Women's cricket: India face New Zealand in World T20 opener
The Indian women's cricket team will begin their ICC Women's World T20 campaign against New Zealand. India are yet to win the tournament in their previous 5 attempts and will be looking to bring the trophy back home this time around. The premier event kicks off in the West Indies from November 9 to 24, this year.
Pakistan challenge awaits India in the second fixture
After locking horns with New Zealand in the opening game on November 9, India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in their second game on November 11. India will then play one of the qualifying teams on November 15 and then take on three-time champions Australia in their last group game on November 17. The 10-team tournament will be played across three venues in the Caribbean.
Qualifiers to take place from July 7 to 14
This will be the first stand-alone ICC Women's event in T20 cricket. The qualifiers for the event will take place in the Netherlands from July 7 to 14. The likes of Bangladesh, Ireland, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates will compete for the available spots.
ICC will use DRS in its first World T20 event
The tournament will have 23 matches, and the DRS is also set to make its debut for the first time in an ICC World T20 event. Defending champions West Indies are in Group A along with England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Qualifier 1 from the Netherlands event, while Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Qualifier 2 are a part of Group B.
