A new chapter in the history of women’s cricket will be written when the first ever stand-alone ICC Women’s World T20 begins on Friday, 9 November.

The tournament will give the best female cricketers in the world the spotlight they deserve, and make history as the first ICC women’s global event to be fully televised.

Speaking ahead of the tournament Pakistan captain Javeria Khan said the team is eager to put a good show during the tournament.

“We have a young team and there is quite a lot of spark in the team and T20 is a game where anyone can win a match day on a given day,” said Javeria.

She also said that the player will gain exposure from this experience as women’s matches are not usually televised extensively.

“The girls are really excited to play amongst the best teams and express their talent because our matches are not usually televised like this,” she said. “So its good exposure for the girls and everyone wants to showcase their talent in front of the whole world.”

The Guyana National Stadium in Georgetown will host six teams on the first day in a triple-header. India and New Zealand will kick things off while Pakistan will face Australia in the second match of the day.  The hosts and defending champions Windies will play last under lights against Bangladesh.