4 October, Kathmandu. The U-19 Women's Cricket World Cup will be held from January 21 to February 6. According to the schedule published by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the World Cup matches will be held in Nepal and Bangladesh.
The 16 participating teams have been divided into four groups. Group 'A' includes India, Ireland and West Indies along with Nepal. Group 'B' has South Africa, New Zealand and Samoa. Australia, Bangladesh, Nigeria and UAE are in Group 'C' while England, Sri Lanka, America and Scotland are in Group 'D'. In the group stage, all matches of Nepal have been decided at home ground.
Nepal will play its first match against Ireland on January 22, India on January 24 and West Indies on January 26. All the three matches will be played at the Trivi Cricket Ground. 15 matches will be held in Nepal, which is the co-host. It is scheduled to be played at Nepal's Trivi Cricket Ground and Mulpani Cricket Ground. Apart from that, 26 matches will be played in Bangladesh.
After the group stage matches, the competition will be held in the Super Six stage. 3-3 teams from each group will enter the Super Six stage. Super Six teams will be divided into two groups. The top two teams from both groups will enter the semi-finals.
The semi-final match of the tournament will be held on February 4 at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh. The final of the tournament will be held on February 6 in Bangladesh.
