Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule announced: India to take on arch-rivals Pakistan on October 06

ICC on Sunday announced the complete schedule of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. The tournamemt will get underway on October 03 with India taking on Pakistan in a blockbuster clash on October 06.

Abhishek Kumar Updated On: 05 May 2024 16:09:PM

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule announced: India to take on arch-rivals Pakistan on October 06

India will take on Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2024 on October 06. (Photo: AFP)

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the complete schedule for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday, May 05. The tournament which is set to be staged in Bangladesh will get underway on October 03 with England taking on South Africa in the opener. India will lock horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in a blockbuster clash in Sylhet on October 06.

A total of ten teams will take part in the showpiece event with defending champions Australia, India and England starting as favourites for the title. The ten teams have been divided into two groups of five each. A total of 23 matches will be held in the tournament with the top two teams from each of the two groups making it to the semifinals.

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India have been placed in Group A alongside Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Qualifier 1. Group B consists of South Africa, England, West Indies, hosts Bangladesh and Qualifier 2. India will open their campaign against New Zealand in Sylhet on October 04 before taking on Pakistan in their next game on October 06 at the same venue.

Defending champions Australia, who have won the tournament a record six times, will open their campaign against Qualifier 1 on October 04 before playing Pakistan in their next game on October 08. The league stage of the tournament will conclude on October 14. Sylhet will host the first semifinal on October 17 followed by the second semifinal in Dhaka on October 18. The final will be held in Dhaka on October 20.

Check out the complete schedule of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024:

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 schedule. (Photo: ICC)

India will aim to lift their maiden T20 World Cup title

India will be aiming to lift their maiden T20 World Cup title under skipper Harmanpreet Kaur after closely missing out on lifting the elusive trophy in the last edition in 2022. The Women in Blue made it to the semifinals in the T20 World Cup 2022 where they lost against Australia by 5 runs to bow out of the tournament.

Australia went on to beat South Africa by 19 runs in the final to lift their fifth title. India have seen influx of fresh talent in their T20 squad with the rise of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) and will be looking to go the distance in familiar conditions in Bangladesh this time around.