Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following countries hosted the first edition of ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2023?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is South Africa.
Key Points:
- The first edition of the ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup, hosted by South Africa in 2023, was the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
- Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was rescheduled from the end of 2021 to January 2023.
- The tournament featured sixteen teams that were initially divided into four groups.
- India, England, Australia, and New Zealand advanced to the competition's semi-finals.
- India defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the semi-finals, while England defeated Australia by 3 runs.
- The final took place on 29th January 2023 at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom.
- India beat England in the first-ever ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup .
- India bowled out England for a paltry 68 and won by 7 wkts.
Additional Information:
- The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in January 2021, but it was pushed back to December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The ICC considered deferring the tournament from its scheduled January 2021 date to later in the year in November 2020.
- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed in January 2021 that they would host the tournament in December 2021, but the tournament was postponed for the second time, and was moved to January 2023.
- The ICC's CEO, Geoff Allardice, stated in January 2022 that the tournament was "very much on the cards," and that the ICC was beginning the search for hosts.
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