The 8^th edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will start from 10 February onwards in 3 venues in South Africa. There are a total of 10 teams with 5 groups in each group. The Australian team is currently the defending Champions of the T20 World Cup which they won during the 2020 edition played in Australia.

Group A comprises defending Champions Australia, Bangladesh progressed from the qualifying round, New Zealand, hosts South Africa and Sri Lanka while Group B consists of England, and India, the second team progressed from qualifiers Ireland, Pakistan, and West Indies.

Group A

Australia

Bangladesh

New Zealand

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Schedule

1. South Africa versus Sri Lanka (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 10^th February, N
2. Australia versus New Zealand (Boland Park, Paarl)- 11^th February, N
3. Bangladesh versus Sri Lanka (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 12^th February, N
4. South Africa versus New Zealand (Boland Park, Paarl)- 13^th February, N
5. Australia versus Bangladesh ( St George Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth)- 14^th February, N
6. Australia versus Sri Lanka (St George Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth)- 16th February
7. Bangladesh versus New Zealand (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 17^th February
8. Australia versus South Africa ( St George Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth)- 18th February, N
9. New Zealand versus Sri Lanka (Boland Park, Paarl)- 19^th February, N
10. South Africa versus Bangladesh ( Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 21^st February

Group B

England

India

Ireland

West Indies

Pakistan

Schedule

England versus West Indies ( Boland Park, Paarl)- 11^th February

India versus Pakistan ( Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 12^th February

England versus Ireland (Boland Park, Paarl)- 13^th February

India versus West Indies (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 15^th February

Ireland versus Pakistan (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 15^th February, N

Ireland versus West Indies (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)- 17th February

England versus India (St George Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizbeth)- 18^th February

Pakistan versus West Indies (Boland Park, Paarl)- 19^th February

India versus Ireland ( St George Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizbeth)- 20^th February

England versus Pakistan (Newlands Cricket Stadium, Cape Town)- 21^st February

The top teams in each group will qualify for the semi-finals to be played on the 23^rd and 24^th of February with finals to be played on the 26^th.

Squads of Each team

1. Australia

Meg Lanning (C), Alyssa Healy (WK, VC), Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahila McGrath, Darice Brown, Beth Mooney (WK), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Warhem.

2. England

Heather Knight (C), Lauren Bell, Maia Boucher, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davis, Charlie Dean, Sophie Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones (WK), Katherine Brunt, Nat Sciver Brunt, Lauren Winfield Hill (WK), Danni Wyatt.

Danielle Gibson and Issy Wong named as reserves.

3. India

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (WK), Jemimah Rodrigues, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Renuka Thakur, Pooja Vastrkar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gaykwad, Shikha Pandey

Sabbhienhi Meghana, Sneha Rana, and Meghana Singh named as reserves.

4. New Zealand

Sophie Devine (C), Suzie Bates, Eden Carson, Bernadine Bezuidenhout (WK), Maddy Green, Brooke Holiday, Hayley Jansen, Amelia Kerr, Fran Jonas, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu.

5. South Africa

Sune Luus (C), Chole Tryon, Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Deckersen, Lara Goodall, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta (WK), Marizanne Kapp, Khaka, Klass, Mlaba, Delmi Tucker, Laura Wolvaardt.

Andrews, Tebogo Macheke, and Tumi Sekhukhune named as reserves

6. Ireland

Laura Delany (C), Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh (WK), Arelene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie McMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron

7. Bangladesh

Nigar Sultana (WK, C), Rumana Ahmed, Dilara Akter, Marufa Akter, Nahida Akter, Shorna Akter, Jahanara Alam, Disha Biswas, Fahima Khatun, Murshida Khatun, Salma Khatun, Lata Mondal, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mistry, Shamima Sultana.

Rabeya Khan, Sanjida Akter Meghla, Fargana Hoque and Sharmin Akter named as reserves.

8. Pakistan

Bismah Maroof (C), Muneeba Ali (WK), Sidra Ameen, Aiman Anwar, Nida Dar, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Javeria Khan, Ayesha Naseem, Sidra Nawaz (WK), Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu, Sadaf Shamas, Omamia Sohail

Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, and Sadaf Shamas have been added as reserves. Sadaf Shamas was added to the squad as Diana Baig was ruled out of the tournament.

9. Sri Lanka

Chamari Atthapthu (C), Nilkashi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Vishmi Gunaratne, Ama Kanchana, Achini Kulasuryia, Sugandika Kumari, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Oshada Ranasinghe, Inoka Ranaweera, Harshita Samarawickrama, Sathya Sandeepani, Anuskha Sanjeewani (WK), Tharika Sewwandi, Malsha Shehani.

10. West Indies

Hayley Mathews (C), Shemaine Campbelle (WK, VC), Aliyah Alleyne, Shamila Connell, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Trishnan Holder, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Chedan Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Stefanie Taylor, Rashada Williams.

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