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Int'l Cricket Council
02-06-2025
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- Int'l Cricket Council
Dates, venues for key Women's T20 World Cup 2026 fixtures revealed
The first match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 is set to be held at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 12 June with the hosts England kicking off the tournament. The Oval in London will play hosts for both the semi-finals on 30 June and 2 July respectively while the Final will be held at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground on 5 July. The marquee tournament will take place across 24 days with 33 matches set to be played across seven different venues in England, including Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, Headingley in Leeds, Edgbaston in Birmingham, The Hampshire Bowl in Southampton, Bristol County Ground in Bristol and The Oval and Lord's in London. This is the biggest ever Women's T20 World Cup edition with 12 teams competing for the prestigious trophy. Eight teams including hosts England, Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka South Africa, West Indies and the defending champions New Zealand have already qualified for the tournament while four more will join them through the Qualifier next year. The dates and key fixtures for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 in India were also announced today with ICC Chair Jay Shah reiterating the governing body's commitment to the women's game. 'Fans have shown great support for the women's game in recent years, and I am sure they will start planning for these showpiece events now that they have key dates and venues," he said. 'Women's cricket stands at the forefront of our vision, and we are confident that these two upcoming tournaments will not only sustain the incredible momentum we've built in recent years but lift it to greater heights.' A tournament to savour | WT20WC 2024 A tournament to savour | WT20WC 2024 Exclusive presale tickets for the opening match, the semi-finals and the final will begin on 12 June, 2025 and fans can register the interest for the same here. Tickets for the opening game will start at £15 for adults and £5 for juniors and the semi-finals tickets will be available at £20 for adults and £10 for juniors. The final tickets will be sold at £30 for adults and £15 for juniors. ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2026NewsWomen's News
Int'l Cricket Council
02-05-2025
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- Int'l Cricket Council
Australia remain on top while Thailand climb up in the annual T20I rankings update
Australia and New Zealand have been the big winners on the ICC Women's T20I team rankings following the annual update made by the ICC on Friday. The Aussies maintained their stronghold on the No.1 ranking with 299 rating points and even extended their lead over second-placed England (279) from 18 points to 20 after the update. Women's T20I Team Rankings WATCH: Australia lift the 2023 T20 World Cup trophy The moment Australia lifted the T20 World Cup for the sixth time | Women's T20WC 2023 Australian captain Meg Lanning and her team celebrated in style as they lifted the trophy at Newlands in Cape Town after beating South Africa in the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. While there are no positional changes among the top-eight ranks, reigning ICC Women's T20 World Cup winners New Zealand were rewarded with a two-point increase to 253 rating points and are now within seven points of third-placed India (260). South Africa (243), West Indies (240), Sri Lanka (228) and Pakistan (220) round out the top eight teams on the rankings. Ireland move up one place and past Bangladesh into ninth following the update that provides weightings at 50 percent for matches between May 2022 and April 2024 and 100 percent for matches thereafter. WATCH: New Zealand win 2024 T20 World Cup crown MUST WATCH | New Zealand's Epic Relived – The pure drama of a historic night | WT20WC 2024 New Zealand players recall a historic night | WT20WC 2024 Asian side Thailand climb two places to move to 11th overall, while Sierra Leone (34th) and Kuwait (37th) are other big improvers as they gain seven rating points and move up three spots overall apiece. Four teams – Mexico, Czechia, Oman and Ghana – drop out of the rankings due to not having played at least eight T20Is since May 2022. Meanwhile, UAE have taken the place of USA among the 16 teams granted ODI status for the 2025-29 cycle, which will come into effect on 12 May. WATCH: Netherlands stun South Africa in World Cup shock | Match Highlights | CWC23 Netherlands stun South Africa in World Cup shock | Match Highlights | CWC23 Match highlights as Netherlands opened their account in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 with a stunning upset victory over South Africa in Dharamsala. The list of teams with ODI status now features five Associate Members, with Thailand, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and the Netherlands retaining their status, and the UAE joining them following strong performances in T20Is. Thailand and Scotland secured their ODI status through qualification for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025, while PNG and the Netherlands retained theirs based on their T20I rankings. The UAE earned ODI status as the next highest-ranked Associate Member at the time of the annual ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings update. Teams with ODI status are required to play at least eight ODIs over a three-to-four-year period to achieve or maintain a ranking.
Int'l Cricket Council
08-04-2025
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- Int'l Cricket Council
Players to watch at Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2025
A treat awaits cricket fans as six sides take on each other at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Pakistan. This event will determine the final two spots left for grabs at ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. We look at a host of players to keep an eye on as the tournament beckons. Shorna Akter first made her mark at the inaugural ICC Women's U19 Cricket World Cup 2023, being the highest run-scorer for her side with 153 runs at an average of 51 with a vehement strike rate of 157.7. Her stunning form led to an immediate promotion into the senior setup, where the youngster has since gone on to cement her place and reputation. She has additional leg-spin skills that have yielded 18 international wickets so far, though the all-rounder would look to make an equal impact with her batting in the lower middle-order for her side. A handy all-rounder with 90 international matches under her belt, Leah Paul is a key cog in the Irish side. While she can turn her arm over with aplomb, Leah's batting skills have held Ireland in good stead of late. She stood out with gritty batting performances during her side's tour of India, wherein she had defiant scores of 59, 27*, and 15 despite Ireland losing the series 3-0. She had a confident knock (46) in the warm-up against West Indies leading into the tournament, and would love to carry that form over the next couple of weeks in Pakistan. An adept wicketkeeper-batter in the T20I format, Gull Feroza gets her first opportunity to play the 50-overs format for Pakistan. Known for her attacking approach, Feroza scored 28 twice in the two warm-up fixtures for Pakistan, and would look to provide similar positive starts at the top. And if Feroza's strike-rate turns up anywhere closer to her T20I numbers (97.59), she can contribute for the hosts during the important qualification tournament in a big way. Carter tosses one up and gets a breakthrough | WT20WC 2024 All of but 19, Darcey Carter already has 30 international outings for Scotland. While her role in the T20I side has been that of a finisher, in the ODIs, Carter comes higher up the order. And if she lives anywhere near to her potential, glimpses of which were seen during her 55 in the warm-up against Bangladesh, the youngster can have a tournament to remember. A handy off-tweaker too, Carter's spin can be of immense use to her side in Pakistan. During their warm-up game against Pakistan, while the remaining Thailand side floundered, Maya held her own with an unbeaten 26, being the only player from the side to get to double digits. Having become a regular for the Thai side over the last three years, the 20-year-old has 299 runs and 37 wickets in international cricket. Maya is an important batter for her side, and can also be handy with her light medium pace, as showed in the team's warm-up against Ireland, where Maya picked a brace. Zaida James' incredible individual performance | U19 Women's T20 World Cup A top performer for West Indies in the 2023 U19 Women's T20 World Cup, Zaida James has since transitioned to the senior setup. A confident left-handed batter, who can be more than handy with her spin (15 wickets with her slow left-arm orthodox), James will be crucial in Pakistan, where the wickets are expected to hold some help for the tweakers. ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, 2025 News
Int'l Cricket Council
20-03-2025
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- Int'l Cricket Council
South Africa announce international fixtures for 2025/26 home season
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have unveiled their schedule for the men and women's senior teams in the upcoming 2025/26 home season. With the ICC Men and Women's T20 World Cup 2026 approaching, both the teams will be contesting in the shortest format. Both the Proteas sides had finished runners-up at the previous edition of the tournament last year. WATCH: Extra Cover | AUS v SA | WT20WC 2024 Semi-Final 1
