Over the last few years, women’s cricket has reached newer heights, with teams from different parts of the world competing against each other strongly. Following the tradition of the men’s world cup, the ICC, in January 2023, announced the Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held in Africa, starting February 10, 2023.
Cricket season has kept the fans engaged throughout, and ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup was also successfully inaugurated recently in Benoni and Potchefstroom. Fans across the world, especially in Cape Town, South Africa, have been excited for the opening game of the ICC Women’s T20 Women’s Cup. Excitement is in the air and significantly increasing as women cricketers prepare to make a mark in this historic tournament. Team India has been progressing well and is all set to play their semi-final match against Australia. The match will start from 18:30 and will be streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. 1
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – India Squad
Below mentioned are the players from the Indian squad
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Richa Ghosh, Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Devika Vaidya, Pooja Vastrakar, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav.
Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh have been included as travelling reserves, whereas Hrishikesh Kanitkar is the coach.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – Team List and Format
ICC, on its official website, mentioned that the Women’s T20 World Cup would be taking place in two stages, whereby a total of 10 teams will be divided into five sides, each comprising of two groups. Seven teams have gained automatic qualification along with South Africa, which was qualified on the basis of being hosts.
Besides these teams, Bangladesh and Ireland also made it through the qualifiers. Round-robin contests will be the first round in their respective groups, and two top teams from each group will be progressing further to the knockout stage, which consists of two semi-finals and a finale on February 26.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – Full Schedule
Here is the full schedule of the matches scheduled all the way to the finals.
| Date | Match Details | Time | Venue |
| 10-Feb-23 | South Africa Women vs Sri Lanka Women | 10:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 11-Feb-23 | West Indies Women vs England Women | 6:30 PM | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 11-Feb-23 | Australia Women vs New Zealand Women | 10:30 PM | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 12-Feb-23 | India Women vs Pakistan Women | 6:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 12-Feb-23 | Bangladesh Women vs Sri Lanka Women | 10:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 13-Feb-23 | Ireland Women vs England Women | 6:30 PM | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 13-Feb-23 | South African Women vs New Zealand Women | 10:30 PM | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 14-Feb-23 | Australia Women vs Bangladesh Women | 10:30 PM | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 15-Feb-23 | India Women vs West Indies Women | 6:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 15-Feb-23 | Pakistan Women vs Ireland Women | 10:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 16-Feb-23 | Sri Lanka Women vs Australia Women | 6:30 PM | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 17-Feb-23 | New Zealand Women vs Bangladesh Women | 6:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 17-Feb-23 | West Indies Women vs Ireland Women | 10:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 18-Feb-23 | England Women vs India Women | 6:30 PM | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 18-Feb-23 | South African Women vs Australia Women | 10:30 PM | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 19-Feb-23 | Pakistan Women vs West Indies Women | 6:30 PM | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 19-Feb-23 | New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women | 10:30 PM | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 20-Feb-23 | India Women vs Ireland Women | 6:30 PM | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 21-Feb-23 | England Women vs Pakistan Women | 6:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 21-Feb-23 | South African Women vs Bangladesh Women | 10:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 23-Feb-23 | A1 vs B2 (Semifinal 1) | 6:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 24-Feb-23 | B1 vs A2 (Semifinal 2) | 6:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 26-Feb-23 | TBC vs TBC (Final) | 6:30 PM | Newlands, Cape Town |
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – India Fixture
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – Venue
ICC, in August 2022, announced three venues – Newlands Cricket Ground, St George’s Park Cricket Ground and Boland Park – where the matches will be held.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 – LIVE Streaming
All the matches of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 can be enjoyed LIVE on the Disney+ Hotstar website and application. In order to watch the same, one will have to purchase one of the three available plans from the website or mobile application and pay for the same using the available digital payment options, Credit/Debit Cards, and Net banking.
Users on Vodafone Idea, Airtel and other mobile/broadband connections can avail of the Disney+ Hotstar subscription benefits as per the bundle offer provided by the network operator
| Disney+ Hotstar Plans | Price | Number of devices | Resolution supported |
| Super | Rs 899/year | 2 | HD |
| Premium | Rs 299/year | 4 | 4K |
| Premium | Rs 1,499/year | 4 | 4K |
Other content offerings like Hotstar Originals, sports, Indian TV shows, movie premieres, premium English content, and more will also be included in the plan and the same can be watched on two or more devices, whereby some will offerings will be ad-supported and will be compatible with laptops and TVs.
Meanwhile, users on Super plan will be able to stream in Full HD (1080p) resolution at Rs 899 for a year, and the ones with premium plan shall be able to watch in 4K resolution enjoy the same on four devices without ads basis their purchase of Rs 1,499 for a year plan or Rs 299 per month.
Jio recharge plans with Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription
Earlier, Jio was offering the Disney+ Hotstar bundle as a part of two plans for Rs 1,499 and Rs 4,199; however, in a recently taken decision, the same has been discontinued.
Airtel Prepaid plans with Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile plan
Airtel offers Disney+ Hotstar subscriptions for its users on selected Prepaid plans designed only for the benefit of users, which also includes data, calls and more. Users who are interested will be able to watch a variety of offerings like web series, movies, live TV, and more, and the offer can be availed on recharge using one of the below-mentioned plans.
- Rs 399 for 3 Months with 2.5GB/day for 28 days
- Rs 839 for 3 Months with 2GB/day for 84 days
- Rs 499 for 1 Year with 2GB/day for 28 days
- Rs 3,359 for 1 Year with 2.5GB/day for 365 days
Vodafone (Vi) Prepaid plans with Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile plan
Some Vodafone Idea (Vi) offerings also include the Disney+ Hotstar subscription, which can be purchased from one of the three plans. Besides the OTT platform, the pack also includes data, unlimited calling, SMS and other benefits. Below mentioned are seven Vi prepaid recharge plans that offer Disney+ Hotstar subscriptions.
- Rs 151 for 30 days with 8GB data and Disney+ Hotstar
- Rs 399 for 28 days with 2.5GB/day data and Disney+ Hotstar
- Rs 499 for 28 days with 2GB/day data and Disney+ Hotstar
- Rs 601 for 28 days with 3GB/day data and Disney+ Hotstar
- Rs 901 for 70 days with 3GB/day data and Disney+ Hotstar
- Rs 1,066 for 84 days with 2GB/day data and Disney+ Hotstar
- Rs 3,099 for 365 days with 2GB/day data and Disney+ Hotstar
Airtel postpaid plans with Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription
Disney+ Hotstar Mobile subscription is also a part of Airtel postpaid plans worth Rs 499, Rs 999, Rs 1199, and Rs 1,599 which also includes data plans rollover, calling, SMS services, other OTT platforms and more.
Vodafone (Vi) postpaid plans with Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile subscription
Vodafone Idea (Vi) plans of Rs. 501. Rs. 701 plan or Rs 1,101 give the benefit of a Disney+ Hotstar subscription to the users along with services from OTT platforms and network benefits.
Jio fibre plans with Disney Plus Hotstar
Selected prepaid and postpaid plans, as a part of the bundle offer, include Disney+ Hotstar as a part of the VAS, which also includes other OTT platforms like SonyLIV, Zee5, Voot Select, Voot Kids, Discovery Plus, JioCinema and more.
Below are the Jio Fiber Prepaid Broadband Plans, which include Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscription
- Rs 999 plan: 150Mbps, unlimited data, Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile + 13 other OTT apps with 30 days of validity
- Rs 1,499 plan: 300Mbps, unlimited data, Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile + 13 other OTT apps with 30 days of validity
Below are the Jio Fiber Postpaid Broadband Plans with Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscription.
- Rs 599 plan: 30Mbps, unlimited data, Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile + 13 other OTT apps with 30 days of validity
- Rs 899 plan: 100Mbps, unlimited data, Disney Plus Hotstar Mobile + 14 other OTT apps with 30 days of validity
Airtel Xstream Fiber broadband plans with Disney Plus Hotstar Super subscription
Users who are on Xstream Fiber broadband plans can activate the Disney+ Hotstar Super subscription as a part of the added offering, which includes voice calls, data, and SMS services.
- Rs 999 plan: Unlimited data at 200Mbps,
- Rs 1,499 plan: Unlimited data at 300Mbps
- Rs 3,999 plan: Unlimited data at 1Gbps
Times Prime membership offer
Times Prime membership plan of Rs 1,199 includes Disney+ Hotstar and services from OTT platforms along with several benefits which users can enjoy along with the content offering watchable on the web, mobile, and/or TV.
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