*Official* 2024 Women's T20 World Cup thread

[Magrat Garlick]

Starts next week Thursday and warmup matches are already starting so time for a thread.

Tournament ended up being rescheduled to the United Arab Emirates due to the political upheaval in Bangladesh earlier this year. ( http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/threads/official-womens-cricket-discussion-thread.7941/post-5277062 )

Group stage (3-15 October)
Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Group B: England, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh, Scotland
(listed in qualification order)

Match schedule (all times local)
3 October, 14.00, Sharjah: Bangladesh v Scotland (group B)
3 October, 18.00, Sharjah: Pakistan v Sri Lanka (group A)
4 October, 14.00, Dubai: South Africa v West Indies (group B)
4 October, 18.00, Dubai: India v New Zealand (group A)
5 October, 14.00, Sharjah: Australia v Sri Lanka (group A)
5 October, 18.00, Sharjah: Bangladesh v England (group B)
6 October, 14.00, Dubai: India v Pakistan (group A)
6 October, 18.00, Dubai: West Indies v Scotland (group B)
7 October, 18.00, Sharjah: England v South Africa (group B)
8 October, 18.00, Sharjah: Australia v New Zealand (group A)
9 October, 14.00, Dubai: South Africa v Scotland (group B)
9 October, 18.00, Dubai: India v Sri Lanka (group A)
10 October, 18.00, Sharjah: Bangladesh v West Indies (group B)
11 October, 18.00, Dubai: Australia v Pakistan (group A)
12 October, 14.00, Sharjah: New Zealand v Sri Lanka (group A)
12 October, 18.00, Dubai: Bangladesh v South Africa (group B)
13 October, 14.00, Sharjah: England v Scotland (group B)
13 October, 18.00, Sharjah: India v Australia (group A)
14 October, 18.00, Dubai: Pakistan v New Zealand (group A)
15 October, 18.00, Dubai: England v West Indies (group B)
17 October, 18.00, Dubai: Semifinal 1
18 October, 18.00, Sharjah: Semifinal 2
20 October, 18.00, Dubai: Final

Top two from each group to semifinals.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Scotland with a thumping win over Pakistan

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Ashmini Munisar, former under-19 skipper for WI, is also from my high school.

Anyways, our girls are doing kinda okay so far against India. We have them 113/6 in the 18th

Also, @mods-- sticky the thread please

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Freaking Hayley Matthews again. She finishes her spell with 4/17 off her 4 overs.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

In reply, 17 for 3

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Pretty comfortable for India in the end it seems.

NZ's bowlers got a confidence boost but the questions over the black ferns don't seem to be about whether their batters can score at 6.5 an over with no pressure.

 

[_Ed_]

Yeah, certainly no reason for NZ fans to get too carried away, but a win is a win, even if it's only a warm-up! We haven't had many of those lately.

 

[Molehill]

A comfortable win for Aus over Eng in what might yet turn out to be the Final. A 50 from Mooney proving to be the big difference between the two sides, although England were going well at 89-2 before losing their last 8 wickets for 40 runs!!

 

[Magrat Garlick]

It seems like they have kinda planned on Dean/Ecclestone/Glenn strangling 12 overs and that might work against most teams but I doubt it's enough to win the whole thing

 

[Molehill]

It seems like they have kinda planned on Dean/Ecclestone/Glenn strangling 12 overs and that might work against most teams but I doubt it's enough to win the whole thing

I think it would've worked in Bangladesh, but in the UAE there's definitely more help for the seamers (as Bell showed in that warm up). It was bizarre that they didn't consider changing their squad when the location changed. Cross really should be in there.

More warm ups today, Eng v NZ, Aus v WI, Ind v SA.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

They're probably not playing on the same stadiums and pitches so it's hard to draw that much out of it but the warmups keep pointing towards Big-3.

 

[kevinw]

AUS has a pretty stacked batting line anyway but Wareham now bats top three?

 

[Spark]

AUS has a pretty stacked batting line anyway but Wareham now bats top three?

Our team has made increasingly little tactical sense for like two years now. It's a real problem.

 

[Molehill]

AUS has a pretty stacked batting line anyway but Wareham now bats top three?

She didn’t against England (Perry did). As an idea of strength, Lichfield (who looks best suited to 3) probably won’t play.

Will probably need a spectacular individual performance for the Aussies to be beaten, but there are players out there who could do it.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Our team has made increasingly little tactical sense for like two years now. It's a real problem.

the ECB managed to ruin two teams by poaching Mott, huh?

 

[Molehill]

Got a feeling this opener might well be the sign of things to come. Bang look like comfortably defending their somewhat meagre 119 against the Scots.

The Scottish completely unable to score more than a single it seems.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Good win for Bangladesh.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised Asereje broke through in Asia

 

[Magrat Garlick]

"infectiously laughed out"

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Pakistan are imploding. Chamari be getting the wickets.