When does the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup start? Tournament schedule and UK times

English cricket fans will revel in the idea of another World Cup competition taking place just around the corner and hope that the success England knows at these events will once again shine through.

Just a few months after the excitement and drama of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in November, the Women will take to the stage to compete in the ICC Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup.

The event which last took place in 2017 saw England emerge victorious thanks to a phenomenal batting effort from Tammy Beaumont throughout the series.

410 runs later, the top ranked T20 batter in Women’s Cricket guided her side to victory and won herself Player of the Tournament in the process.

This year will seem different however. England hosted the 2017 tournament and revelled in the support from the home fans, playing up to their expectations.

With the 2022 tournament taking place in New Zealand, England will hope to encounter the Barmy Army there to cheer from the sidelines while Heather Knight and her squad hope to bring back some joy into English cricket that seems long overdue at this point.

Similar to their male counterparts, England Women’s cricket side has seen a rollercoaster of emotion in 2021 and the start of 2022 with only half as much success as would have been desired.

Fans had great expectations that Knight’s side would be able to restore some faith in their country’s cricketers when England Women undertook their own Ashes adventure but this was not to be.

A thrilling Test Match between Knight and Lanning’s teams brought back some much needed excitement in the series but Lanning’s squad was too strong for a lack-lustre England.

Having had some much needed time to reset and refocus, England Women will hope to put their troubles and fears behind them as they begin their 2022 World Cup Campaign by ironically facing Australia once more.

Here is all you need to know about the tournament’s schedule and when to keep up with the action…

When does the Tournament begin?

The Women’s Cricket World Cup begins on Friday 4 March 2022 with New Zealand Women taking on West Indies Women.

New Zealand W and West Indies W will commence play at 1am GMT.

When is England’s first match in the WCWC?

England will take on Australia for the round robin match on Saturday 5 March.

The match will begin at 1am GMT.

Where is the WCWC taking place?

New Zealand are hosting the 2022 World Cup. There will be six venues used in total:

• Hagley Oval, Christchurch
• Eden Park, Auckland
• Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
• Seddon Park, Hamilton
• Basin Reserve, Wellington
• University Oval, Dunedin

Full tournament schedule:

There will be 31 ODI matches taking place altogether, including two semi finals and one final.

Round-Robin:

• Friday 4 March: New Zealand W v West Indies W 
• Friday 4 March: Bangladesh W v South Africa W
• Saturday 5 March: England W v Australia W
• Sunday 6 March: Pakistan W v India W
• Sunday 6 March: New Zealand W v Bangladesh W
• Tuesday 8 March: Australia W v Pakistan W 
• Tuesday 8 March: West Indies W v England W
• Thursday 10 March: New Zealand W v India W
• Friday 11 March: Pakistan W v South Africa W
• Saturday 12 March: West Indies W v India W
• Saturday 12 March: New Zealand W v Australia W
• Sunday 13 March: Pakistan W v Bangladesh W
• Monday 14 March: South Africa W v England W
• Monday 14 March: Australia W v West Indies W
• Wednesday 16 March: England W v India W
• Thursday 17 March: New Zealand W v South Africa W
• Thursday 17 March: Bangladesh W v West Indies W 
• Saturday 19 March: India W v Australia W 
• Saturday 19 March: New Zealand W v England W
• Monday 21 March: West Indies W v Pakistan W
• Monday 21 March: South Africa W v Australia W
• Tuesday 22 March: India W v Bangladesh W 
• Wednesday 23 March: South Africa W v West Indies W 
• Thursday 24 March: England W v Pakistan W 
• Thursday 24 March: Bangladesh W v Australia W 
• Friday 25 March: New Zealand W v Pakistan W 
• Saturday 26 March: England W v Bangladesh W 
• Sunday 27 March: India W v South Africa W 

Semi-Finals:

• Tuesday 29 March 
• Thursday 31 March 

Final:

• Sunday 3 April

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