The inaugural edition of the ACC Women’s T20 Premier Cup 2024 will begin on February 10 and go on till February 18, hosted in Malaysia.

Organised by the Asian Cricket Council, this tournament is a part of the qualification process for the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2024, scheduled for later this year.

As many as 16 teams will be seen participating in the T20 tournament. The teams are divided into four groups featuring four teams each. Group A consists Kuwait, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand while China, Japan, Oman and UAE are in Group B.

Group C includes Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia and Qatar. Bhutan, Hong Kong, Maldives and Nepal form Group D. 

Each side is set to play one match with each team in their respective groups in a single, round-robin format

The top two teams from each group will then advance and play the quarter-finals before proceeding to the semi-finals and final. A total of 31 matches, including the final on February 18 will be played as part of ACC Women’s T20 Premier Cup 2024.

The winner and runner-up of the ACC Women’s T20 Premier Cup 2024 will compete in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2024 alongside Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Furthermore, the ACC Women's Emerging Asia Cup 2025 will feature the top four semi-finalists from the inaugural ACC Women’s T20 Premier Cup as qualifiers.

The first match of the ACC Women's T20 Premier Cup 2024 will see Group A’s Thailand Women face Mynamar Women.

The T20 series opener will be played at Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur. The other three venues to be used for this tournament are YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi, Royal Selangor Club and Selangor Turf Club, both in Kuala Lumpur. 

Where to watch ACC Women's T20 Premier Cup 2024 live in India

Live streaming of the ACC Women's T20 Premier Cup 2024 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.

Live telecast of the ACC Women's T20 Premier Cup 2024 will not be available on any TV channels in India.

ACC Women's T20 Premier Cup 2024 schedule and live match start times

All timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and date

Match

Venue

Time (IST)

Saturday, February 10

Thailand Women vs Myanmar Women

Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Saturday, February 10

UAE Women vs China Women

YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi

7:00 AM

Saturday, February 10

Indonesia Women vs Malaysia Women

Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Saturday, February 10

Nepal Women vs Hong Kong Women,

Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Saturday, February 10

Kuwait Women vs Singapore Women

Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Saturday, February 10

Oman Women vs Japan Women

YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi

11:00 AM

Saturday, February 10

Bahrain Women vs Qatar Women

Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Saturday, February 10

Bhutan Women vs Maldives Women

Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

Nepal Women vs Bhutan Women

Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

Thailand Women vs Kuwait Women

YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi

7:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

UAE Women vs Oman Women

Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

Indonesia Women vs Bahrain Women

Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

Hong Kong Women vs Maldives Women

Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

Myanmar Women vs Singapore Women

YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi

11:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

China Women vs Japan Women

Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Sunday, February 11

Malaysia Women vs Qatar Women

Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

Malaysia Women vs Bahrain Women

Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

Hong Kong Women vs Bhutan Women

YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi

7:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

Myanmar Women vs Kuwait Women

Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

China Women vs Oman Women

Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur

7:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

Indonesia Women vs Qatar Women

Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

Nepal Women vs Maldives Women

YSD-UKM Cricket Oval, Bangi

11:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

Thailand Women vs Singapore Women

Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Tuesday, February 13

UAE Women vs Japan Women

Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur

11:00 AM

Wednesday, February 14

Quarter Final 1

TBC

7:00 AM

Wednesday, February 14

Quarter Final 2

TBC

7:00 AM

Wednesday, February 14

Quarter Final 3

TBC

11:00 AM

Wednesday, February 14

Quarter Final 4

TBC

11:00 AM

Friday, February 16

Semi Final 1

TBC

7:00 AM

Friday, February 16

Semi Final 2

TBC

11:00 AM

Sunday, February 18

Final

TBC

7:00 AM

ACC Women's T20 Premier Cup 2024 Squads

Bahrain: Deepika Rasangika (c), Aswini Munglimane, Durriya Malik, Ishara Suhun, Pavithra Shetty, Manal Malik, Tharanga Gajanayake, Poorvaja Jagdeesha, Sadamali Bhakshala Arachchige, Sana Butt (wk), Aasha Samildeen, Abeera Waris, Nishma Pereira, Swarna Nunna.

Bhutan: Dechen Wangmo (c), Chado Om, Karma Dema, Sangay Wangmo, Sonam Choden, Yeshey Choden, Sonam, Tshering Zangmo, Ngawang Choden (wk), Anju Gurung, Anjuli Ghally, Eva Yangzom, Nidupangmo, Tshering Choden.

Hong Kong: Kary Chan (c), Natasha Miles, Shanzeen Shahzad, Yasmin Daswani, Betty Chan, Elysa Hubbard, Mariko Hill, Marina Lamplough, Emma Lai, Hiu Ying Cheung (wk), Alison Siu, Iqra Sahar, Maryam Bibi, Ruchitha Venkatesh.

China: Huang Zhuo, Mingyue Zhu, Sun Meng Yao, Zhi Xinyu, Han Lili, Yang Yu Xuan, Zhang Xiangxue, Zheng Lili, Chen Jie (wk), Zi Mei (wk), Chen Xinyu, Mengting Liu, Wenjing Yin, Xu Qian.

Kuwait: Maryyam Ashraf, Shanthi Balasubramanian, Siobhan Gomez, Venora Shaina, Amna Tariq, Madeeha Zuberi, Mariamma Hyder, Priyada Murali, Bhavani Yekkeli (wk), Suchitha D'sa (wk), Khadija Khalil, Maria Jasvi, Zeefa Jilani.

Indonesia: Kisi Salisa Kasse, Maria Corazon, Mia Arda, Andriani Andriani, Desi Wulandari, Kadek Winda Prastini, Ni Luh Dewi, Ni Rada Rani, Rahmawati Pangestuti, Sang Ayu Nyoman, Ni Sakarini, Ni Ariani, Ni Sariani, Ni Suwandewi.

Malaysia: Elsa Hunter, Intan Jamahidaya, Mas Elysa, Ainna Hashim, Amalin Sorfina, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Nur Aishah, Nur Arianna Natsya, Winifred Duraisingam, Aina Najwa, Wan Julia, Aisya Eleesa, Dhanusri Muhunan, Nur Dania Syuhada.

Oman: Akshadha Gunasekar, Alifiya Sayed, Shreya Prabhu, Javed Hina, Nitya Joshi, Priyanka Mendonca, Trupti Pawde, Cynthia Saldanha (wk), Amanda Dcosta, Pratima Bhattcharjee, Sahana Jellany, Sameera Khan, Sani Zehra, Sushma Shetty.

Japan: Mai Yanagida, Ahilya Chandel, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Haruna Iwasaki, Shimako Kato, Elena Kusuda-Nairn, Akari Nishimura, Erika Oda, Meg Ogawa, Kurumi Ota, Seika Sumi, Erika Toguchi-Quinn.

Qatar: Aysha, Saachi Dhadwal, Tafaul Ekhair, Devanandha Kavinisseri, Rochelle Quyn, Sabeeja Panayan, Rizpha Bano Emmanuel (wk), Trupti Kale (wk), Angeline Mare, Khadija Imtiaz, Sarrinah Ahmed, Shrutiben Rana, Sudha Thapa.

Thailand: Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Naruemol Chaiwai, Natthakan Chantham, Chanida Sutthiruang, Chayanisa Phengpaen, Nattaya Boochatham, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Phannita Maya, Rosenan Kanoh, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Suwanan Khiaoto (wk), Kanyakorn Bunthansen, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Thipatcha Putthawong.

Nepal: Apsari Begam, Bindu Rawal, Dolly Bhatta, Roma Thapa, Samjhana Khadka, Indu Barma, Kabita Joshi, Puja Mahato, Rubina Chhetry, Sita Magar, Kajal Shrestha, Asmina Karmacharya, Kabita Kunwar, Sangita Rai

UAE: Mehak Thakur, Rinitha Rajith, Rishitha Rajith, Al Maseera, Esha Oza, Kavisha Egodage, Khushi Sharma, Samaira Dharnidharka, Theertha Satish (wk), Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Siya Gokhale, Suraksha Kotte, Vaishnave Mahesh.

Myanmar: To be confirmed.

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