The host cities for the U19 and senior Women’s T20 World Cup tournaments in South Africa have been announced.

Matches at the first edition of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in January will be played in Benoni and Potchefstroom, with Gqeberha, Paarl and Cape Town hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup in February.

It has been a long stretch since the Eastern and Western Cape hosted an ICC event. Newlands in Cape Town last hosted a semi-final of the Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007, while St George’s Park in Gqeberha and Boland Park in Paarl will host their first major ICC event matches since the 2003 Men’s World Cup.

“We’re thrilled to announce the three cities to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup,” said tournament director Russell Adams. “The Eastern and Western Cape are prime cricket and tourist locations with great facilities and infrastructure. We have no doubt that these venues will step up to make this a memorable and uniquely African celebration of cricket for the local and international fans attending the event.”

Eight of the 10 teams have been confirmed for the senior showpiece, with the two remaining qualifiers to be determined at the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier taking place in the UAE in September.