ICC Women's World T20 2018 schedule announced

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ICC Women's World T20 2018 schedule announced

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Web Desk - ICC Women’s World T20 2018 will be kicked off with match between India and New Zealand in Guyana. 

Sperataly, Australia, Pakistan and the Windies will also be seen in action on opening day.

Furthermore, all matches of first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20 to be broadcast live from Guyana, St Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the schedule for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018, to be held in the West Indies from 9 to 24 November.

Windies captain Stafanie Taylor: “It is great to host the cricket world here in the West Indies. This is a great place to play cricket and we know our fans will enjoy every moment of the tournament”

However, Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof said, “The ICC Women’s World Twenty20 is one of the top events that everyone waits for with anticipation. Last year’s World Cup and many other subsequent matches have shown a rise in standards of women’s cricket and I’m sure there will be a lot of good cricket played in the West Indies too. Our players are looking forward to the tournament with great anticipation and will give it our best shot as the league phase kicks off on 9 November.”

The 10-team tournament includes Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and defending champions the Windies, plus two qualifiers, will be played across three venues in the Caribbean.

However, the finalists of the ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier in the Netherlands from 7 to 14 July will complete the line-up of the November tournament, which is the first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20 event.

The teams participating in the Qualifying event are Bangladesh, Ireland, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates.

First time in any ICC World Twenty20 event, ensuring consistency in the use of technology in top world-level events.