ICC have announced the schedule for the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa next year with Bangladesh and Ireland filling the last two spots after the qualifiers in the 10-team tournament.
The eighth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will begin on 10 February 2023 with hosts South Africa taking on Sri Lanka. Cape Town, Paarl and Gqeberha will host the matches in the tournament with the knockout matches set to be played in Cape Town.
The final will be held on 26 February 2023 with a reserve day available on the 27th in case of major interruptions in play on the designated date.
Five-time title winners and defending champions Australia are grouped alongside their Trans-Tasmanian rivals New Zealand and hosts South Africa in Group 1 for the Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023.
Group 1 also has Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, who recently won the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 final by beating Ireland, the other qualified team who are in Group 2.
Ireland join England, India, West Indies and Pakistan in Group 2.
Group 1: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Group 2: England, India, West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland
In the group games, which run until 21 February, each team will take on the other four teams in their group once. The top two teams in each group at the end of the group stage play the semi-finals.
Fixtures of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023
10 February – South Africa v Sri Lanka – Cape Town
11 February – West Indies v England – Paarl
11 February – Australia v New Zealand – Paarl
12 February – India v Pakistan – Cape Town
12 February – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka – Cape Town
13 February – Ireland v England – Paarl
13 February – South Africa v New Zealand – Paarl
14 February – Australia v Bangladesh – Gqeberha
15 February – West Indies v India – Cape Town
15 February – Pakistan v Ireland – Cape Town
16 February – Sri Lanka v Australia – Gqeberha
17 February – New Zealand v Bangladesh – Cape Town
17 February – West Indies v Ireland – Cape Town
18 February – England v India – Gqeberha
18 February – South Africa v Australia – Gqeberha
19 February – Pakistan v West Indies – Paarl
19 February – New Zealand v Sri Lanka – Paarl
20 February – Ireland v India – Gqeberha
21 February – England v Pakistan – Cape Town
21 February – South Africa v Bangladesh – Cape Town
23 February – SEMI-FINAL 1 – Cape Town
24 February – RESERVE DAY – Cape Town
24 February – SEMI-FINAL 2 – Cape Town
25 February – RESERVE DAY – Cape Town
26 February – FINAL – Cape Town
27 February – RESERVE DAY – Cape Town
