ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: Women's T20 World Cup 2024

The ninth edition of the tournament features 10 teams battling it out in 23 matches across two venues in the United Arab Emirates.

We have compiled everything you need to know about the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup ahead of the tournament.

The Groups

Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Group B: Bangladesh, England, Scotland, South Africa, West Indies

Squads

All 10 teams have announced their playing groups for the tournament thus far.

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Format

The 10 teams are split into two groups of five, with teams meeting each other once in a single round-robin to decide the top two teams to progress to the semifinals.

The top-spot finishers in the groups will meet the second-place finishers in the two semifinals, with the winners progressing to the final in Dubai.

Key Dates

After warm-up matches from 28 September to 1 October conclude, group action begins on 3 October. Group B foes Bangladesh and Scotland meet in the first of two matches on day one, with Pakistan and Sri Lanka facing off in the second.

With group play concluding on 15 October, attention turns to the semifinals across 17 and 18 October. The winners of semifinal one and two meet to battle for the T20 World Cup trophy on 20 October.

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How to watch

Apart from a dedicated 24-hour channel on Premium (SS Cricket), selected matches will be broadcast on Grandstand, supplemented by 13-minute and 52-minute highlight packages for every match (available on Catch Up).

All fixtures will feature live build-ups from venues, with a review on all Proteas matches, plus the playoffs.

The focus will be primarily on Proteas matches and upcoming CWC fixtures.

SA focus

The Laura Wolvaardt-led Proteas open their campaign on 4 October against West Indies, with their final group match on 12 October when they face Bangladesh.

Their full group itinerary is detailed below:

Other broadcast highlights include:

30-minute build-up featuring the live toss, captains’ interviews, pitch report and team/player features.

Change of innings interval programme, including a review of the first innings and a preview of the second. There will also be engaging feature content and analysis segments.

The wrap will include the captains’ chat, a brief round-up of the match and a look ahead to the next match, before ending with a match closer.

So there it is, a non-stop blockbuster of a tournament, with matches every day from 3 October until 20 October. All in all, there are 23 matches in 18 days. Think you can handle this? Then click on the banner below and get connected to DStv Premium.

Previous winners
2007: India
2009: England
2010: Australia
2012: Australia
2014: Australia
2016: West Indies
2018: Australia
2020: Australia
2023: Australia