Cape Town - With the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup less than a week away, the City of Cape Town hosted an event at Maiden’s Cove to welcome teams and officials to the Mother City ahead of the tournament.
Cape Town is one of three venues for the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup, which gets under way on Friday, February 10, and is on until February 26.
The players had the opportunity to mingle and take in the scenic beauty at Maiden’s Cove before they battle it out.
In the week ahead, the teams will go their separate ways, as some head to the other host cities, Gqeberha and Paarl.
Host nation, South Africa, and Sri Lanka will kick off what will be an exciting 15 days of world class cricket action at Newlands Cricket Ground on Friday.
“Hosting Africa’s first ever international women’s cricket event in our city is testament to Cape Town’s ability to successfully stage major international events,” said safety and security mayco member JP Smith.
“Our support for the T20 Women’s World Cup forms part of the City of Cape Town’s contribution to efforts aimed at elevating the status of women's sports and providing as many platforms for athletes to showcase their skills. We wish all the players, officials, the fans, Cricket South Africa and the ICC a successful tournament.”
Newlands Cricket Ground will host 12 matches including two semi-finals and the final.
Tickets for the games are available from as little as R30 here https://bit.ly/3e3KfID
Cape Times