heather Knight (c), Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Linsey Smith, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Bess Heath

Scotland Women

Kathryn Bryce (c), Sarah Bryce (vc), Lorna Jack-Brown, Abbi Aitken-Drummond, Abtaha Maqsood, Saskia Horley, Chloe Abel, Priyanaz Chatterji, Megan McColl, Darcey Carter, Ailsa Lister, Hannah Rainey, Rachel Slater, Katherine Fraser, Olivia Bell

South Africa Women

Laura Wolvaardt (c), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta, Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Suné Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloé Tryon

Travelling reserve: Miané Smit

Bangladesh Women

Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Fahima Khatun, Marufa Akter, Jahanara Alam, Dilara Akter, Taj Nehar, Shathi Rani, Disha Biswas

Sri Lanka Women

Chamari Athapaththu (c), Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Madhavi, Nilakshika de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Sachini Nisansala, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana.

Travelling reserve: Kaushini Nuthyangana

India Women

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia (subject to fitness), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil (subject to fitness), Sajana Sajeevan

Travelling reserves: Uma Chetry (wk), Tanuja Kanwer, Saima Thakor

Non-Travelling reserves: Raghvi Bist, Priya Mishra

New Zealand Women

Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Melie Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu

West Indies Women

Hayley Matthews (c), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (vc, wk), Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Mandy Mangru, Nerissa Crafton

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Format

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will follow the group stage and knockout stage format.

• A total of 10 teams will be divided into two groups and will be participating in group-stage matches.
• They will be competing with each other within the group and two top teams from each group will be advancing to Knockout stages.
• In the knockout stage, a total of 2 semifinals and a final game will be played to decide the winner of the tournament.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Qualification Process

Bangladesh being the host has been qualified automatically along with the top six teams from the previous editions of the tournament. Pakistan has qualified with their ICC Women’s T20I rankings (as of 27th February 2023).

The remaining two slots will be from the finalists of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Venues

The T20 Women’s World Cup 2024 will be played across two venues in UAE. Following are the venues that are set to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024:

• Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
• Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah