Women's T20 World Cup: India take on Pakistan on October 6

IMAGE: If India advance, they will play the first semi-final on October 17. Photograph: BCCI

India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on October 6 in the women's T20 World Cup, which gets underway on October 3.

The revamped fixtures of the tournament were released by the ICC on Monday.

The global competition, initially scheduled to be held in Bangladesh, was moved out of the country by the ICC after players expressed security concerns in the wake of the prevailing political unrest.

Dubai and Sharjah are the only two venues for the event, hosting a total of 23 matches.

The groups remain the same. Defending champions Australia are clubbed alongside India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A. Group B comprises South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Scotland.

Each side will play four matches, the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals on October 17 and 18. The final is in Dubai on October 20.

A reserve day has been fixed for both the semi-finals and final.

If India advance, they will play the first semi-final.

Sri Lanka and Scotland qualified for the tournament via the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier event, held in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. There will be 10 warm-up matches prior to the tournament, from September 28 to October 1.

The schedule:

Thursday, October 3: Bangladesh v Scotland, Sharjah

Thursday, October 3: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Sharjah

Friday, October 4: South Africa v West Indies, Dubai

Friday, October 4: India v New Zealand, Dubai

Saturday, October 5: Bangladesh v England, Sharjah

Saturday, October 5: Australia v Sri Lanka, Sharjah

Sunday, October 6: India v Pakistan, Dubai

Sunday, October 6: West Indies v Scotland, Dubai

Monday, October 7: England v South Africa, Sharjah

Tuesday, October 8: Australia v New Zealand, Sharjah

Wednesday, October 9: South Africa v Scotland, Dubai