Official announcement on the latest T20 Women’s World Cup has been published by the ICC. The highly anticipated international cricket tournament is scheduled to begin This Friday in South Africa.
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The Women’s T20 World Cup has been a successful event since it was first held in 2009. With ICC’s authorization, the event has been organizing biennially with the exclusive WT20I format.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will mark the 8th edition of the biennial ICC event. This year South Africa has received the opportunity to host the event. A total of 10 international women’s cricket teams has qualified to participate in the event.
The upcoming T20 event was originally scheduled to initiate at the end of 2022. However, ICC postponed the event to February 2023 due to the schedule colliding with FIFA World Cup 2022. Three different stadiums in South Africa were selected as the hosting venue for this year’s T20 World Cup.
We have enlisted a collection of important information regarding the schedule, venue, tv, live stream, and other related details of the upcoming Women’s international cricked tournament.
When will be ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 held?
- Start Date: Friday, February 10, 2023
- Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
The 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will begin on upcoming Friday, February 10. With the match between hosting country, South Africa and Sri Lanka international women’s cricket team, the event will initiate at around 12:00 p.m. ET.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Schedule:
| Date | Match | Time | Venue |
| Friday, February 10, 2023 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | 12:00 p.m. | Cape Town |
| Saturday, February 11, 2023 | West Indies vs England | 08:00 a.m. | Paarl |
| Saturday, February 11, 2023 | Australia vs New Zealand | 12:00 p.m. | Paarl |
| Sunday, February 12, 2023 | India vs Pakistan | 08:00 a.m. | Cape Town |
| Sunday, February 12, 2023 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | 12:00 p.m. | Cape Town |
| Monday, February 13, 2023 | Ireland vs England | 08:00 a.m. | Paarl |
| Monday, February 13, 2023 | South Africa vs New Zealand | 12:00 p.m. | Paarl |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | Australia vs Bangladesh | 12:00 p.m. | Gqeberha |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | West Indies vs India | 08:00 a.m. | Cape Town |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | Pakistan vs Ireland | 12:00 p.m. | Cape Town |
| Thursday, February 16, 2023 | Sri Lanka vs Australia | 08:00 a.m. | Gqeberha |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | 08:00 a.m. | Cape Town |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 | West Indies vs Ireland | 12:00 p.m. | Cape Town |
| Saturday, February 18, 2023 | England vs India | 08:00 a.m. | Gqeberha |
| Saturday, February 18, 2023 | South Africa vs Australia | 12:00 p.m. | Gqeberha |
| Sunday, February 19, 2023 | Pakistan vs West Indies | 08:00 a.m. | Paarl |
| Sunday, February 19, 2023 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 12:00 p.m. | Paarl |
| Monday, February 20, 2023 | Ireland vs India | 08:00 a.m. | Gqeberha |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | England vs Pakistan | 08:00 a.m. | Cape Town |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | 12:00 p.m. | Cape Town |
| Thursday, February 23, 2023 | Semi-final 1 | 08:00 a.m. | Cape Town |
| Friday, February 24, 2023 | Semi-final 2 | 08:00 a.m. | Cape Town |
| Sunday, February 26, 2023 | Final | 08:00 a.m. | Cape Town |
Where will the T20 tournament be held?
- Host Nation: South Africa
This year’s women’s T20 tournament will be hosted by South Africa. ICC have recently announced 3 venues in three different cities of the country. They are –
| Venue | City | Seat Capacity |
| Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 |
| St George’s Park Cricket Ground | Gqeberha | 19,000 |
| Boland Park | Paarl | 10,000 |
How to watch ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 on TV?
- Fox Sports
- Sky Sports
- Star Sports
In Australia, the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup will be aired on Fox Sports. It will also be available to watch on Sky Sports HD in the United Kingdom. While in India, Star Sports 1 SD and Star Sports 2 HD will provide live tv coverage of the upcoming tournament.
How to Live Stream the T20 tournament?
- ESPN+
- Kayo Sports
- Sky Now
- Disney+ Hotstar
ESPN’s official streaming service, ESPN+ will provide a live stream of all the matches from ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in the USA. While Kayo Sports will provide online streams free for cricket fans in Australia. Viewers in UK will however be required Sky Now subscription to watch the matches online. In India, Star Sports’ online platform Disney+ Hotstar will provide live stream of the upcoming event.
Team Distribution:
This year’s women’s T20 tournament will be participated by 10 international cricket teams. Among them, South Africa has received qualification as the host nation. While Bangladesh and Ireland earned qualification through qualifying tournaments. The rest of 7 teams have been qualified automatically for being the seven highest ranked teams of the ICC Women’s T20I rankings.
Teams have been divided into two groups of 5 to participate in the first round. The officially announced group stage team distribution is listed below –
| Group A | Group B |
| Australia | England |
| Bangladesh | India |
| New Zealand | Ireland |
| South Africa | Pakistan |
| Sri Lanka | West Indies |
