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The Indian Women's Cricket Team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan on October 6 as per the new and updated Women's T20 World Cup fixture released by ICC on Monday. The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, which is all set to begin on October 3, was scheduled to be held in Bangladesh but was moved due to security reasons. Post that, ICC decided to shift the tournament to UAE with BCB still being the hosts of the marquee tournament.
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India will start their campaign against the Kiwis
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The groups are still the same. Defending champion Australia are in Group A alongside India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Group B consists of South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Scotland. Each side will play four group matches, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals.
The two semis will be played on October 17 and 18 and the final in Dubai on October 20. There is also a reserve day for both the semi-finals and the final.
If India advances from the group stage, they will feature in the first semi-final. 10 warm-up matches will be played from September 28 to October 1.
Team India will play their tournament opener against New Zealand on 4th October in Dubai followed by the much-awaited match against arch-rival Pakistan on 6th October at the same venue.
The Indian Women's team will then play against the defending champions Australia on 13th October in Sharjah.
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ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Fixture and Schedule
| Date | Day | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd October | Thursday | Bangladesh v Scotland | Sharjah |
| 3rd October | Thursday | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Sharjah |
| 4th October | Friday | South Africa v West Indies | Dubai |
| 4th October | Friday | India v New Zealand | Dubai |
| 5th October | Saturday | Bangladesh v England | Sharjah |
| 5th October | Saturday | Australia v Sri Lanka | Sharjah |
| 6th October | Sunday | India v Pakistan | Dubai |
| 6th October | Sunday | West Indies v Scotland | Dubai |
| 7th October | Monday | England v South Africa | Sharjah |
| 8th October | Tuesday | Australia v New Zealand | Sharjah |
| 9th October | Wednesday | South Africa v Scotland | Dubai |
| 9th October | Wednesday | India v Sri Lanka | Dubai |
| 10th October | Thursday | Bangladesh v West Indies | Sharjah |
| 11th October | Friday | Australia v Pakistan | Dubai |
| 12th October | Saturday | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Sharjah |
| 12th October | Saturday | Bangladesh v South Africa | Dubai |
| 13th October | Sunday | England v Scotland | Sharjah |
| 13th October | Sunday | India v Australia | Sharjah |
| 14th October | Monday | Pakistan v New Zealand | Dubai |
| 15th October | Tuesday | England v West Indies | Dubai |
| 17th October | Thursday | Semi-final 1 | Dubai |
| 18th October | Friday | Semi-final 2 | Sharjah |
| 20th October | Sunday | Final | Dubai |