The 23 matches at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be shared between two venues as 10 teams converge in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to compete for the trophy.
The tournament will get underway at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, a regular on the international cricket circuit, on October 3.
Then it’s the turn of the Dubai International Stadium (DIS) to take centre stage the following day, with the ground also hosting the Final on October 20.
Dubai International Stadium (DIS)
Dubai International Stadium is the newer of the two venues being used, with the 25,000-capacity stadium first opening in 2009.
DIS hosted its first women’s T20 international in September 2023 when UAE hosted Namibia.
For the 2021 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, DIS played host to 13 matches, including the final.
Dubai International Stadium will host 12 matches in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, including the final on 20 October. Its first matches will be on 4 October, with 2023 finalists, South Africa taking on 2016 champions West Indies before India take on New Zealand.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Since it opened in 1982, Sharjah Cricket Stadium has hosted over 200 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of which being Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in April 1984.
The ground has become such a favourite of the international circuit that it entered the Guinness Book of World Records just over a decade ago for having hosted more ODIs than any other. Capable of holding 16,000.
The first women’s ODI to take place there was on January 9, 2015 when Pakistan hosted Sri Lanka.
Sharjah Stadium was one of four venues during the 2021 edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup and hosted 11 group-stage matches.
The West Stand was renamed the Stand in honour of the India batting legend’s 50th birthday in 2023.
The ground will host 11 matches during Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, including the opening double-header matches, Bangladesh vs Scotland and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on 3 October. It will also host the second semi-final on October 18.
