The 2020 Women's T20 World Cup was the seventh 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.
2020 Women's T20 World Cup is located in AustraliaAt the end of the Group B England v South Africa match at the WACA Ground, Mignon du Preez hits the winning runs that ultimately knocked England out of the tournament.
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.
Team
Qualification
Australia
Host nation
England
Automatic qualification
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Bangladesh
Via qualifying tournament
Thailand
Squads
Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and were also able to replace any injured players.
Venues
In January 2018, the ICC announced that six venues in four cities would host matches. The semi-finals were hosted at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with the final being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Canberra
Melbourne
Manuka Oval
Junction Oval
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity: 13,550
Capacity: 7,000
Capacity: 100,024
Matches: Group stage
Matches: Group stage
Matches: Final
Perth
Sydney
WACA Ground
Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 24,500
Capacity: 22,000
Capacity: 48,000
Matches: Group stage
Matches: Group stage
Matches: Semi finals
Match officials
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
The ICC released the fixture details on 29 January 2019 in Sydney.
Group A
Advance to Knockout stage
Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field. , Sophie Devine (NZ) became the first cricketer, male or female, to make six consecutive scores of fifty or more in T20I cricket.
Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat. , Meg Lanning (Aus) played in her 100th WT20I.
Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat. , Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney made the highest partnership for Australia Women for any wicket in WT20Is (151 runs).
New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to bat. , New Zealand successfully defended the lowest total in a Women's T20 World Cup match.
Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat. , Sathya Sandeepani (SL) made her WT20I debut.
Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to bat.
New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
India Women won by 17 runs Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Poonam Yadav (Ind)
New Zealand Women won by 17 runs Junction Oval, Melbourne Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Hayley Jensen (NZ)
Group B
Advance to Knockout stage
Thailand Women won the toss and elected to bat. , Shemaine Campbelle (WI) played in her 100th WT20I.
South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field. , Mignon du Preez (SA) played in her 100th WT20I.
Thailand Women won the toss and elected to field. , Heather Knight (Eng) scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is. , Heather Knight (Eng) scored her first century in WT20Is, and became the first cricketer to score a century in all three formats of women's international cricket. , Heather Knight and Nat Sciver's 169-run partnership was the highest for England for any wicket in WT20Is.
West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat. , Lizelle Lee (SA) scored her first century in WT20Is.
Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field. , Nida Dar (Pak) played in her 100th WT20I. , Anya Shrubsole (Eng) took her 100th wicket in WT20Is.
South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
England Women won the toss and elected to bat. , Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) took her 50th wicket in WT20Is, and her 100th wicket in international cricket.
Thailand Women won the toss and elected to bat. , Rain during the innings break prevented any further play. , Ayesha Naseem (Pak) made her WT20I debut. , Thailand Women scored their highest total in WT20Is.
West Indies Women Won the toss and elected to Field. , No play was possible due to rain.
Semi-finals
No toss. , No play was possible due to rain. , India Women advanced to final after finishing top of Group A.
South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field. , South Africa Women were set a revised target of 98 runs from 13 overs due to rain.
Final
Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat. , 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.
Team of the tournament
On 9 March 2020, ICC announced its team of the tournament picked by a selection panel featuring Ian Bishop, Anjum Chopra, Lisa Sthalekar, Raf Nicholson and Holly Colvin.
Alyssa Healy (wk) , Beth Mooney , Nat Sciver , Heather Knight , Meg Lanning (c) , Laura Wolvaardt , Jess Jonassen , Sophie Ecclestone , Anya Shrubsole , Megan Schutt , Poonam Yadav , Shafali Verma (12th woman)
Marketing
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.
