Tigresses to take on USA as T20 WC Qualifier kicks off on Jan 18

Bangladesh Women's team will take on the USA on January 18 in Nepal to kick off the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2026, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the full fixture list, including the Super Six stage, on Wednesday, reports BSS.

Bangladesh Women's team will take on USA on January 18 in Nepal to kick off the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2026 as the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the complete fixtures including the Super Six stage on Wednesday, reports BSS.

The 10 teams participating in the tournament from January 18 to February 01 will vie for four qualification spots in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup to be held in England and Wales in June-July.

Warm-up games will take place on January 14 and 16 at three locations - Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground and Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground.

Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground and Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground will then exclusively host competitive matches once the group stage gets underway from January 18.

Bangladesh are drawn in Group A alongside USA, Ireland, Namibia and Papua New Guinea.

The Group B is formed with Nepal, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Scotland.

Nepal take on Thailand while Bangladesh face USA in the morning's games before the afternoon sees Zimbabwe go up against the Netherlands and Ireland do battle with Papua New Guinea.

Scotland and Namibia play their first matches on January 20, with four games taking place every other day through the group stage, which concludes on January 26.

The top three teams from Group A and Group B go through to the Super Six.