Ahead of the official start of the 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE on Thursday, October 3, teams began their campaign with warm-up matches from Saturday. The first two warm-up matches saw debutant Scotland taking on Pakistan, while Sri Lanka locked horns with hosts Bangladesh.

The Women's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates starts on 3 October - here's everything you need to know about the ninth edition.

Pakistan women will take on Scotland in the opening warm-up fixture of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 in the UAE on Saturday, September 28. India will face West Indies and South Africa in their warm-up fixtures for the World Cup starting on October 3.

Tickets for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 are officially on sale, offering cricket fans the chance to witness the world’s top cricketers in action from 3 to 20 October. With 23 matches across two venues in Dubai and Sharjah, the event promises to be an unforgettable experience as 10 teams battle it out for the ultimate prize in T20 cricket.

Check out whowill be the on-field umpires as Bangladesh and Scotland kick off the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 in Sharjah.

The Women in Blue came agonisingly close to tasting silverware for the first time during the 2020 edition of the tournament but fell short in the final. India finished as the runner-up, which remains as its best-ever finish at the T20 World Cup.

Next month's Women's T20 World Cup will offer a record total of $7.96 million in prize money, organising body the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.

"Personally it feels really good because the fans, they know I'm Deepti Sharma. It's difficult to go out in the mall or walking down some streets"

With prize money equal to their male counterparts, the women's T20 World Cup will be a landmark event as momentum builds for women's cricket.