ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 :The ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2024 is all set to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in October, with 10 teams to compete for the trophy across 23 matches.
\nThe tournament will get underway on October 3 when Bangladesh face Scotland at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and will run until the final at Dubai International Stadium on October 20, said a press release.
\n\u201cHere, we look at how each of them qualified for the tournament. Pakistan qualified through being the next highest ranked side in the ICC Women\u2019s T20I Team Rankings at the end of February 2023. They have yet to reach the semi-finals,\u201d it said.
\nBangladesh qualified as hosts before the competition was moved to the UAE, with this set to be the sixth time they have participated in the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup. They have yet to make it beyond the group stage.
\nSix teams qualified courtesy of their performances in the 2023 ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
\nAustralia lifted the trophy for the sixth time as they continued their dominance with a 19-run victory over the hosts at Newlands Cricket Ground.
\nThe Australians won all six of their matches in the tournament and have not lost a match in the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup since being beaten by India in their opening group match in 2020.
\nFor South Africa, it was their first ever final and they will be aiming to go one better when the competition comes to Sharjah and Dubai.
\nInaugural champions in 2009, England, qualified after reaching the semi-finals in South Africa where they were beaten by the host nation.
\nSince lifting the trophy 15 years ago, the English have been beaten in the final on three occasions.
\nIndia were the other beaten semi-finalists, edged out by just five runs in a thriller against Australia in Cape Town, only just missing out on a second consecutive final.
\nWest Indies, champions in 2016, were one of the teams to finish third in their group after they defeated Ireland and Pakistan in Group 2.
\nThe third-placed team in Group 1 was New Zealand, finalists in 2009 and 2010, who qualified thanks to comprehensive victories over Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
\nTwo teams booked their place through the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup Qualifier in May.
\nThat includes Sri Lanka, who claimed a stunning win over host South Africa in the opening game of the tournament in 2023 only to eventually finish fourth in Group 1 via net run-rate.
\nSri Lanka won all four of their Group A matches in the Qualifier before sealing their spot with a 15-run victory over hosts the UAE at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
\nScotland are the only team making their debut in the competition and they had to coming through the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in 2023, facing the Netherlands, Italy and France.
\nThey won five of their six matches to reach the global Qualifier, where they finished second, behind Sri Lanka, in Group A before making history by defeating Group B winners Ireland by 54 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 :The ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2024 is all set to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in October, with 10 teams to compete for the trophy across 23 matches. The tournament will get underway on October 3 when Bangladesh […]<\/p>\n
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