ICC Women's World Twenty20 2018 Schedule Announced: Full Match Details, Time-Table, and Venues of Women's Cricket World Cup!
The ICC World T20 extravaganza will see 10 teams participate in the tournament, starting from November 9. The T20 Final match will be played on November 24!
The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Monday, released the schedule of ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 tournament, which will be held in the month of November, in West Indies. The 16-day-long extravaganza will see 10 teams participate in the tournament, starting from November 9. The 2018 Women’s T20 Final will be played on November 24, with the ICC keeping next day i.e. November 25, as a reserve day.
The 2018 edition of Women’s World Twenty20 will be a first in Women’s cricket history to be played as a stand-alone tournament, with the previous five editions being hosted alongside the Men’s T20 World Cup. The tournament will feature 23 matches that will be played across three venues – Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium (Antigua), the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground (Saint Lucia) and the Guyana National Stadium (Guyana).
The teams will be divided into two pools of five teams each. In Pool A, there will be teams of West Indies, England, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Qualifier 1; whereas, in Pool B there will be teams of Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, and Qualifier 2.
The two Qualifying teams will be selected from the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 Qualifiers tournament that will take place in the Netherlands starting July 3. For those two spots, the teams of Bangladesh, the Netherlands, Ireland, Uganda, Thailand, Scotland, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will compete against each other.
Read Full ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 Schedule, Venues, and Time-table:
| Sr.# | Date | Matches | Time | Venue |
| 1 | Nov 9, Friday | New Zealand vs India | 11 am | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 2 | Nov 9, Friday | Australia vs Pakistan | 4 pm | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 3 | Nov 9, Friday | West Indies vs Qualifier 1 | 8 pm | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 4 | Nov 10, Saturday | England vs Sri Lanka | 4 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 5 | Nov 11, Sunday | India vs Pakistan | 11 am | Guyana National Stadium |
| 6 | Nov 11, Sunday | Australia vs Qualifier 2 | 4 pm | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 7 | Nov 12, Monday | England vs Qualifier 1 | 4 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 8 | Nov 12, Monday | Sri Lanka vs South Africa | 8 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 9 | Nov 13, Tuesday | Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 | 4 pm | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 10 | Nov 13, Tuesday | Australia vs New Zealand | 8 pm | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 11 | Nov 14, Wednesday | Sri Lanka vs Qualifier 1 | 4 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 12 | Nov 14, Wednesday | West Indies vs South Africa | 8 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 13 | Nov 15, Thursday | India vs Qualifier 2 | 11 am | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 14 | Nov 15, Thursday | New Zealand vs Pakistan | 4 pm | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 15 | Nov 16, Friday | England vs South Africa | 4 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 16 | Nov 16, Friday | West Indies vs Sri Lanka | 8 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 17 | Nov 17, Saturday | India vs Australia | 11 am | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 18 | Nov 17, Saturday | New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 | 4 pm | Guyana National Stadium, Guyana |
| 19 | Nov 18, Sunday | West Indies vs England | 4 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| 20 | Nov 18, Sunday | South Africa vs Qualifier 1 | 8 pm | Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 21 | Nov 22, Thursday | A1 vs B2 | 4 pm | Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua |
| 22 | Nov 22, Thursday | A2 vs B1 | 8 pm | Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua |
| 23 | Nov 24, Saturday | Final | 8 pm | Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua |
| 23 | Nov 25, Sunday | RESERVE DAY | 8 pm | Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua |
The timings mentioned are as per Carribean Local Time, i.e. (-04.00 GMT).
The top two teams in respective groups will make their spot in the Semi-finals of ICC Women’s World T20 World Cup 2018. The ICC has also kept a Reserve Day, i.e. November 25, in case the final match is not completed, a day prior, on the scheduled day, i.e. November 24.
The Australian team who have won the coveted trophy thrice since its inception in 2009, will be heading into the tournament as favourites. As for India, they would like to repeat their performances of Women’s T20 World Cup, where they emerged as Champions! Stay tuned with us for all the other latest updates about ICC Women’s World T20 2018 tournament here.
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