Published: Jan 28, 2013, 12:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 28, 2013, 12:21 PM (IST)
The captains of West Indies, India, England and Sri Lanka pose with the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 Trophy © AFP
Mumbai: Jan 28, 2013
The 2013 ICC Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be played in India from January 31 to February 17, 2013.
The ICC organises the World Cup every four years. The last edition in 2009 was won by Australia. Australia has won the title five times, since the tournament was first played in 1973 in England.
The World Cup will feature eight teams, which are divided into two groups, A and B.
The Group A teams include England, West Indies, Sri Lanka and India; all Group A matches will be played in Mumbai. All the teams in Group B, comprising New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia and South Africa, will play their matches in Cuttack.
The final of the tournament will be played at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, on February 17, 2013.
The venues for the World Cup are Wankhede Stadium, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Cricket Club of India (CCI), Middle Income Group Club Ground (MIG), Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, and DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack. A total of 25 matches will be played.
Groups:
| Group A | Group B |
| England | Australia |
| India | New Zealand |
| West Indies | Pakistan |
| Sri Lanka | South Africa |
ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 Schedule:
Group Stage:
| DATE | TIME | FIXTURE | VENUE |
| Jan 31 | 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | India vs West Indies | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 01 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | Australia vs Pakistan | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Feb 01 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | England vs Sri Lanka | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 01 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | New Zealand vs South Africa | DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack |
| Feb 03 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | Australia vs South Africa | DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack |
| Feb 03 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | India vs England | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 03 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Feb 03 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | Sri Lanka vs West Indies | MIG Ground, Bandra, Mumbai |
| Feb 05 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | Australia vs New Zealand | DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack |
| Feb 05 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | Pakistan vs South Africa | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Feb 05 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | India vs Sri Lanka | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 06 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | England vs West Indies | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Feb 07 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | 7th Place Play-off (A4 vs B4) | DRIEMS Ground, Tangi, Cuttack |
Super Sixes:
| DATE | TIME | FIXTURE | VENUE |
| Feb 08 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A1 vs B1 (TBD vs TBD) | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 08 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A2 vs B2 (TBD vs TBD) | Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai |
| Feb 08 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A3 vs B3 (TBD vs TBD) | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Feb 10 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A2 vs B1 (TBD vs TBD) | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 10 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A1 vs B3 (TBD vs TBD) | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Feb 11 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A3 vs B2 (TBD vs TBD) | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Feb 13 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A3 vs B1 (TBD vs TBD) | MIG Ground, Bandra, Mumbai |
| Feb 13 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A2 vs B3 (TBD vs TBD) | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Feb 13 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | A1 vs B2 (TBD vs TBD) | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
Semi-Finals:
| DATE | TIME | FIXTURE | VENUE |
| Feb 15 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | TBD vs TBD | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Feb 15 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | TBD vs TBD | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
Final:
| DATE | TIME | FIXTURE | VENUE |
| Feb 17 | 09:00 local | 03:30 GMT | TBD vs TBD | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday exuded confidence that the presence of seniors cricketers in the squad will provide a fillip to the team during their campaign in the World Cup which gets underway on January 31.
