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Media Information for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

Media advisory

The following is the schedule of media opportunities at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Thursday, 3 October:

Sharjah

  • Bangladesh play Scotland in a Group B match starting 14h00 local time at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Teams will address post-match media conferences starting around 10 minutes after the end of the match, with a member of the losing team generally coming in first followed by a member of the winning team.

  • Pakistan play Sri Lanka in a Group A match starting at 18h00 local time at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Teams will address post-match media conferences starting around 10 minutes after the end of the match, with a member of the losing team generally coming in first followed by a member of the winning team.

Dubai

South Africa play the West Indies in a Group B match starting 14h00 local time on Friday, 4 October at the Dubai International Stadium while India take on New Zealand at 18h00 local time at the same venue in a Group A match.

On their pre-match day on Thursday:

  • West Indies will hold a training session at the ICC Academy 2 Ground from 14h00 to 17h00 local time. They will hold their pre-match press conference beforehand at the Media Conference Room, ICC Headquarters, at 13h30 local time.

  • South Africa will hold a training session at the ICC Academy 2 Ground from 14h00 to 17h00 local time. They will hold their pre-match press conference beforehand at the Media Conference Room, ICC Headquarters, at 13h45 local time.

  • New Zealand will hold a training session at the ICC Academy 2 Ground from 18h00 to 21h00 local time. They will hold their pre-match press conference beforehand at the Media Conference Room, ICC Headquarters, at 17h40 local time.

  • India will hold a training session at the ICC Academy 2 Ground from 18h00 to 21h00 local time. They will hold their pre-match press conference beforehand at the Media Conference Room, ICC Headquarters, at 1550 local time.

Media Managers

Sharjah

Sipokazi Sokanyile - Sipokazi.Sokanyile@icc-cricket.com; +971 506401344

Roshni Jayakrishnan – roshjk@yahoo.com; +971 526316535

Dubai

Rajshekhar Rao - rajshekhar.rao@icc-cricket.com; +971 505545029

Emmad Hameed - EmmadH@emiratescricket.com; +971 55351106

Note for NRH media:

Accredited Non-Rights Holders are allowed to film pre-match day press conferences, but no filming is allowed inside the venues on match days except for any safe filming zone that may be provided at venues.

Videos shot at venues on pre-match days may only be used on news channels and websites for editorial purposes and are not to be natively posted on any social media channels including YouTube.

The ICC will upload unedited media conference clips onto the Online Media Zone. The footage, whether provided by the ICC or shot by the media themselves, may only be used on news channels and websites for editorial purposes and are not to be natively posted on any social media channels including YouTube.

If you intend to film non-matchday press conferences (either by camera or phone) please position yourself in the back row or behind the back row of seating.

Non-Rights Holder camerapersons will not be granted match day accreditation.

Note for photographers:

  • Photographers are expected to wear their bibs at all times and are only permitted in designated areas.
  • On pre-match days photographers need to shoot from the areas identified by the Venue Media Operations Manager.
  • On match-days, photographers need to arrive for a pre-match meeting one hour in advance of the toss, when they will be assigned photo positions
  • NRH photographers will not be allowed at press conferences.

Media Centre entry and timings: On match days, the media areas will open two hours before the start of play and remain open till 2 ½ hours after close of play.

Media accreditation cards need to be collected in person, and one will need to show the identity document uploaded at the time of applying for accreditation to collect the card. Accreditation cards

Your accreditation pass will give you access to all matches you have been approved for, so please retain it for the duration of the tournament.

Media accreditation centres:

Dubai: Zone A, Room No G009, Ground Floor, Entry from Gate A3, Dubai International Stadium.

Sharjah: Venue Operations Office, Level 1 – Inner Gate S1 – Main Gate 1, Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Please note that accreditation cards will not be distributed on match-days. Media are advised to collect their cards before the start of the tournament or on non-match days.

ENDS