Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Venues, Teams, Groups, Schedule, Where To Watch

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Venues, Teams, Groups, Schedule, Where To Watch: The 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup shall be celebrated between October 3rd and 20th in the United Arab Emirates. Originally slated for Bangladesh, it has now moved to the UAE owing to ongoing disturbances in politics, but all rights to host remain with the Bangladesh Cricket Board and Emirates Cricket Board.

Venues

Sharjah Cricket Stadium: believing its history is full of cricket records
Dubai International Cricket Stadium: One of the places where international games take place.

Teams and Groups

The competition will contain ten teams split into two groups that will engage in round-robin matches, thus making five teams per category. The semi-final spots will go to teams finishing first or second in their respective categories.

Group A:
Australia (Defending Champions)
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Group B:
England
South Africa
West Indies
Bangladesh
Scotland

Both Scotland and Sri Lanka attained qualification positions in the tournaments via past qualifying matches of their regions.

Competition Format

In group stages, round-robin action applies where only two top teams move forward from the entire group setup. Ultimately, they meet at the final, fight for the trophy, and must win the semi-finals first before reaching the finals.

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Winning Teams

Australia: Defenders of the title with six trophies (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023). They are after their seventh trophy.
England: The first champions in 2009, they want to reclaim a title that has eluded them for years after running close second places.
West Indies: They won their first Women’s T20 World Cup in India in 2016.

Broadcasting and streaming details

Cricket fans worldwide will have several options to follow the tournament live. In India, viewers can watch the matches through Star Sports Network, while live-streaming is available via Disney+ Hotstar.

Match Schedule (IST)

This year’s Women’s T20 World Cup can be expected to feature thrilling competitions between top teams for the title on one of the largest platforms in cricket.