The 2018 edition of the Women’s World T20 will be hosted by Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana and St Lucia from November 9-24, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced. Hosts Windies will defend the title they won with an eight-wicket victory over Australia in Kolkata in 2016. The three venues were selected by Cricket West Indies through a bidding process and have been ratified by the ICC. The remaining two spots will be taken by Bangladesh, Holland, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand, Uganda or United Arab Emirates, all of whom will compete in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier in the Netherlands from 3-14 July. The November event in the Caribbean will be the first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20 after the past five events were played alongside the men’s event.

Source: Hindustan Times January 23, 2018 04:30 UTC