The first edition of ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup will be held in South Africa in January 2023. The tournament consists of 41 matches, starts on January 14 and concludes on Janaury 30. The tournament will see 16 teams taking part who will be playing 41 matches. Team India will be led by Shafali Varma, who has already played senior cricket for India. She will lead a strong Indian squad that also consists of another senior India player Richa Ghosh. This is a good Indian side who will aim to win their World Cup in its inaugural season. Not to forget, this World Cup will be followed by ICC Women's T20 World Cup that kickstarts on February 9 in South Africa only.
The Shafali Verma-led side will aim to repeat the heroics of the MS Dhoni-led Team India which won the inaugural Mne's T20 World Cup that was also held in South Africa, back in 2007.
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There are 11 Full-Member nations who qualified automatically to the inaugural edition of the U19 Women's T20 World Cup. The teams are Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. The remaining five spots were filled by one team from each of the ICC’s five regions, through regional Qualifier tournaments, which had begun from June this year.
The 16 teams are divided into groups of four as below:
Group A
Australia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and USA
Group B
England, Pakistan, Rwanda and Zimbabwe
Group C
Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand and West Indies
Group D
India, Scotland, South Africa and the UAE
The ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup will be televised on Star Sports Network.
Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup for India. Spanning over 16 days of competitive T20 cricket, the competition will feature 41 matches between 16 teams. All matches will be streamed on FanCode.
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