Gqeberha, Paarl and Cape Town to host ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in February 2023

Eight of the ten groups have been confirmed for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, with the 2 remaining qualifiers to be decided on the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier going down in September 2022.

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HIGHLIGHTSICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will likely be a 10-team eventICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 will see 16 teamsEvents will happen one after the opposite in January and February 2023

Cricket South Africa on Monday introduced the host cities of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 and the primary version of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.

Benoni and Potchefstroom will host the primary version of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in January 2023, whereas the coastal cities of Gqeberha (previously Port Elizabeth), Paarl and Cape Town will stage the Women’s T20 World Cup in February.

After an extended stretch, the Eastern and Western Cape will host an ICC occasion. In 2007, Newlands in Cape Town hosted the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, whereas St George’s Park in Gqeberha and Boland Park in Paarl staged their first main ICC occasion matches through the 2003 Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Eight of the ten groups have been confirmed for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, with the 2 remaining qualifiers to be decided on the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier going down within the United Arab Emirates in September 2022. Meanwhile, for the U19 Women’s occasion, there’s one remaining place out there to qualify for the 16-team occasion which will likely be confirmed in September following the conclusion of the Africa Qualifier.

“We’re thrilled to announce the three cities to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup,” Tournament Director, Russell Adams stated. “The Eastern and Western Cape are prime cricket and tourist locations with great facilities and infrastructure. We have no doubt that these venues will step up to make this a memorable and uniquely African celebration of cricket for the local and international fans attending the event.”

“This is a special time for women’s cricket in South Africa, we are excited to be host of the inaugural U19 Women’s T20 World Cup and look forward to the spotlight focusing on the world’s best cricketers,” Sivuyile Mqingwana, U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Tournament Director commented. “We hope all the players taking part will enjoy their time on the big stage and more young girls will pick up the bat and ball to play the game.”

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