Frequently Asked Questions: 2023 Women's T20 World Cup

South Africa are hosting the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup. As well as the prestige, the host nation also get automatic qualification into the tournament.

This is the eighth iteration of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Yes it was! If you can remember that far back, originally, this tournament was set to kick off in late 2022. However, the Qatar World Cup got in the way. Due to scheduling clashes, it was decided that early 2023 was the smarter choice for the Women’s T20 World Cup.

One of the main FAQs on the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup is what countries are taking part. We’ve already discussed that South Africa were definites as they’re hosting.

But the other nine countries had to work harder to get their place. Australia, India, England, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, the West Indies and Pakistan all qualified by topping the T20 rankings.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh and Ireland had to win their places among the top cricketing nations in playoff matches.

The teams are split into two groups. Group A will play against each other, as will Group B. Then the champs from each group will eventually play off against each other.

Group A is:

• Australia
• Bangladesh
• South Africa
• New Zealand
• Sri Lanka

Group B is:

• West Indies
• England
• Pakistan
• India
• Ireland

Every team gets a total of 15 players. These players are pre-selected well in advance of the first cricket match of the tournament.

There are three different stadiums being used to host the T20 Women’s World Cup in 2023. They are:

• Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, capacity of 25,000
• St George’s Park Cricket Ground, Gqebera, capacity of 19,000
• Boland Park, Paarl, capacity of 10,000

Cape Town and Paarl are relatively close together, which should make watching those matches fairly straightforward.

However, Gqebera is over the other side of the country, so that will be a fair distance for fans and players alike to trek.