The ninth edition of ICC Women’s T20 World cup will start from today 3rd October 2024. The ICC Women’s T20 World cup tournament is going to take place in United Arab Emirates as tournament continues to grow in reach and impact.
The decision of World Champions between ten teams who will play 23 matches will declare on 20 October 2024.The opening match will be played between Bangladesh and debutants Scotland.UAE’s two premier stadiums, Dubai International Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
On quoting by the ICC media released England all-rounder Freya Kemp shared ” The two venues can be quite different. They are compare similar, but there are some subtle differences. It will be a case of who assesses the conditions quickest and adapts the best,”.
Australia will target adapt the situations fastly, as they have in the last three World cups and aim to win their fourth successive ICC Women’s T20 World cup.
This is the second time they have had a hattrick of wins, but fell short of the fourth consecutive, championship in 2016, when West Indies beat Australia by eight wicket at Eden Gardens, Kolkata to gain their first title.
Women’s T20 World cup 2024 Group A
Australia have a new captain in Alyssa Healy and adding other some big names in team like Annabel Sutherland and Phoebe Litchfield. Healy told ” There are no real expectations on our group this time around, but I expect to be a really tough Championship. All 10 teams have a shot to win it.”
One of the tough clashes is Australia’s Group A match versus India in Sharjah which will on 13th October 2024.Both the team that participated the 2020 final at MCG, which recorded more the 80000 watcher, meet again. And this time India to defeat the defending Champions with a trial by spin, with Radha Yadav and Deepti Sharma which both specially effective in the shortest form of the game.Shreyanka Patil will also be handy in the situations.
At October 6, high-voltage India Vs Pakistan clash will take place at Dubai.
Women’s T2o WC 2024 Group B Teams
In Group B, South Africa are the most favorites to peoples for the title. Two years ago, South Africa was the runner-up on home soil.
Wolvaardt told ” Reaching our first-ever World cup final in 2023 was a big landmark moment for us. It was a big breaking the barriers and pushing the boundaries moment for the team. Now we had like to go that one step further and lift the trophy,”