Hagley Oval keeps Women's Cricket World Cup final

The White Ferns will still play in all six host cities during the rescheduled Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

The tournament was postponed from its original window in February-March 2021 with the same six host cities and venues retained for 2022.

Christchurch's Hagley Oval keeps the final - to be played under lights - while Wellington and Christchurch pick up semi-finals in a rejigged match schedule announced on Tuesday.

Eight of the world's best cricket nations will go head-to-head in the pinnacle event for women's 50-over cricket over 31 matches played between 4 March and 3 April, 2022.

White Ferns veteran and Canterbury Magicians representative Amy Satterthwaite attended the announcement at Hagley Oval.

Satterthwaite and said playing a World Cup under lights in her backyard would be a career highlight.

"It was hard to watch the T20 Women's Cricket World Cup from the sidelines back in March (after giving birth in January) so seeing the match schedule all locked in for the ODI World Cup here in 2022 gives both myself and the rest of the team a target to strive for as we prepare over the next 16 months," Satterthwaite said.

India captain Mithali Raj said: "We have all been through a very difficult year and are happy to be getting back at playing the game we all love.

"India has been doing very well at ICC tournaments in the past three or four years, whether you talk about the (ODI) World Cup or the recently concluded T20 World Cup, and if we manage to win the tournament in 2022, it will be a massive inspiration for the next generation of girls, as the 50-over format, is considered the pinnacle for any cricketer. I can assure you the team and I are looking forward to it."

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 will be the first of two major cricket tournaments across the globe in 2022 - the other being the Commonwealth Games in England.

Prize money for the showpiece of women's international cricket will total $5.5million.

New Zealand, Australia, England, South Africa and India have qualified for the World Cup.

The three remaining teams will emerge from the ICC qualifying tournament which is confirmed to take place 26 June - 10 July 2021 in Sri Lanka.

The eight-team round robin format will see all teams play each other, with the top four teams qualifying for semi-finals.

The Draw

Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Fri 04 Mar 2022 New Zealand v Qualifier*

Sun 06 Mar 2022 Qualifier v India*

Tue 08 Mar 2022 Australia v Qualifier *

Fri 11 Mar 2022 Qualifier v South Africa*

Mon 14 Mar 2022 South Africa v England*

Wed 16 Mar 2022 England v India*

Fri 18 Mar 2022 Qualifier v Qualifier

University Oval, Dunedin

Sat 05 Mar 2022 Qualifier v South Africa

Mon 07 Mar 2022 New Zealand v Qualifier

Wed 09 Mar 2022 Qualifier v England

Seddon Park, Hamilton

Sat 05 Mar 2022 Australia v England*

Thu 10 Mar 2022 New Zealand v India*

Sat 12 Mar 2022 Qualifier v India*

Mon 14 Mar 2022 Qualifier v Qualifier

Thu 17 Mar 2022 New Zealand v South Africa*

Mon 21 Mar 2022 Qualifier v Qualifier*

Tue 22 Mar 2022 India v Qualifier*

Basin Reserve, Wellington

Sun 13 Mar 2022 New Zealand v Australia

Tue 15 Mar 2022 Australia v Qualifier

Tue 22 Mar 2022 South Africa v Australia

Thu 24 Mar 2022 South Africa v Qualifier

Fri 25 Mar 2022 Qualifier v Australia

Sun 27 Mar 2022 England v Qualifier

Wed 30 Mar 2022 Semi Final 1

Eden Park, Auckland

Sat 19 Mar 2022 India v Australia*

Sun 20 Mar 2022 New Zealand v England

Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Thu 24 Mar 2022 England v Qualifier*

Sat 26 Mar 2022 New Zealand v Qualifier

Sun 27 Mar 2022 India v South Africa*

Thu 31 Mar 2022 Semi Final 2*

Sun 03 Apr 2022 Final*