The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy schedule has been released, with the opening day on August 29 and Finals Day on September 26.

The tournament, named after England’s 1973 World Cup-winning captain Baroness Heyhoe Flint, will replace the Kia Super League, which ran from 2016 to 2019.

She captained the national team for 12 years in the 1960s and 70s and is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of the women’s game.

She died in 2017 after a short period of illness.

A venue for Finals Day has not yet been confirmed, but all four years of the KSL were staged in Hove.

Western Storm won last year’s KSL and will be looked at as the team to beat in the eight side competition.

"Rachael's determination to give women's cricket the platform it deserves is a legacy that must endure through these difficult times as we continue the journey to professionalise the women's game," said England and Wales chief executive Tom Harrison told BBC Sport.

"This summer's tournament will be another important step on that path."

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy groups:

North: Central Sparks, Lightning, Northern Diamonds, Thunder

South: South East Stars, Southern Vipers, Sunrisers, Western Storm

Full schedule:

Saturday 29 August: Sunrisers v Southern Vipers (Chelmsford, 10:30), Central Sparks v Northern Diamonds (Edgbaston, 10:30), Lightning v Thunder (Trent Bridge, 10:30), South East Stars v Western Storm (Beckenham, 10:30)

Monday 31 August: Western Storm v Southern Vipers (Bristol, 10:30), South East Stars v Sunrisers (Beckenham 10:30), Thunder v Central Sparks (TBC, 10:30), Northern Diamonds v Lightning (Chester-le-Street, 10:30)

Saturday 5 September: Central Sparks v Thunder (Worcester, 10:30), Sunrisers v Western Storm (Chelmsford, 10:30), Lightning v Northern Diamonds (Leicester, 10:30), Southern Vipers v South East Stars (Hove, 10:30)

Thursday 10 September: Thunder v Northern Diamonds (TBC, 10:30)

Friday 11 September: Western Storm v South East Stars (Bristol, 10:30), Southern Vipers v Sunrisers (Southampton, 10:30), Central Sparks v Lightning (Worcester, 10:30)

Sunday 13 September: Southern Vipers v Western Storm (Southampton 10:30), Sunrisers v South East Stars (Chelmsford, 10:30), Thunder v Lightning (TBC, 10:30), Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks (Leeds, 10:30)

Saturday 19 September: South East Stars v Southern Vipers (Oval, 10:30), Northern Diamonds v Thunder (Leeds, 10:30), Lightning v Central Sparks (Leicester, 11:00), Western Storm v Sunrisers (Bristol, 10:30)

Saturday 26 September: Finals Day (10:30)