The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has introduced the schedule of the Ladies’s Asia Cup 2024 event. The multi-nation event might be performed in Dambulla, Sri Lanka from July 19 to July 28.
The event will carry the India and Pakistan rivalry to life once more as the 2 groups have been clubbed in the identical group.
Notably, the event might be performed within the T20 format and can function a superb preparation for the groups forward of the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup, slated to be performed in Bangladesh later this yr.
The upcoming version of the Asia Cup might be an eight-nation event as an alternative of seven as was the case final time round. Nepal are the newest entrant this season.
The celebrated event can have all-female umpires and match referees akin to the 2022 version.
The President of the Asian Cricket Council, Jay Shah expressed delight within the growth and development of ladies’s cricket within the area and anticipates an “thrilling event that may encourage each gamers and followers”.
“The Ladies’s T20I Asia Cup 2024 underscores the ACC’s dedication to selling girls’s cricket within the area,” stated Shah in a press release launched by the ACC.
“We’re excited to see the elevated participation and competitiveness among the many groups, reflecting the rising reputation and significance of ladies’s cricket. This growth, from six groups in 2018 to seven in 2022, and now eight, is a testomony to our dedication to the ladies’s sport and the burgeoning expertise pool in Asian cricket. We anticipate an thrilling event that may encourage each gamers and followers.
“The Ladies’s T20I Asia Cup has grow to be a big occasion within the ACC calendar, offering a platform for ladies cricketers to showcase their expertise and fervour for the game. The ACC stays steadfast in its efforts to advance girls’s cricket and create extra alternatives for ladies to excel internationally,” he added.
Considerably, India are the defending champions and can face their arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday, July 21. The defending champions are positioned in Group A alongside Pakistan, Nepal and UAE.
Group B includes the earlier version’s runners-up Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand.
Ladies’s Asia Cup 2024 schedule
| Date | Day | Match |
| July 19 | Friday | Pakistan vs Nepal |
| July 19 | Friday | India vs UAE |
| July 20 | Saturday | Malaysia vs Thailand |
| July 20 | Saturday | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh |
| July 21 | Sunday | Nepal vs UAE |
| July 21 | Sunday | India vs Pakistan |
| July 22 | Monday | Sri Lanka vs Malaysia |
| July 22 | Monday | Bangladesh vs Thailand |
| July 23 | Tuesday | Pakistan vs UAE |
| July 23 | Tuesday | India vs Nepal |
| July 24 | Wednesday | Bangladesh vs Malaysia |
| July 24 | Wednesday | Sri Lanka vs Thailand |
| July 26 | Friday | Semi-final 1 (Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd) |
| July 26 | Friday | Semi-final 2 (Group B 1st vs Group A 2nd) |
| July 28 | Sunday | FINAL |
