ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 - Teams, Player Squads, Fixtures Schedule - All you need to know

The highly awaited ICC Women's T20 World Cup is commencing on the 3rd of October with Bangladesh Women taking on Scotland Women in the Inaugural match at Sharjah. The Final Match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be played on the 20th of October, 2024.

A total of 23 matches will be played over the course of 17 days. The first and second Semi Final will be played on 17th and 18th October respectively. The Final match is slated to be played on the 20th of October.

A total of 10 teams are participating in the World Cup namely Australia Women, India Women, Pakistan Women, Sri Lanka Women, New Zealand Women, England Women, South Africa Women, Bangladesh Women, Scotland Women and West Indies Women.

The 10 teams are divided into two groups of 5 teams each.

Group A - Australia Women, New Zealand Women, India Women, Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women

Group B - England Women, South Africa Women, Bangladesh Women, Scotland Women and West Indies Women


The top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the Semi Finals. The winners of the Semi Final matches will go to play the Finals.

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup was supposed to be held in Bangladesh. However, due to the turmoil Bangladesh was facing politically, the hosting rights were transferred to UAE. All of the matches will be played in Sharjah and Dubai.

Australia Women are the defending champions of ICC Women's T20 World Cup after they beat South Africa Women in the Final match by 19 runs.

Last Edition's Stats:

Winners - Australia Women

Runners up - South Africa Women

Top Run Scorer - Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa Women (230 runs)

Top Wicket Taker - Sophie Ecclestone, England Women (11 Wickets)

Impact Players in each team:

1. Australia Women- Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux


2. India Women - Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodriguez, Renuka Thakur


3. Bangladesh Women- Nigar Sultana, Nahida Akter, Ritu Moni, Marufa Akter


4. South Africa Women - Marizanne Kapp, Laura Wolvaardt, Annerie Dercksen, Chloe Tryon


5. New Zealand Women - Amelia Kerr, Fran Jonas, Lea Tahuhu, Sophie Devine


6. England Women - Nat Sciver Brunt, Danni Wyatt, Amy Jones, Sophie Ecclestone


7. Sri Lanka Women - Chamari Attapaththu, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Vishmi Gunaratne, Sugandika Kumari


8. Pakistan Women - Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu, Sidra Amin, Nida Dar


9. West Indies Women - Hayley Matthews, Deandra Dottin, Cheadon Nation, Qiana Joseph


10. Scotland Women - Kathryn Bryce, Abtaha Maqsood, Saskia Horley, Ailsa Lister

Let's have a look at the squads:

Bangladesh Women

Nigar Sultana Joty (Captain), Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Dilara Akter (wicketkeeper), Sultana Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun, Taj Nehar, Disha Biswas, Shathi Rani


Australia Women

Alyssa Healy (Wicketkeeper and Captain), Tahlia McGrath, Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney (wicketkeeper), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Tayla Vlaeminck


England Women

Heather Knight (Captain), Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Amy Jones (wicketkeeper), Sophie Ecclestone, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Linsey Smith, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Bess Heath (wicketkeeper).


India Women

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan


Pakistan Women

Fatima Sana (Captain), Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Gull Feroza (wicketkeeper), Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali (wicketkeeper), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan


New Zealand Women

Sophie Devine (Captain), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Isabella Gaze (wicketkeeper), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu


South Africa Women

Laura Wolvaardt (Captain), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder (wicketkeeper), Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta (wicketkeeper), Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon


Scotland Women

Kathryn Bryce (Captain), Sarah Bryce, Lorna Jack-Brown, Abbi Aitken-Drummond, Abtaha Maqsood, Saskia Horley, Chloe Abel, Priyanaz Chatterji, Megan McColl, Darcey Carter, Ailsa Lister (wicketkeeper), Hannah Rainey, Rachel Slater, Katherine Fraser, Olivia Bell


Sri Lanka Women

Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), Anushka Sanjeewani (wicketkeeper), Harshitha Madhavi Samarawickrama, Nilakshika de Silva, Inoka Ranaweera, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Sachini Nisansala, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana


West Indies Women

Hayley Matthews (Captain), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (wicketkeeper), Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation, Qiana Joseph, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Mandy Mangru, Nerissa Crafton

Fixtures Schedule:


3 October, Thursday

Match 1 - Bangladesh Women v Scotland Women

Match 2 - Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah



4 October, Friday

Match 3 - South Africa Women v West Indies Women

Match 4 - India Women v New Zealand Women

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



5 October, Saturday 

Match 5 - Australia Women v Sri Lanka Women

Match 6 - Bangladesh Women v England Women

 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

6 October, Sunday

Match 7 - India Women v Pakistan Women

Match 8 - West Indies Women v Scotland Women

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



7 October, Monday

Match 9 - England Women v South Africa Women

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah



8 October, Tuesday

Match 10 - Australia Women v New Zealand Women

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah



9 October, Wednesday

Match 11 - South Africa Women v Scotland Women

Match 12 - India Women v Sri Lanka Women

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



10 October, Thursday

Match 13 - Bangladesh Women v West Indies Women

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah



11 October, Friday

Match 14 - Australia Women v Pakistan Women

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



12 October, Saturday


Match 15 - New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Match 16 - Bangladesh Women v South Africa Women

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



13 October, Sunday


Match 17 - England Women v Scotland Women

Match 18 - India Women v Australia Women

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah



14 October, Monday 

Match 19 - Pakistan Women v New Zealand Women

Match 20 - England Women v West Indies Women

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



17 October, Thursday

Australia Women vs South Africa Women, 1st Semi Final

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



18 October, Friday

West Indies Women vs New Zealand Women, 2nd Semi Final

Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah



20 October, Sunday

South Africa Women vs New Zealand, Final

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai



Where to watch ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024:

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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