The T20 World Cup of Women’s teams will begin on 10th February 2023 after the warm-up matches, which will conclude on 8th February 2023. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is a biennial international tournament and is organise by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The first-ever edition of this tournament was played in England in 2009. 

The first three tournaments had eight teams, but this number was then increase to ten beginning with the 2014 edition.

The ICC announce in July 2022 that Bangladesh would host the 2024 tournament and England would host the 2026 tournament.

The number of teams participating in the 2026 tournament will also be increase to twelve.

A certain number of teams qualify automatically for each tournament, with the remaining teams determine by the World T20 Qualifier.

Australia has won the title five times and is the most successful team. 

How Teams Qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup?

The ICC Women’s T20 international rankings and a qualification event, the ICC Women’s World T20 Qualifier, determine qualification.

Till 2014, the top six teams in the ICC Women’s T20 International rankings at the time of the draw determined six teams, with the remaining two places determine by a qualification process.

The top eight teams in the ICC Women’s T20I rankings determine six places in the 2014 edition, with the host country and three qualifiers joining them in the tournament.

From 2016 onwards, the top eight teams in the ICC Women’s T20I rankings determine seven spots, with the host country and two qualifiers joining them in the tournament.

Team of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023

India

• Harmanpreet Kaur (c),
• Smriti Mandhana,
• Shafali Verma,
• Yastika Bhatia,
• Richa Ghosh,
• Jemimah Rodrigues,
• Harleen Deol,
• Deepti Sharma.
• Devika Vaidya,
• Radha Yadav,
• Renuka Thakur,
• Anjali Sarvani,
• Pooja Vastrakar,
• Rajeshwari Gayakwad,
• Shikha Pandey.

Australia

• Meg Lanning (c),
• Alyssa Healy (vc),
• Darcie Brown,
• Ashleigh Gardner,
• Kim Garth,
• Heather Graham,
• Grace Harris,
• Jess Jonassen,
• Alana King,
• Tahlia McGrath,
• Beth Mooney,
• Ellyse Perry,
• Megan Schutt,
• Annabel Sutherland,
• Georgia Wareham

Bangladesh

• Nigar Sultana Joty (c),
• Marufa Akter,
• Fahima Khatun,
• Salma Khatun,
• Jahanara Alam,
• Shamima Sultana,
• Rumana Ahmed.
• Lata Mondol,
• Shorna Akter,
• Nahida Akter,
• Murshida Khatun,
• Ritu Moni,
• Disha Biswas,
• Sobhana Mostary,
• Fargana Hoque Pinky

New Zealand

• Sophie Devine (c),
• Suzie Bates,
• Bernadine Bezuidenhout,
• Eden Carson,
• Lauren Down.
• Maddy Green,
• Brooke Halliday,
• Hayley Jensen,
• Fran Jonas,
• Amelia Kerr,
• Jess Kerr,
• Molly Penfold,
• Georgia Plimmer,
• Hannah Rowe,
• Lea Tahuhu.

South Africa

• Sune Luus (c),
• Annerie Dercksen,
• Marizanne Kapp,
• Lara Goodall,
• Ayabonga Khaka,
• Chloe Tryon,
• Nadine de Klerk,
• Shabnim Ismail,
• Tazmin Brits,
• Masabata Klaas,
• Laura Wolvaardt,
• Sinalo Jafta,
• Nonkululeko Mlaba,
• Anneke Bosch,
• Delmi Tucker.

Pakistan

• Bismah Maroof (c),
• Aimen Anwar,
• Aliya Riaz,
• Ayesha Naseem,
• Sadaf Shamas,
• Fatima Sana,
• Javeria Khan,
• Muneeba Ali.
• Nashra Sandhu,
• Nida Dar,
• Omaima Sohail,
• Sadia Iqbal,
• Sidra Amin,
• Sidra Nawaz,
• Tuba Hassan.

England

• Heather Knight (c),
• Lauren Bell,
• Maia Bouchier,
• Katherine Brunt,
• Alice Capsey,
• Kate Cross,
• Freya Davies,
• Charlie Dean,
• Sophia Dunkley,
• Sophie Ecclestone,
• Sarah Glenn,
• Amy Jones,
• Nat Sciver,
• Lauren Winfield-Hill,
• Danni Wyatt.

Ireland

• Laura Delany (c),
• Georgina Dempsey,
• Amy Hunter,
• Shauna Kavanagh,
• Arlene Kelly,
• Gaby Lewis,
• Louise Little,
• Sophie MacMahon,
• Jane Maguire,
• Cara Murray,
• Leah Paul,
• Orla Prendergast,
• Eimear Richardson,
• Rebecca Stokell,
• Mary Waldron.

Full Schedule of of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023

Date	Match	Time & Venue
10 February	South Africa vs Sri Lanka	10.30 pm (Cape Town)
11 February	West Indies vs England	6.30 pm (Paarl)
11 February	Australia vs New Zealand	10.30 pm (Paarl)
12 February	India vs Pakistan	6.30 pm (Cape Town)
12 February	Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka	10.30 pm (Cape Town)
13 February	Ireland vs England	6.30 pm (Paarl)
13 February	South Africa vs New Zealand	10.30 pm (Paarl)
14 February	Australia vs Bangladesh	10.30 pm (Gqeberha)
15 February	West Indies vs India	6.30 pm (Cape Town)
15 February	Pakistan vs Ireland	10.30 pm (Cape Town)
16 February	Sri Lanka vs Australia	6.30 pm (Gqeberha)
17 February	New Zealand vs Bangladesh	6.30 pm (Cape Town)
17 February	West Indies vs Ireland	10.30 pm (Cape Town)
18 February	England vs India	6.30 pm (Gqeberha)
18 February	South Africa vs Australia	10.30 pm (Gqeberha)
19 February	Pakistan vs West Indies	6.30 pm (Paarl)
19 February	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka	10.30 pm (Paarl)
20 February	Ireland vs India	6.30 pm (Gqeberha)
21 February	England vs Pakistan	6.30 pm (Cape Town)
21 February	South Africa vs Bangladesh	10.30 pm (Cape Town)
23 February	Semi-final 1	6.30 pm (Cape Town)
24 February	Semi-final 2	6.30 pm (Cape Town)
26 February	Final	6.30 pm (Cape Town)

Where to watch ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in India?

• Live telecast of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will be on the Star Sports network in India.
• Live streaming of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will be available on the Hotstar app and website.