The top six teams – Australia, South Africa, England, India, New Zealand and West Indies – from the 2023 T20 World Cup in South Africa, earned direct qualification for next year’s event, while Bangladesh entered as hosts and Pakistan on the virtue of their position in the ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings.

The remaining two spots will be contested between 10 teams equally divided into two groups in the Global Qualifier. Group A consists Sri Lanka, Thailand, Scotland, Uganda and the USA, while Group B constitutes Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, UAE and Vanuatu.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2024 begins on 25 April in Abu Dhabi.

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The tournament will be played between April 25 and May 7. Each side will play the other teams once in a round-robin format and the top two teams from each group will secure a berth in the semi-finals. The competition is set to be held in two venues: Abu Dhabi’s Tolerance Oval and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 qualifier schedule: Full fixtures list, match timings, venues

All timings are local

Match 1: Thursday, April 25, 2024, Group A, Sri Lanka Women vs. Thailand Women, Tolerance Oval, 3:00 PM
Match 2: Thursday, April 25, 2024, Group B, United Arab Emirates Women vs. Ireland Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 3:00 PM
Match 3: Thursday, April 25, 2024, Group A, Scotland Women vs. Uganda Women, Tolerance Oval, 7:00 PM
Match 4: Thursday, April 25, 2024, Group B, Vanuatu Women vs. Zimbabwe Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 7:00 PM
Match 5: Saturday, April 27, 2024, Group A, Uganda Women vs. United States Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 3:00 PM
Match 6: Saturday, April 27, 2024, Group B, Netherlands Women vs. Vanuatu Women, Tolerance Oval, 3:00 PM
Match 7: Saturday, April 27, 2024, Group B, United Arab Emirates Women vs. Zimbabwe Women, Tolerance Oval, 7:00 PM
Match 8: Saturday, April 27, 2024, Group A, Scotland Women vs. Sri Lanka Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 7:00 PM
Match 9: Monday, April 29, 2024, Group A, Scotland Women vs. United States Women, Tolerance Oval, 3:00 PM
Match 10: Monday, April 29, 2024, Group B, Ireland Women vs. Zimbabwe Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 3:00 PM
Match 11: Monday, April 29, 2024, Group B, United Arab Emirates Women vs. Netherlands Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 7:00 PM
Match 12: Monday, April 29, 2024, Group A, Thailand Women vs. Uganda Women, Tolerance Oval, 7:00 PM
Match 13: Wednesday, May 01, 2024, Group B, Netherlands Women vs. Zimbabwe Women, Tolerance Oval, 3:00 PM
Match 14: Wednesday, May 01, 2024, Group A, Sri Lanka Women vs. Uganda Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 3:00 PM
Match 15: Wednesday, May 01, 2024, Group B, Ireland Women vs. Vanuatu Women, Tolerance Oval, 7:00 PM
Match 16: Wednesday, May 01, 2024, Group A, Thailand Women vs. United States Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 7:00 PM
Match 17: Friday, May 03, 2024, Group A, Scotland Women vs. Thailand Women, Tolerance Oval, 3:00 PM
Match 18: Friday, May 03, 2024, Group B, United Arab Emirates Women vs. Vanuatu Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 3:00 PM
Match 19: Friday, May 03, 2024, Group A, Sri Lanka Women vs. United States Women, Tolerance Oval, 7:00 PM
Match 20: Friday, May 03, 2024, Group B, Ireland Women vs. Netherlands Women, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 7:00 PM

Semi-final and final

1st Semi-Final: Sunday, May 05, 2024, TBD vs. TBD, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 3:00 PM
2nd Semi-Final: Sunday, May 05, 2024, TBD vs. TBD, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 7:00 PM

Final: Tuesday, May 07, 2024, TBD vs. TBD, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 7:00 PM