The inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup is all set to start in South Africa on January 14, with 41 matches to be played before the final on January 29. Eleven Full-Member nations have gained automatic entry to the 20-over showpiece event namely: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
Similarly, the remaining five spots were filled by one team from each of the ICC’s five regions through regional Qualifier tournaments. These teams are UAE (Asia), Rwanda (Africa), Scotland (Europe), Indonesia (EAP), and the USA.
The 16 teams are divided into groups of four. Group A features Australia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and USA, while Group B has England, Pakistan, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Similarly, Group C consist of Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand and West Indies and Group D has India, Scotland, South Africa and the UAE.
Fixtures of U19 Women’s T20 World Cup:
- January 14 – Australia v Bangladesh (1.30 pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
UAE v Scotland (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
South Africa v India (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
Sri Lanka v USA (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 15 – Pakistan v Rwanda (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
West Indies v Ireland (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
England v Zimbabwe (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
New Zealand v Indonesia (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 16 – India v UAE (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
South Africa v Scotland (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
Australia v USA (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 17 – New Zealand v Ireland (1.30pm IST)
Zimbabwe v Rwanda (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
England v Pakistan (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
West Indies v Indonesia (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 18 – Australia v Sri Lanka (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
Bangladesh v USA (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
South Africa v UAE (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
India v Scotland (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 19 – IRE v Indonesia (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
England v Rwanda (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
New Zealand v West Indies (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
Zimbabwe v Pakistan (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 20 – A4 v D4 (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
B4 v C4 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 21 – C3 v B1 (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
B3 v C1 (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
A1 v D2 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
D1 v A2 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 22 – D1 v A3 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
C2 v B3 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 23 – D3 v A2 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
B2 v C3 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 24 – C1 v B2 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
D2 v A3 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 25 – B1 v C2 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
D3 v A1 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 27 – Semifinal 1 (1.30pm IST) (08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL)
Semifinal 2 (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL) - January 29 – Final (5.15pm IST) (11:45 AM GMT / 01:45 PM LOCAL)
Streaming and Broadcasting details:
- India: Disney+Hotstar app; Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD
- United Kingdom: Sky GO; Sky Cricket
- Bangladesh: Rabbithole; Gazi TV
- Pakistan: PTV app, ARY app; PTV Sports, ARY Zindagi
- Australia: Kayo TV, Foxtel GO; Fox Sports 501, 503
- New Zealand: Sky Sports nz
- Afghanistan: Yupp
- Caribbean Islands: ESPN app; ESPN and ESPN2 Caribbean
- South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
- United States and Canada: ESPN+; Willow TV
- Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, & Bhutan: Star Sports network
- Continental Europe, SEA & South America: Yupp TV
