Christchurch: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 will comprise a total of 31 matches, including the semi-finals and the final, beginning January 30 in New Zealand.
The 50-over tournament will be the game’s fourth event to be fully or jointly hosted in New Zealand after two men’s World Cups in 1992 and 2015, and women’s event in 2000. The World Cup 2021 will run from January 30 to February 20. The hosts New Zealand and four other top teams based on the ICC Women’s Championship standings will gain direct qualification for the 2021 tournament. Currently, the top four teams in the point table are – Australia (22), defending champions England (22), India (16) and South Africa (16). While the remaining three teams will get a second chance through the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier event in which the sides will be joined by Bangladesh and Ireland, and the winner of each regional qualifier in 2019 – Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia Pacific and Europe.Sports event practitioners Liz Dawson and Andrea Nelson have been appointed as chair and chief executive, respectively, of the Cricket 2021 Ltd – the independent company set up to run the ICC Women’s World Cup 2021 in New Zealand. Dawson said it is a privilege for New Zealand to host such a significant tournament. (ANI)
