ICC Women T20 World Cup 2020
The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. It was held in Australia between 21 February and 8 March 2020. The final took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on International Women's Day. Hosts Australia won the tournament, beating India by 85 runs, to win their fifth title.
It was a standalone tournament, held eight months ahead of the men's tournament. Australia were the defending champions, and lost their opening match of the tournament against India. For the first time at the Women's T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the use of technology to monitor front-foot no-balls for all matches during the tournament. The third umpire assisted the umpire at the bowler's end in calling the front-foot no-balls, communicating this to the on-field umpires.
India were the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, after recording three wins from their first three matches. India won their final group game, against Sri Lanka, and finished top of Group A. South Africa were the second team to qualify for the semi-finals, after they also won their first three group games. England were the third team to advance to the semi-finals, after beating the West Indies in their final group game. In the final match of Group A, hosts Australia beat New Zealand by four runs to take the fourth and final spot in the semi-finals. The final match in Group B, between South Africa and the West Indies, was abandoned due to rain, meaning South Africa finished top of the group. Therefore, England were drawn against India in the first semi-final, and Australia faced South Africa in the second semi-final.
The first semi-final was abandoned with no play due to rain, meaning India advanced to the final, after finishing top of Group A. It was the first time that India had progressed to the final of the Women's T20 World Cup. In the second semi-final, hosts Australia beat South Africa by five runs in a rain-affected match.
TEAMS AND QUALIFICATION
The tournament featured 10 teams. The eight top-ranked teams based on finishing positions from the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 qualified automatically. The remaining two qualification spots were determined through the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, with Bangladesh and Thailand progressing. It was the first time that Thailand had qualified for a Women's T20 World Cup tournament. Following the conclusion of the qualification tournament, Bangladesh were placed in Group A and Thailand were placed in Group B.
Australia-Host Nation
England-Automatic qualification
India- Automatic qualification
New Zealand-Automatic qualification
Pakistan-Automatic qualification
South Africa- Automatic qualification
Sri Lanka-Automatic qualification
West Indies-Automatic qualification
Bangladesh-Via qualifying tournament
Thailand-Via qualifying tournament
VENUES
In January 2018, the ICC announced that six venues in four cities would host matches.
Canberra
Manuka Oval
Capacity: 13,550
Matches: Group Stage
Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity: 100,024
Matches: Final
Junction Oval
Capacity: 7,000
Matches: Group Stage
Perth
WACA Ground
Capacity: 24,500
Matches: Group Stage
Sydney
Sydney Showground Stadium
Capacity: 22,000
Matches: Group Stage
Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 48,000
Matches: Semi-finals
UMPIRES
On 12 February 2020, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the twelve umpires, Steve Bernard, Chris Broad and G. S. Lakshmi were also named as the match referees.
Lauren Agenbag
Gregory Brathwaite
Chris Brown
Kim Cotton
Shaun George
Nitin Menon
Claire Polosak
Ahsan Raza
Sue Redfern
Langton Rusere
Alex Wharf
Jacqueline Williams
GROUP STAGE
GROUP A
GROUP B
SEMI-FINALS
Semi-Final 1
India v England
Date: 5 March 2020
Time: 15:00
No toss
No play was possible due to rain
India Women advanced to final after finishing top of Group A
Semi-Final 2
South Africa vs Australia
Date: 5 March 2020
Time: 19:00 (D/N)
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Toss: South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field
Australia 134/5 (20 overs)
Meg Lanning 49* (49)
Nadine de Klerk 3/19 (4 overs)
South Africa 92/5 (13 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 41* (27)
Megan Schutt 2/17 (3 overs)
South Africa Women were set a revised target of 98 runs from 13 overs due to rain.
Australia Women won by 5 runs (DLS method)
Player of the Match: Meg Lanning (Aus)
Final
India vs Australia
Date: 8 March 2020
Time: 18:00 (D/N)
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Toss: Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat
Australia 184/4 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 78* (54)
Deepti Sharma 2/38 (4 overs)
India 99 (19.1 overs)
Deepti Sharma 33 (35)
Megan Schutt 4/18 (3.1 overs)
Australia Women won by 85 runs
Player of the Match: Alyssa Healy (Aus)
Alyssa Healy (Aus) scored her 2,000th run in WT20Is.
Richa Ghosh (Ind) replaced Taniya Bhatia as a concussion substitute after 11.3 overs of India's innings.
STATISTICS
Australia's Beth Mooney was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 259 runs. Her teammate, Megan Schutt, was the leading wicket-taker, finishing with 13 dismissals.
PROMOTION
UNICEF Australia, the United Nations Children's Fund was chosen as the official charity partner for the tournament. Proceeds were raised throughout the competition to support UNICEF Australia's Sports for Development program to empower girls and boys in Sri Lanka.
Tickets for the event went on sale on 21 February 2019. All matches, including the final, had ticket prices for adults starting from $20. The ICC stated that more than half of all tickets available for sale for the tournament were priced at $20, with child tickets priced at $5. Star Sports were awarded the global broadcast rights for the tournament.