ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 is going to be played in South Africa starting on 10th February 2023. The host nation South Africa will play the tournament’s inaugurating match against the Sri Lankan Women’s Team. Currently, Australia Women’s Cricket Team holds the title of World Champion. The last Women’s T20 World Cup was played in Australia in 2020, in which India Women faced off against the Australian Women’s Team in the final at MCG in front of a packed crowd that had more than 86,000 people in attendance. India Women lost the match, and Australian Women’s Team lifted the trophy to become the World Champions. The Australian Women’s Team is now going to defend its title in South Africa against nine other teams. Here we have covered everything you need to know about ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Schedule, Matches, Timing, Live Stream, Venues and Much More.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Venue
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 is going to be played in South Africa. The host nation is going to kick off the tournament against the Sri Lanka Women’s Team on 10th February at Newlands Cricket Ground. Below are the venues which are going to be used for the matches in South Africa for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
- Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
- Boland Park Cricket Stadium, Paarl
- St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town will hold the semi-finals and final as well of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Teams
A total of ten teams will be playing in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. South Africa Women’s Cricket Team has already qualified for the World Cup as South Africa is the host nation for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
ICC has divided the ten teams into two groups: Group A and Group B. Both groups contain 5 teams each.
Group A: Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Group B: India, Pakistan, West Indies, Ireland and England
Bangladesh and Ireland played qualifiers and emerged victorious in those to participate in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. On the other hand, Thailand has missed out on making it to the World Cup this year. In 2020, Thailand was one of the teams that took part in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 All Team Squads
Group A Full Squad:
Australia: Meg Lanning (c), Alyssa Healy (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
New Zealand: Sophie Devine (c), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu.
South Africa: Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Lara Goodall, Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Tazmin Brits, Masabata Klaas, Laura Wolvaardt, Sinalo Jafta, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Sune Luus (c), Anneke Bosch, Delmi Tucker.
Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Marufa Akter, Fahima Khatun, Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Rumana Ahmed, Lata Mondol, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Ritu Moni, Disha Biswas, Sobhana Mostary, Fargana Hoque Pinky
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Tharika Sewwandi, Ama Kanchana, Sathya Sandeepani
Group B Full Squad:
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shikha Pandey.
Pakistan: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hassan.
England: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt.
West Indies: Hayley Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams.
Ireland: Laura Delany (c), Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Eimear Richardson, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Matches, Time and Venue List
| Date | Day | Fixture | Venue | Time in IST |
| 10 February 2023 | Friday | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| 11 February 2023 | Saturday | England vs West Indies | Paarl | 6:30 PM |
| 11 February 2023 | Saturday | Australia vs New Zealand | Paarl | 10:30 PM |
| 12 February 2023 | Sunday | India vs Pakistan | Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| 12 February 2023 | Sunday | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| 13 February 2023 | Monday | England vs Ireland | Paarl | 6:30 PM |
| 13 February 2023 | Monday | South Africa vs New Zealand | Paarl | 10:30 PM |
| 14 February 2023 | Tuesday | Australia vs Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 10:30 PM |
| 15 February 2023 | Wednesday | India vs West Indies | Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| 15 February 2023 | Wednesday | Ireland vs Pakistan | Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| 16 February 2023 | Thursday | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| 17 February 2023 | Friday | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| 17 February 2023 | Friday | Ireland vs West Indies | Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| 18 February 2023 | Saturday | England vs India | Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| 18 February 2023 | Saturday | Australia vs South Africa | Gqeberha | 10:30 PM |
| 19 February 2023 | Sunday | Pakistan vs West Indies | Paarl | 6:30 PM |
| 19 February 2023 | Sunday | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Paarl | 10:30 PM |
| 20 February 2023 | Monday | India vs Ireland | Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| 21 February 2023 | Tuesday | England vs Pakistan | Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| 21 February 2023 | Tuesday | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| 23 February 2023 | Thursday | Semifinal 1: TBD vs TBD | Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| 24 February 2023 | Friday | Semifinal 2: TBD vs TBD | Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| 26 February 2023 | Sunday | Final: TBD vs TBD | Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Live Stream
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 can be streamed live in India on the Star Sports Network TV channels. On the other hand, Disney+ Hotstar is going to live stream all the matches of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 online. According to the Indian standard time, the ICC Women’s World T20 World Cup 2023 matches are scheduled to begin either at 6:30 PM or 9:30 PM. India Women’s Cricket Team is going to play the first match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 against Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team on 12th February 2023 at 6:30 PM IST. You can catch the live score of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 on Cricbuzz and ESPN Cricinfo.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Final
The final of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 is going to be played on 26th February 2023 at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.