Know the venues of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Sharjah Cricket Stadium and the Dubai International Stadium (DIS) will share the 23 matches that will be played among 10 teams at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 next month.

The tournament will get underway at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on October 3.

The Dubai International Stadium (DIS) will host the final on October 20.

Here is a closer look at the two venues and some of the key matches that will be played there.

Dubai International Stadium

Dubai International Stadium is the newer of the two venues, with the 25,000-capacity stadium first hosting a match in 2009 -- Pakistan’s ODI against Australia in April of that year, with Shahid Afridi starring in that series and the T20 series that followed.

Its first women’s ODI was Pakistan vs West Indies in February 2019 and DIS hosted its first women’s T20 international in September 2023 when UAE hosted Namibia.

For the 2021 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, DIS played host to 13 matches, including the final when Australia claimed their first-ever title by defeating New Zealand by eight wickets.

Pakistan’s 10-wicket victory over India in the Super 12 also took place there while West Indies’ 55 all out against England was the lowest total by a Full Member team in a Men’s T20 World Cup match.

Dubai International Stadium will host 12 matches in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, including the final on October 20. Its first matches will be on October 4, with 2023 finalists South Africa taking on 2016 champions West Indies first and then India taking on New Zealand.

Other standout matches at the venue include India’s clash against Pakistan in Group A and the final match in Group B between England, inaugural champions in 2009, and the West Indies.

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Since it opened in 1982, Sharjah Cricket Stadium has hosted over 200 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of which was between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in April, 1984.

The ground entered the Guinness Book of World Records just over a decade ago for having hosted more ODIs than any other venue. Capable of holding 16,000 people, it has become a popular venue for South Asian sides, with the vast crowds being made up of the many expats in the area.

The first women’s ODI to take place there was on January 9, 2015 when Pakistan hosted Sri Lanka, with the two sides contesting the first-ever women’s T20 international at the ground six days later.

Sharjah Cricket Stadium was one of four venues during the 2021 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and hosted 11 group-stage matches, including a narrow victory for South Africa over England.

The West Stand was renamed the Sachin Tendulkar Stand in honour of the India batting legend’s 50th birthday in 2023, with the venue playing host to his 134 off 131 balls when India chased down 273 to defeat Australia in the 1998 Coca-Cola Cup final.

The ground will host 11 matches during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, including the opening double-header matches, Bangladesh vs Scotland and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on October 3. It will also host the second semi-final on 18 October, with other standout matches including the Group A clash between India and Australia and England’s Group B meeting with South Africa.

(Inputs from ICC) 

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