England stars help celebrate 100 days until Women's T20WC
Excitement levels are building, with just 100 days until the start of this year's Women's T20 World Cup.
The countdown to this year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup has continued with an iconic moment held within England and Wales and across the world on Wednesday to celebrate 100 days until the first ball of the tournament.
The 10th edition of the Women's T20 World Cup will be held in England from June 12, with 12 sides set to battle it out for the coveted title that will be decided at Lord's on July 5.
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A global moment was held on Wednesday to coincide with the 100 days to go landmark, with England stars Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophia Dunkley and Lauren Filer on hand at the ground that will host the opening game of the tournament in Birmingham to help mark the occasion.
The iconic scoreboard at Edgbaston displayed the 100 days to go message, with other host cities across the United Kingdom - including Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Manchester), Headingley (Leeds), Hampshire Bowl (Southampton), Bristol County Ground (Bristol), The Oval (London), and Lord’s Cricket Ground (London) - joining in on the action.
Well-known international grounds around the world also got in on the act, with the Sydney Cricket Ground (Australia), Eden Gardens (India), Merrion Cricket Club (Ireland), The Hague Cricket Club (the Netherlands), Basin Reserve (New Zealand), Gaddafi Stadium (Pakistan), Wanderers Cricket Stadium (South Africa), R. Premadasa Stadium (Colombo) and Kensington Oval (Barbados) following suit by transforming their scoreboards with the digital design.
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This year's Women's T20 World Cup will be the first held in England since the inaugural event back in 2009 and tournament director Beth Barrett-Wild said the excitement levels were building quickly.
“In just 100 days, England and Wales will host the best female cricketers on the planet, for an unmissable sporting spectacle," she said.
"With over 115,000 tickets already sold, excitement and momentum is building behind a tournament that’s ready to capture the hearts and minds of the nation and propel women’s cricket firmly into the sporting mainstream.”