ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 schedule out. India face Pakistan in opening encounter

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India qualified for the World Cup on the basis of their position in ICC Women's Championship 2017-20
All eight participants will face each other once and the top four will qualify for the semi-finals
India will face Pakistan on March 6

Written By:Yash Bajaj

Updated: December 14 2021 06:01:14 PM ET New Delhi, Delhi, India

India will face Pakistan in their opening encounter of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand. The event, which begins on March 4, 2022 with the hosts taking on West Indies, will hold 31 games across as many days.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the schedule of the Women’s World Cup. Eight teams will participate in the showpiece event. Australia, England, South Africa and India qualified for the tournament on the basis of their position in ICC Women’s Championship 2017-20 while New Zealand automatically qualified as they were hosts.

Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies made the cut on the basis of their ODI rankings after the qualifiers were called off due to a COVID-related uncertainty.

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All eight participants will face each other once and the top four will qualify for the semi-finals. The first knock out game will take place at The Basin Reserve in Wellington on March 30 while The Hagley Oval will staged the second semi-final on March 31. The finals of the tournament will played on April 3.

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ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 schedule:

New Zealand vs West Indies, March 4

Bangladesh vs South Africa, March 5

Australia vs England, March 5

Pakistan vs India, March 6

New Zealand vs Bangladesh, March 7

Australia vs Pakistan, March 8

West Indies vs England, March 9

New Zealand vs India, March 10

Pakistan vs South Africa, March 11

West Indies vs India, March 12