ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 – Women World Cup Schedule: India women will face off arch-rivals to begin their campaign in the upcoming Women’s World Cup. The two teams will lock horns on March 6 at Bay Oval Tauranga. Mithali Raj & Co would look to kick start the proceedings on a high after emerging as runner up in the 2017 World Cup Final. India will also face New Zealand, England and Australia in the tournament. The Women in Blue are in search of a maiden World Cup trophy after ending as runner up twice in the 50-over event. Follow all the live updates on InsideSport.IN
Women World Cup 2022 Schedule: The full updated fixture list of ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand is out. The first set of games will also see two massive rivalries take the centre stage, with Australia taking on England at Seddon Park in Hamilton on 5 March and India will be facing Pakistan in Tauranga the following day.
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The tournament is set to get underway on 4 March 2022 at the Bay Oval in Tauranga, with the hosts New Zealand playing West Indies.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: India to begin campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan- check full schedule
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A total of 31 games will be played across 31 days, with the eight teams clashing to get their hands on the coveted World Cup trophy. Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Tauranga, and Wellington will be the six cities that will host the tournament.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: India to begin campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan- check full schedule
- Australia, England, South Africa and India qualified for the event on the basis of their position in ICC Women’s Championship 2017-20 while New Zealand automatically qualified as they were hosts.
- On the basis of the ODI Team Rankings, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies were the final three teams to book their berth for the World Cup after 2021 the Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier was called off due to a Covid-related uncertainty.
- The tournament will be played in the league format, where all eight teams will face each other once, at the end of which the top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
- The first semi-final will be played at The Basin Reserve in Wellington on 30 March while The Hagley Oval in Christchurch will host the second semi-final (31 March) and the final (3 April). Both the semi-finals and the finals will have a reserve day in place.
- The tournament will also mark the return of the women’s global event since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The last global women’s event played was the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia in March 2020, which the hosts won by beating India in the final.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022: India to begin campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan- check full schedule
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