The second edition of ICC World Twenty20 will feature two parallel tournaments – the women’s tournament featuring 8 teams and the men’s tournament featuring 12 teams.
The groupings and schedule of the women’s tournament is given below:
| Group A | Group B |
| Australia | India |
| New Zealand | England |
| West Indies | Sri Lanka |
| South Africa | Pakistan |
Warm-up matches
| JUNE 2009 | ||
| 08 MON | NZ vs ENG 4:30 PM IST |
RSA vs SL 4:30 PM IST |
| 08 MON | AUS vs IND 8:30 PM IST |
WI vs PAK 8:30 PM IST |
| 09 TUE | RSA vs PAK 4:30 PM IST |
NZ vs IND 4:30 PM IST |
| 09 TUE | WI vs SL 8:30 PM IST |
ENG vs AUS 8:30 PM IST |
Group Stage
| JUNE 2009 | GROUP A | GROUP B |
| 11 THU | WI vs RSA 4:30 PM IST |
IND vs ENG 8:30 PM IST |
| 12 FRI | AUS vs NZ 4:30 PM IST |
PAK vs SL 8:30 PM IST |
| 13 SAT | WI vs NZ 4:30 PM IST |
IND vs PAK 8:30 PM IST |
| 14 SUN | AUS vs WI 4:30 PM IST |
ENG vs SL 8:30 PM IST |
| 15 MON | NZ vs RSA 4:30 PM IST |
IND vs SL 8:30 PM IST |
| 16 TUE | AUS vs RSA 4:30 PM IST |
ENG vs PAK 8:30 PM IST |
| 18 THU |
Women’s S/F – A1 v B2 |
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| 19 FRI |
Women’s S/F – B1 v A2 |
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| 21 SUN |
Women’s Final |
This is a welcome decision by ICC to hold Women’s T20 World Cup along with Men’s T20 World Cup as this will surely bring extra media attention and a definite boost to women’s cricket, the otherwise ignored aspect of international cricket.
With so many matches happening every day during the World Cup, it sure is going to be absolute delight for the cricket fans!