2024-05-07 21:30:43
Bangladesh is the host of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. The schedule of the event has already been announced. However, the parties have not been finalised. The fight to get to the main stage is on. Sri Lanka and Scotland have got tickets for Bangladesh from the qualifiers. But the group is not confirmed.
Sri Lanka and Scotland played in the qualifying match in Abu Dhabi on Sunday (May 6). Ireland and Scotland face each other in the semi-finals. In the other match, Sri Lanka faced the United Arab Emirates. Scotland beat Ireland by 8 wickets to reach the final. In the next match, Sri Lanka defeated the hosts UAE by 15 runs.
The grouping and schedule of this 10-team tournament was released yesterday by ICC. Who will play in which group of Sri Lanka and Scotland will be determined by the result of the final of the qualifiers. The winning team will be in ‘A’ group in the main stage of the World Cup. The other four teams in Group ‘A’ are India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand.
The runner-up team of the World Cup qualifiers will play in ‘B’ group with Bangladesh, England, South Africa and West Indies. The ninth edition of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup will begin with the England-South Africa match at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on October 3.