Bangladesh-Nepal to host Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup

The ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup will begin on January 21 next year in Bangladesh and Nepal. Sixteen teams will take part in this tournament being organised for the third time. Host Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign will start on the opening day itself. Their opponent in the first match will be the United Arab Emirates.

A total of 41 matches will be held at four venues in the two countries. In Bangladesh the matches will be held at Birshreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. In Kathmandu of Nepal the matches will be played at TU International Cricket Stadium and Upper Mulpani International Cricket Ground.

The 16 participating teams have been divided into four groups. Group A has India, Ireland, West Indies and Nepal. Group B has South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and Samoa. Host Bangladesh is in Group C. The other teams in this group are Australia, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates. Group D will feature England, Sri Lanka, the United States and Scotland.

Four matches will be held on the opening day on January 21. Bangladesh’s opponent will be the United Arab Emirates. The other host Nepal will play their first match against Ireland the next day. Current champions India will face West Indies in their first match.

The group stage matches will continue till January 26. After that the qualified teams will play in the Super Six stage. There the teams will be divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals.

The two semi-finals will be held on February 4 at Birshreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Chattogram. February 5 has been kept as a reserve day. The final will be held at the same ground on February 6 at 1:30pm local time. February 7 has been kept as a reserve day for the title-deciding match.