SA to host inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup

KelliesNdlovu ZimbabweCricket WomensT20Cup — Kellies Ndlovu walks after guiding her Alliance Health Eagles side to victory in The Women’s T20 Cup PIC: ZimbabweCricket

South Africa has been confirmed as the host country for the inaugural Under-19 Women’s Cricket World Cup set for January 2023.

Postponed a couple of times, the tournament will finally go ahead as a precursor to the T20 Women’s Cricket World Cup, also to be held in South Africa.

Zimbabwe qualify directly for the tournament and will be eager to showcase some of their young starlets like Kellies Ndlovu and Olinda Chare who impressed in the just-ended domestic season.

The qualification pathway for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 was also agreed. Eight teams will gain automatic qualification into the event, comprising the top three teams from each group of the 2023 event plus host (if not in the six) and next highest ranked teams on the MRF ICC Women’s T20 rankings table at a pre-determined date. The remaining two teams will be identified through the Women’s T20 World Cup global qualifier.