Fixtures for the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup have been announced. The tournament will take place from January 14 to 29, 2023 in South Africa.
Sixteen teams are participating in the competition, making it one of the biggest ever ICC event, with 41 matches being played across 15 days. The venues were revealed with Benoni and Potchefstroom hosting the big event. Both cities hosted the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in January 2020.
The qualification for the event began in June 2022, with four of the spots being decided by regional qualifiers and the last remaining spot going to USA on account of the side being the only Associate nation eligible to compete under the ICC’s Event Pathway Participation Criteria in the Americas region.
The 16 teams constituting of 11 full ICC members and five associate teams have been split into four groups. The top three teams from each group will progress to the Super Six League stage, where teams from Group A will play against Group D and Group B will compete against Group C.
