The schedules for the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup to be played in New Zealand, is officially out now, and India has been put up against their neighbour Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament.
The Women’s ODI World Cup is the biggest event of all in Women’s cricket, and the 2021 edition is set to be a cracker as the hosts New Zealand will play West Indies in the opening match of the competition.
However, the most interesting of them all, that excites the fans, is that the Indian women’s cricket team has been scheduled to play their neighbour and arch-rival Pakistan in their opening match of the campaign on the 6th of March, 2022.
Whether it is the men’s cricket or women’s cricket, India vs Pakistan always is a entertaining and exciting encounter to watch for the fans. And no doubt at all that women’s match will also attract a lot of viewership.
The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup was originally scheduled to be played last year, but, just like all other sporting events, the Women’s World Cup was also postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament has now been scheduled for 2022 and will kick-off in the month of March.
New Zealand has qualified for the tournament directly as the host of the competition, while the defending champions South Africa, Australia, England and India qualified on the basis of their position in the ICC Women’s Championship 2017-20.
Other than that, the 3 other teams to have qualified for the tournament are Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh on the basis of their ICC Women’s Ranking after the qualifier matches were called off due to pandemic’s worse condition.
The tournament will begin from the 4th of March, 2022 and the first phase of matches will end on the 27th of March. The 2 semi-finals will be 30th and 31st of March while the Final will be on the 3rd of April.
