LAHORE - Pakistan skipper Urooj Mumtaz has admitted she can't believe that she will be playing for her country in the ICC World Twenty20 2009. It was announced today at The Oval that an eight-team women's tournament will take place alongside a 12-team men's event in England in 2009, just months after the completion of the ICC Women's World Cup in Australia, in a move that will bring unprecedented exposure to the women's game. Both semi-finals and the final of the women's event will take place on the same day and at the same venues as the men's semi-finals and final. It is hoped that huge crowds at Trent Bridge, The Oval and Lord's will watch some of the leading global stars in action in these matches, while good crowds are expected for the group games that will be played at Taunton. Pakistan qualified for the event on the back of its success at the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier - the eight teams that will play at the ICC Women's World Cup 2009 make up the line up for the ICC World Twenty20 2009. "It's a very amazing feeling qualifying for the World Cup and then knowing that only those teams that qualified for the World Cup are going to be playing that Twenty20 tournament. "For women's cricket in Pakistan it is probably the biggest thing that has happened after victory in the World Cup qualifier," said Mumtaz. "Normally I am glued to the action whenever Pakistan's men are playing in an international event, so to be part of the same event is going to be an incredible feeling." "It will be the first time we are playing the big guns in women's cricket and facing them off in the Twenty20 after the World Cup." Pakistan have been paired in a difficult group which includes India and Sri Lanka, who it lost heavily to in the 50-over format in the Asia Cup earlier this year, while it will also face the challenge of playing a strong England team in front of passionate home support. But Mumtaz is hopeful that her team can do well and progress to its first ever opportunity to play Australia and New Zealand in this format, were Pakistan to qualify for the semi-finals. "The draw is very tough for us, as we struggled against India and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup, but hopefully we will have improved in time for then," said Mumtaz. "I am looking forward to having the opportunity to see some of the stars of the game, who I have read about but never played against. "While I have played against the likes of India and Sri Lanka many times before, I have never played Australia or New Zealand for example."