The International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s World T20 is heating up as players trickle in for the first standalone women’s event.
The Ireland Women’s cricket team take a photo opportunity with Social Cohesion Minister with responsibility for sport, Dr George Norton
The first women’s team have arrived in Guyana in high spirits, a clear indication that the event will be one to witness. Despite their late flight, the Ireland Women’s team arrived in Guyana in the wee hours of Tuesday g and were all smiles as they were greeted by the Social Cohesion Minister with responsibility for sport, Dr George Norton, WWT20 Match Day Manager KJ Singh and Venue Manager Sabrina Panday.
The Irish team will hit the nets today as they prepare for the first warm-up match against Bangladesh on Sunday, November 4. Upon the other teams arrival, they will follow suit and a string of practice matches featuring South Africa v Australia (November 6); Bangladesh v Pakistan (November 6); England v India (November 7) and West Indies v New Zealand (November 7) will lead up to the opening day of the World Cup on November 9. The practice matches are expected to be hosted at Everest Cricket Club, Georgetown Cricket Club, and Providence National Stadium.
Guyana will play home to the preliminary round of the T2O World Cup hosting matches on November 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17. Two matches will be played on each day.
