✍️ Vaibhaw Tiwari

🗓️ Oct 1, 2024

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is finally here, creating quite a buzz among the fans. This tournament promises to feature the best cricketers in the women’s sport, who will lock horns against one another to produce a spectacular performance. Hence, it will be a fest for the fans to witness the 9th edition of the tournament, offering some bombastic action.

Originally slated to unfold in Bangladesh, the tournament found a new home in the UAE due to unforeseen political turmoil. But don’t be mistaken—the switch only adds another layer of intrigue! It will be interesting to see how the teams shape up in this electrifying tournament. And it remains to be seen whether the sizzling cricketing action on display will match the scorching heat of UAE.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Date, Time, and Venue

Bangladesh, the tournament’s original host, will play Scotland in the first match on October 3 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The opening clash will commence at 3:30 pm (IST).

Where to watch ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024?

Indian fans can follow the tournament on the official television broadcaster Star Sports Network. Online streaming will be available on Disney+Hotstar.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024:  Teams to watch out

The first team to watch out for has to be Australia. They are the defending champions of the tournament and the record six-time champions. This automatically makes them the most important team to watch out for. Despite the absence of Meg Lanning, under whom they won four championships, they have a poised squad featuring the likes of Alyssa Healy, Elysse Perry, and Ashleigh Gardner, among others.

India is certainly the favourite in any tournament they feature in, and why shouldn’t they be? After all, they have the best players and one of the most balanced squads in the tournament. Led by the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, they have openers like Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. In the middle order, they have the likes of Richa Ghosh and Jemimah Rodriguez, with Renuka Singh leading the bowling attack.

The last team on the list is South Africa, the runner-up in the 2023 edition of the tournament. Although they will field a team deprived of Shabnim Ismail and Dane van Niekerk’s experience, their squad has enough depth to reach the final. They have had several players, including Tazmin Brits, Marizanne Kapp, and Sunne Luus, who have stepped up at the right time. Under the able leadership of Laura Wolvaardt, they will be looking to win the tournament.

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