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The six venues for the ICC Women’s Cricket World CupWorld CupWorld Cup 2021 have been confirmed with Christchurch to host the summit clash on March 7.
Auckland’s Eden Park will host a bumper opening weekend, Hamilton and Tauranga will be the semi-finals venues while Hagley Oval in Christchurch has been given the final. Dunedin and Wellington are the other two venues with hosts New Zealand slated to play across all the six venues.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup CEO Andrea Nelson said the goal was to ensure all the 31 matches are played in the best possible venues. “Our goal was to ensure all 31 matches will be played at the best venues, encompassing a geographic spread that ensured as many Kiwi sports fans as possible get to engage with the tournament,” Nelson was quoted as saying in an ICC media release on Thursday.