The Southern Stars will host South Africa and New Zealand during the upcoming Australian summer, Cricket Australia (CA) has announced on Monday (August 8).
Australia will meet South Africa in a five-match one-day international series in November, beginning with two matches at Canberra's Manuka Oval, followed by matches at North Sydney Oval and Coffs Harbour International Stadium.
In February, the Southern Stars will take on New Zealand in three Twenty20 Internationals, which will be played as double headers to the Twenty20 matches between Australia men's team and Sri Lanka. The joint T20 international series will be played at the MCG (February 17), Geelong's Kardinia Park (February 19) and the Adelaide Oval (February 22).
The two international series will bookend the second season of the Women's Big Bash League, which will run from December 10-January 28. Three of the ODIs against South Africa will be played as part of the International Cricket Council's Women's One-Day Championship.
"The women's game in Australia is seeing phenomenal growth in participation and following for our national team," James Sutherland, CA chief executive, said on Monday. "Girls and women are playing cricket in record numbers and participation growth last summer was fuelled by the incredibly successful launch of the Women's Big Bash League.
"Whilst cricket has had a national female competition for more than 80 years, we are committed to further investment to grow the female game," he added. "The Southern Stars are the world's number one ranked women's team and our female cricketers are deservedly the best paid of all women's team sports in our country."
Sutherland said the three Twenty20 double headers against New Zealand would be broadcasted live on Channel Nine, an Australian free-to-air television network. "We'd like to thank Channel Nine for their commitment to the women's game as well, he said.
"It's fantastic to be able to have the Southern Stars accessible to fans around the country and the world.
"Our female cricketers are wonderful role models and we are delighted to see their increasing exposure is inspiring more and more girls to play cricket," he added.
Women's International Schedule, 2016-17
Southern Stars v South Africa ODIs
18 November: Manuka Oval, Canberra
20 November: Manuka Oval, Canberra
23 November: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
27 November: Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
29 November: Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Southern Stars v New Zealand T20s
17 February: MCG, Melbourne
19 February: Kardinia Park, Geelong
22 February: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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Australia will meet South Africa in a five-match one-day international series in November, beginning with two matches at Canberra's Manuka Oval, followed by matches at North Sydney Oval and Coffs Harbour International Stadium.
In February, the Southern Stars will take on New Zealand in three Twenty20 Internationals, which will be played as double headers to the Twenty20 matches between Australia men's team and Sri Lanka. The joint T20 international series will be played at the MCG (February 17), Geelong's Kardinia Park (February 19) and the Adelaide Oval (February 22).
The two international series will bookend the second season of the Women's Big Bash League, which will run from December 10-January 28. Three of the ODIs against South Africa will be played as part of the International Cricket Council's Women's One-Day Championship.
"The women's game in Australia is seeing phenomenal growth in participation and following for our national team," James Sutherland, CA chief executive, said on Monday. "Girls and women are playing cricket in record numbers and participation growth last summer was fuelled by the incredibly successful launch of the Women's Big Bash League.
"Whilst cricket has had a national female competition for more than 80 years, we are committed to further investment to grow the female game," he added. "The Southern Stars are the world's number one ranked women's team and our female cricketers are deservedly the best paid of all women's team sports in our country."
Sutherland said the three Twenty20 double headers against New Zealand would be broadcasted live on Channel Nine, an Australian free-to-air television network. "We'd like to thank Channel Nine for their commitment to the women's game as well, he said.
"It's fantastic to be able to have the Southern Stars accessible to fans around the country and the world.
"Our female cricketers are wonderful role models and we are delighted to see their increasing exposure is inspiring more and more girls to play cricket," he added.
Women's International Schedule, 2016-17
Southern Stars v South Africa ODIs
18 November: Manuka Oval, Canberra
20 November: Manuka Oval, Canberra
23 November: North Sydney Oval, Sydney
27 November: Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
29 November: Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Southern Stars v New Zealand T20s
17 February: MCG, Melbourne
19 February: Kardinia Park, Geelong
22 February: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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