• SA, England to open Women’s T20 World Cup

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    The Proteas will face England in the opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh later this year.

    The event will run from 3-20 October in the capital Dhaka and the northeastern city of Sylhet, with warm-up matches starting on 27 September.

    Hosts Bangladesh and the top six teams from the previous edition in South Africa – Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies – qualified automatically for the tournament, with Pakistan joining them as the next best ranked team.

    Ireland, the UAE, Sri Lanka and Scotland are in contention for the remaining two places, with the semi-finals of the qualifying tournament being held in the UAE.

    Six-times winners and current world No 1 Australia will play in Group A alongside India, New Zealand, Pakistan and a Qualifier 1.

    Neighbours and rivals India and Pakistan will face off on 6 October.

    Group B will feature South Africa, Bangladesh, England, West Indies, and Qualifier 2.

    “Over the last six to seven years we have seen women’s cricket grow exponentially,” ICC CEO Geoff Allardice said at the announcement of the fixture list and trophy unveiling in Dhaka. “This is going to be a very special tournament.”

    It will be the ninth edition of the tournament, with Bangladesh previously hosting in 2014.

    2024 Women’s T20 World Cup fixtures:

    3 October: England vs South Africa, Dhaka
    3 October: Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2, Dhaka
    4 October: Australia vs Qualifier 1, Sylhet
    4 October: India vs New Zealand, Sylhet
    5 October: South Africa vs West Indies, Dhaka
    5 October: Bangladesh vs England, Dhaka
    6 October: New Zealand vs Qualifier 1, Sylhet
    6 October: India vs Pakistan, Sylhet
    7 October: West Indies vs Qualifier 2, Dhaka
    8 October: Australia v Pakistan, Sylhet
    9 October: Bangladesh vs West Indies, Dhaka
    9 October: India vs Qualifier 1, Sylhet
    10 October: South Africa vs Qualifier 2, Dhaka
    11 October: Australia vs New Zealand, Sylhet
    11 October: Pakistan vs Qualifier 1, Sylhet
    12 October: England vs West Indies, Dhaka
    12 October: Bangladesh vs South Africa, Dhaka
    13 October: Pakistan vs New Zealand, Sylhet
    13 October: India vs Australia, Sylhet
    14 October: England vs Qualifier 2, Dhaka
    17 October: First semi-final, Sylhet
    18 October: Second semi-final, Dhaka
    20 October: Final, Dhaka

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