The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that Cape Town, Gqeberha and Paarl will host the T20 Women’s World Cup from February 10-26, 2023.
The ICC also confirmed that Benoni and Potchefstroom would host the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in January, 2023.
South Africa last hosted an ICC event in 2007, with the inaugural T20 World Cup in Newlands, Cape Town, while St George’s Park in Gqeberha and Boland Park in Paarl will host their first major ICC event matches since the 2003 Men’s Cricket World Cup.
“We’re thrilled to announce the three cities to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup,” said Tournament Director, Russell Adams. “The Eastern and Western Cape are prime cricket and tourist locations with great facilities and infrastructure. We have no doubt that these venues will step up to make this a memorable and uniquely African celebration of cricket for the local and international fans attending the event.”
It will be the first time that a T20 Women’s World Cup is held on African soil, and South Africa will be looking to improve on their semi-final loss to England during the ODI World Cup earlier this year.
