ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 schedule announced; Malaysia to host the tournament

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025, to be held in Malaysia next year.

The tournament will be held over 15 days from January 18, 2025, to February 2025.

It will be the second edition of the tournament which comes on the back of the successful inaugural edition of the tournament, which took place in South Africa in 2023.

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ICC releases schedule for Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia

The upcoming edition of the tournament will have 41 matches overall. Before the start of the tournament, 16 warm-up matches will be played from 13-16 January. It is expected to be an exciting event once again and India is likely to face a tough fight from teams like Australia and England.

Hosts Malaysia will make its maiden appearance in this edition of the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. On the other hand, Samoa will be making its first-ever appearance in an ICC World Cup tournament.

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Six matches will kick off the tournament on January 18 where England will face Ireland and Pakistan will be up against the USA in Group B at Johor. New Zealand will be up against South Africa while Debutants Samoa will face Africa's qualifier in Group C at Sarawak.

On the same day, Australia will face Scotland while Bangladesh will lock horns with Asia's Qualifier in Group D at Selangor. After the group stage, the teams will enter the Super six stage, which will begin on January 25. The Super Six stage will have two groups of six teams each, which will decide the teams in the semi-finals.

If India manages to qualify for the semis, they will play semi-final 2, which will be held on 31 January. India will begin its campaign against West Indies on January 19 at Bayuemas Oval in Group A. On the same day, hosts Malaysia will be up against Sri Lanka on the same ground.

Groups for the tournament:

Group A: India, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Malaysia

Group B: England, Pakistan, Ireland, USA

Group C: New Zealand, South Africa, Africa Qualifier, Samoa

Group D: Australia, Bangladesh, Asia Qualifier, Scotland

ICC tournament in Malaysia after 17 years

Meanwhile, ICC CEO Geoff Allardice expressed his pleasure in hosting the prestigious tournament. He hoped to build on the successful edition of the tournament, which was held in South Africa.

“We are delighted to announce the schedule for the second edition of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup and bringing an ICC event of this stature to Malaysia for the first time since the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2008."

“This is a special event to the ICC and forms an important part of our Global Growth Strategy of raising the profile of women’s cricket and further growing the game around the world. It is also a unique opportunity to introduce our vast global audiences to the future stars of the sport," Allardice said.

“We look forward to building on the success from the foundation laid at the inaugural event in South Africa in 2023. We wish all the teams the very best of luck in their preparation and to the Malaysian Cricket Association in organizing the event,” he concluded.

The last cricket tournament of such a big stature held in Malaysia was the Under-19 Men's World Cup 2008. The tournament is fondly remembered for producing some of the greatest cricketers of this generation like Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Wayne Parnell, and many more.

Malaysia was previously designated to host the tournament jointly along with Thailand. But Thailand's withdrawal means that Malaysia will be the sole host of the tournament now.