Photo: Good luck to Lorna and Hannah (Laser show as UAE prepares for Women's T20 World Cup 2024)

The Women's T20 World Cup starts in the UAE this Thursday morning (11am BST) and Scotland play in the tournament's opening game against Bangladesh. Scotland play their fourth and final group game against England on the afternoon of Sunday the 13th.

You can watch live on Sky or listen live on the BBC.

Local knowledge: Two of the Scotland squad to support have played for our Women's team, namely Lorna (Jack-Brown) and Hannah (Rainey). Hannah is one of those on our Club Century honours board. Ten of the Scotland squad we have either played with, against, or they have played at Nunholm at some point. Sue wasn't picked for the squad but instead as the team tour manager. :)

Scotland have won 3 and lost 2 of their warm-up games including a 2-run win over West Indies and a convincing 8-wicket win against Pakistan.

Good luck to the team and compete well.

All you need to know!

- Scotland are the only associate cricket nation in the 10 team tournament in the UAE.

- Scotland are amongst five teams in Group B along with England, South Africa, West Indies and Bangladesh. Group A consists of Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

- Scotland are 12th in the World T20 rankings. All the other 9 sides occupy places 1 to 9 with Bangladesh the side ranked 9th.

- In terms of player rankings, the Scotland Captain Kathryn Bryce is ranked 8th amongst world T20i all-rounders and this season was the 'Most Valuable Player' in English domestic cricket and was the only associate player playing in this year's Women's IPL in India.

- The top 2 teams in each group progress to the semi-final stage, followed by the final. The tournament winner will receive £1.75 million, with this the first ICC event where women will receive the same prize money as their male counterparts.

- Scotland will earn a minimum £185K for appearing in the group stage plus a win bonus of £23K and the opportunity of a group place bonus.

Broadcast Details
Live action is available in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action and digitally via the SkyGO, NOW and Sky Sports App.

Ball-by-ball radio commentary on every game is available on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

Thursday 3 October: Scotland vs Bangladesh, Sky Sports Main Event (1030 BST) [11am start]
Sunday 6 October: Scotland vs West Indies, Sky Sports Cricket (1430 BST) [3pm start]
Wednesday 9 October: Scotland vs South Africa, Sky Sports Cricket (1030 BST) [11am start]
Sunday 13 October: Scotland vs England, Sky Sports Main Event (1030 BST)[ 11am start]

How to Follow
Ball-by-ball live scoring and text commentary will be available for each game on the ICC website.

ICC Digital platforms will provide the short form highlights. These will be available through the ICC Website and the official social media channels on Instagram and Facebook.

BBC Sport will provide short-form content in the UK & Ireland.

Cricket Scotland’s digital platforms will also be providing coverage of each game.