India’s batter Smriti Mandhana being congratulated by teammate Harmanpreet Kaur after her dismissal during the third women’s ODI cricket match between India and South Africa, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Sunday, June 23, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday announced the schedule for this year’s Women’s T20 Asia Cup set to begin on July 19 and to be played in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
India will embark on their defence of the Asia Cup title against Pakistan in their first game. While UAE will play Nepal in the tournament opener.
The tournament will feature top eight teams of the continent divided into two groups of four. While India – in Group B – are slotted alongside Pakistan, UAE and Nepal, hosts Sri Lanka are in Group A with Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals, subsequently setting up the summit clash. The final shall be played on July 28.
India, the most successful team in the competition’s history with seven titles, had got the better of Sri Lanka in the 2022 edition – clinching the final by eight wickets.
The only team who managed to beat India in their campaign was Pakistan.
The tournament will act as a preparation stage in the lead up to the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup that will be hosted in Bangladesh in October this year.
2024 Women’s T20 Asia Cup schedule
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