The ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027 schedule has been announced. A total of 16 teams will compete for the title in this World Cup starting from January 21
ICC announced schedule for U19 women’s T20 World Cup: International Cricket Council (ICC) has given a big update ahead of U19 T20 World Cup 2027. ICC has announced the schedule of the tournament which will be jointly hosted by Nepal and Bangladesh.
The ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027 schedule has been announced. Young players across the world will meet again at the big platform to showcase their talent. A total of 16 teams will compete for the title in this World Cup starting from January 21. A total of 41 matches will be played in the upcoming World Cup, which will be organized on four grounds of both countries. Defending champions India will begin their campaign against the West Indies. This will be the third edition of this tournament. It started in 2023.
The teams participating in the tournament have been divided into four groups and each group will have four teams. India and Pakistan are not placed in the same group. India, Ireland, West Indies and hosts Nepal have been placed in Group A. Group B will have teams from South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and Samoa. Group C consists of Australia, Bangladesh, Nigeria and United Arab Emirates i.e. UAE. At the same time, England, Sri Lanka, America and Scotland have got a place in Group D.
The tournament will start on January 21. Four matches will be played on the first day, in which 8 teams will take to the field. Co-host Bangladesh will begin their campaign against the UAE. Nepal’s team will face Ireland on January 22, while the Indian team will also play their first match against the West Indies on the same day.
The World Cup matches will be played in Bangladesh’s Chattogram and Sylhet in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium will host the matches. Matches will be held at TU International Cricket Stadium and Upper Mulpani International Cricket Ground in Nepal.
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The group stage matches will continue till January 26. After this, the teams that make it to the next stage will reach the Super Six. In this phase, the teams will be divided into two groups. The top two teams from both groups will enter the semi-finals. The semi-final match will be played at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lt. Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram on February 4. A reserve day has been kept on February 5 for this. The final tournament will be played on February 6 with February 7 kept as a reserve day for the final.
