The ninth edition of the Women’s Asia Cup will begin on July 19. A total of 12 group-stage matches will take place until July 24, following which the semi-finals will be held on July 26 and the final on July 28 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium as well.

Eight teams are divided equally into two groups that will play for the trophy. Defending champions India will start their title defence with Group A rivals Pakistan on July 19 as well. They will play UAE and Nepal later in the group stage as well. On the other hand, Hosts Sri Lanka are placed in Group B alongside Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia. The top two sides from each group will play in the knockouts.

The inaugural Women’s Asia Cup was held in 2004 in Sri Lanka where the first four seasons were played in the ODI format as well. However, India are the most successful team in the competition, having made it to the final on eight occasions and winning seven of them as well. Their sole loss came against Bangladesh in 2018 as well.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka have been runners-up five times while Pakistan made it to the final twice as well.

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Women’s Asia Cup 2024: Full schedule (All timings are local)

Friday, July 19 – Group A: United Arab Emirates vs Nepal, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2:00 PM
Friday, July 19 – Group A: India vs Pakistan, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM

Saturday, July 20 – Group B: Malaysia vs Thailand, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2:00 PM
Saturday, July 20 – Group B: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM

Sunday, July 21 – Group A: India vs United Arab Emirates, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2:00 PM
Sunday, July 21 – Group A: Pakistan vs Nepal, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM

Monday, July 22 – Group B: Sri Lanka vs Malaysia, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2:00 PM
Monday, July 22 – Group B: Bangladesh vs Thailand, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM

Tuesday, July 23 – Group A: Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2:00 PM
Tuesday, July 23 – Group A: India vs Nepal, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM

Wednesday, July 24 – Group B: Bangladesh vs Malaysia, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, July 24 – Group B: Sri Lanka vs Thailand, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM

Friday, July 26 – Semi-final 1, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 2:00 PM
Friday, July 26 – Semi-final 2, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM

Sunday, July 28 – Final, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 7:00 PM