The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for Women’s World Cup 2022, scheduled to be played in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022.
31 matches will take place across six cities – Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
Wellington and Christchurch will play host for the two semi-finals on March 30 and 31, respectively. Christchurch will also host the summit clash on April 3.
Defending champions England will kick-start their campaign against old foes Australia on March 5, while the 2017 runner-ups India will play their first match on March 6 against Pakistan.
The multi-nation tournament was originally scheduled in the February-March window this year but got postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s the full schedule of ICC Women’s World Cup 2022:
- New Zealand vs West Indies, March 4
 - Bangladesh vs South Africa, March 5
 - Australia vs England, March 5
 - Pakistan vs India, March 6
 - New Zealand vs Bangladesh, March 7
 - Australia vs Pakistan, March 8
 - West Indies vs England, March 9
 - New Zealand vs India, March 10
 - Pakistan vs South Africa, March 11
 - West Indies vs India, March 12
 - New Zealand vs Australia, March 13
 - South Africa vs England, March 14
 - Pakistan vs Bangladesh, March 14
 - Australia vs West Indies, March 15
 - England vs India, March 16
 - New Zealand vs South Africa, March 17
 - Bangladesh vs West Indies, March 18
 - India vs Australia, March 19
 - New Zealand vs England, March 20
 - West Indies vs Pakistan, March 21
 - India vs Bangladesh, March 22
 - South Africa vs West Indies, March 24
 - England vs Pakistan, March 24
 - Bangladesh vs Australia, March 25
 - New Zealand vs Pakistan, March 26
 - England vs Bangladesh, March 27
 - India vs South Africa, March 27
 - Semi-Final 1, March 30
 - Semi-Final 2, March 31
 - Final, April 3