India are the defending champions of U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, having won the inaugural edition in 2023, beating England in the final.
New Delhi: Defending champions India will start their campaign against West Indies on January 19 in the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 to be held in Malaysia, the schedule of which was released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday. Besides India and West Indies, hosts Malaysia and Sri Lanka are also a part of Group A and will play all their matches at the Bayuemas Oval in Selangor.
Following the success of the inaugural edition, sixteen teams from around the world have been divided into four groups of four teams each. The top three teams from each of the four groups will advance into the Super 6 stage. India will play the rest of their group games against Malaysia on January 21 and Sri Lanka two days later.
The top three teams from Group A and D will constitute Group 1 while that of B and C will make Group 2. The top two teams from Group 1 and 2 will then make it to the semifinals on January 31. The Bayuemas Oval in Selangor will host the final on February 2. February 1 is a reserve day for the semifinals while February 3 is a reserve day for the final.
This will be Malaysia’s first appearance in the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup as well as Samoa’s first appearance in an ICC World Cup event. To add more to that there will be 16 warm-up fixtures to be played from January 13 to 16, in preparation for the main event
U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Groups
Group A – India, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
Group B – England, Pakistan, Ireland, USA
Group C – New Zealand, South Africa, Africa’s Qualifier, Samoa
Group D – Australia, Bangladesh, Asia’s Qualifier, Scotland
Complete Fixtures of U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025
January 18: Australia vs Scotland – UKM YSD Oval
January 18: England vs Ireland – JCA Oval, Johor
January 18: Samoa vs Africa Qualifier – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 18: Bangladesh vs Asia Qualifier – UKM YSD Oval
January 18: Pakistan vs USA – JCA Oval, Johor
January 18: New Zealand vs South Africa – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 19: Sri Lanka vs Malaysia – Bayuemas Oval
January, 19: India vs West Indies – Bayuemas Oval
January 20: Australia vs Bangladesh – UKM YSD Oval
January 20: Ireland vs USA – JCA Oval, Johor
January 20: New Zealand vs Africa Qualifier – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
Januray 20: Scotland vs Asia Qualifier – UKM YSD Oval
January 20: England vs Pakistan – JCA Oval, Johor
January 20: South Africa vs Samoa – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 21: West Indies vs Sri Lanka – Bayuemas Oval
January 21: India vs Malaysia – Bayuemas Oval
January 22: Bangladesh vs Scotland – UKM YSD Oval
January 22: England vs USA – JCA Oval, Johor
January 22: New Zealand vs Samoa – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 22: Australia vs Asia Qualifier – UKM YSD Oval
January 22: Pakistan vs Ireland – JCA Oval, Johor
January 22: South Africa vs Africa Qualifier – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 23: Malaysia vs West Indies – Bayuemas Oval
January 23: India vs Sri Lanka – Bayuemas Oval
January 24: B4 v C4 – JCA Oval, Johor
January 24: A4 v D4 – JCA Oval, Johor
January 25: Super Six – B2 v C3 – UKM YSD Oval
January 25: Super Six – B1 v C2 – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 25: Super Six – A3 v D1 – UKM YSD Oval
January 25: Super Six – C1 v B3 – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 26: Super Six – A2 v D3 – Bayuemas Oval
January 26: Super Six – A1 v D2 – Bayuemas Oval
January 27: Super Six – B1 v C3 – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 28: Super Six – A3 v D2 – Bayuemas Oval
January 28: Super Six – C1 v B2 – Sarawak Cricket Ground (SCG)
January 28: Super Six – A1 v D3 – Bayuemas Oval
January 29: Super Six – C2 v B3 – UKM YSD Oval
January 29: Super Six – A2 v D1 – UKM YSD Oval
January 31: Semi-Final 1 – Bayuemas Oval
January 31: Semi-Final 2 – Bayuemas Oval
February 2: Final – Bayuemas Oval