The first big cricket tournament of the year 2023, T20 Women’s World Cup is round the corner. The eight edition of the tournament will be held in South Africa, between Feb 10 to Feb 26. 10 teams will compete for the title.
Teams
Ten teams are involved across two groups:
Group 1 - Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka
Group 2 - England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, West Indies
T20 Women’s World Cup 2023 Schedule With IST
Host South Africa will take on Sri Lanka in the opening game of the tournament on 10th Feb at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.
Friday, February 10: South Africa v Sri Lanka (Cape Town, 10:30 PM)
Saturday, February 11: West Indies v England (Paarl, 6:30 PM); Australia v New Zealand (Paarl, 10:30 PM)
Sunday, February 12: India v Pakistan (Cape Town, 6:30 PM); Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (Cape Town, 10:30 PM)
Monday, February 13: Ireland v England (Paarl, 6:30 PM); South Africa v New Zealand (Paarl, 10:30 PM)
Tuesday, February 14: Australia v Bangladesh (Gqeberha, 10:30 PM)
Wednesday, February 15: West Indies v India (Cape Town, 6:30 PM), Pakistan v Ireland (Cape Town, 10:30 PM)
Thursday, February 16: Sri Lanka v Australia (Gqeberha, 6:30 PM)
Friday, February 17: New Zealand v Bangladesh (Cape Town, 6:30 PM); West Indies v Ireland (Cape Town, 10:30 PM)
Saturday, February 18: England v India (Gqeberha, 6:30 PM); South Africa v Australia (Gqeberha, 10:30 PM)
Sunday, February 19: Pakistan v West Indies (Paarl, 6:30 PM); New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Paarl, 10:30 PM)
Monday, February 20: India v Ireland (Gqeberha, 6:30 PM)
Tuesday, February 21: England v Pakistan (Cape Town, 6:30 PM); South Africa v Bangladesh (Cape Town, 10:30 PM)
Thursday, February 23: Semi-final (Cape Town, 6:30 PM)
Friday, February 24: Semi-final (Cape Town, 6:30 PM)
Sunday, February 26: Final (Cape Town, 6:30 PM)
Women's T20 World Cup 2023 full squads
Australia
Meg Lanning (c), Alyssa Healy (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
Bangladesh
Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Marufa Akter, Fahima Khatun, Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Rumana Ahmed, Lata Mondol, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Ritu Moni, Disha Biswas, Sobhana Mostary, Fargana Hoque Pinky
New Zealand
Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu
South Africa
Sune Luus (c), Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Lara Goodall, Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Tazmin Brits, Masabata Klaas, Laura Wolvaardt, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Anneke Bosch, Delmi Tucker
Sri Lanka
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Tharika Sewwandi, Ama Kanchana, Sathya Sandeepani
India
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey
Pakistan
Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hassan
England
Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt
West Indies
Hayley Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams
Ireland
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Laura Delany (c), Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron