The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 begins next Friday (February 10) in Cape Town and 10 teams will clash between February 10 and 26. The eighth edition of the tournament will be played across three venues in South Africa – Cape Town, Paarl and Gekberha.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s team South Africa are expected to put up a better show after losing the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. There is a good mix of spin and pace options including the likes of Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh and Radha Yadav, while the batting is potent with exceptional batsmen like Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma.
Here’s all you need to know about the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023…
group 1: Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka
Group 2: England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, West Indies
Sana Mir with the right leg break
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venue
Three venues across South Africa will be used for the T20 World Cup. The event will begin on 10 February at Newlands, Cape Town, which will also host the semi-finals and final. Boland Park in Paarl, and St George’s Park in Gkebera, are other venues for the event.
Tournament Format
This year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will be held in two phases. The 10 teams are divided into two groups of five sides each. South Africa qualified by virtue of being the hosts, while seven other sides also gained automatic qualification. Bangladesh and Ireland made it through the qualifiers.
In the first round the sides compete in a round-robin competition in their respective groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage. The knockout stage will consist of two semi-finals and the final on 26 February at Newlands, Cape Town.
The crowning moment for West Indies in 2016 _
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Schedule
February 10 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka (Cape Town)
February 11 – West Indies v England (Paarl)
February 11 – Australia v New Zealand (Paarl)
February 12 – India vs Pakistan (Cape Town)
February 12 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Cape Town)
February 13 – Ireland v England (Paarl)
February 13 – South Africa v New Zealand (Paarl)
February 14 Australia vs Bangladesh (Gakibarha)
February 15 – West Indies v India (Cape Town)
February 15 – Pakistan vs Ireland (Cape Town)
February 16 – Sri Lanka vs Australia (Gakibarha)
February 17 – New Zealand v Bangladesh (Cape Town)
February 17 – West Indies v Ireland (Cape Town)
February 18 – England vs India (Gakibarha)
February 18 – South Africa vs Australia (Gakiberha)
February 19 – Pakistan vs West Indies (Paarl)
February 19 – New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Paarl)
February 20 – Ireland vs India (Gakiberha)
February 21 – England v Pakistan (Cape Town)
February 21 South Africa vs Bangladesh (Cape Town)
February 23 – Semi-Final 1 (Cape Town)
February 24 – Semi-Final 2 (Cape Town)
February 26 – Final (Cape Town)
The moment Heather Knight became a centurion across formats_
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Squad
group 1
Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Alyssa Healy (vc), D’Arcy Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana Joty (Captain), Marufa Akhtar, Fahima Khatoon, Salma Khatoon, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Rumana Ahmed, Lata Mondol, Shorna Akhtar, Nahida Akhtar, Murshida Khatoon, Ritu Moni, Disha Biswas, Sobhana Mostari, Fargana Haque Pinky
inventory: Rabeya, Sanjeeda Akhtar Maghla, Sharmin Akhtar Supta
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Holliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lee Tahuhu.
South Africa: Annerie Derksen, Marijan Kapp, Lara Goodall, Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Tazmin Britts, Masabata Klass, Laura Wolvaardt, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Sune Luus (c), Anneke Bosch, Delmi Tucker.
Non-travel stores: Mikaela Andrews, Tebogo Macheke, Tumi Sekhukhune
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Harshita Samarawickrama, Nilakshi D’Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeevani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranveera, Sugandhika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vismee Gunaratne, Tarika Sewandi, Ama Kanchana, Satya Sandipani
group 2
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemima Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarwani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Shikha Pandey.
inventory: All-star Meghna, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh.
Pakistan: Bismah Maroof (Captain), Aimen Anwar, Alia Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hasan.
Travel Store: Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz.
England: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Ellyse Capsy, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt.
Travel Store: Issy Wong, Dani Gibson.
Ireland: Laura Delany (c), Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Gabby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie McMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eymer Richardson, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron.
West Indies: Hayley Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afie Fletcher, Shabika Ghajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Jaida James, Jinaba Joseph, Chadian Nation, Karishma Ramharak, Shakira Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams .
How can I watch ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 LIVE in India?
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network in India.
How can I watch live streaming of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 matches in India?
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will be available for live streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar website and app.