2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup explained

2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
Fromdate:21 February
Todate:8 March 2020
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:Women's Twenty20 International
Tournament Format:Group stage & knockout
Host: Australia
Count:5
Participants:10
Matches:23
Attendance:136549
Player Of The Series: Beth Mooney
Most Runs: Beth Mooney (259)[1]
Most Wickets: Megan Schutt (13)[2]
Website:iccworldtwenty20.com
Previous Year:2018 West Indies
Previous Tournament:2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20
Next Year:South Africa 2023
Next Tournament:2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament.[3] It was held in Australia between 21 February and 8 March 2020.[4] [5] The final took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on International Women's Day.[6] Hosts Australia won the tournament, beating India by 85 runs, to win their fifth title.[7]

It was a standalone tournament, the men's tournament was initially held eight months ahead of the schedule, but would be postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] [8] Australia were the defending champions,[9] and lost their opening match of the tournament against India.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

India were the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, after recording three wins from their first three matches.[13] India won their final group game, against Sri Lanka,[14] and finished top of Group A.[15] South Africa were the second team to qualify for the semi-finals, after they also won their first three group games.[16] England were the third team to advance to the semi-finals, after beating the West Indies in their final group game.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] Therefore, England were drawn against India in the first semi-final, and Australia faced South Africa in the second semi-final.[20]

The first semi-final was abandoned with no play due to rain, meaning India advanced to the final, after finishing top of Group A.[21] It was the first time that India had progressed to the final of the Women's T20 World Cup.[22] In the second semi-final, hosts Australia beat South Africa by five runs in a rain-affected match.[23]

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.[24] It was the first time that Thailand had qualified for a Women's T20 World Cup tournament.[25] Following the conclusion of the qualification tournament, Bangladesh were placed in Group A and Thailand were placed in Group B.[26]

Team Qualification
Host nation
Automatic qualification
Via qualifying tournament

Squads

See main article: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup squads. Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and were also able to replace any injured players.[27]

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.[28]

Melbourne
Manuka OvalJunction OvalMelbourne Cricket Ground
Capacity: 13,550Capacity: 7,000Capacity: 100,024
Matches: Group stageMatches: Group stageMatches: Final
PerthSydney
WACA GroundSydney Showground StadiumSydney Cricket Ground
Capacity: 24,500Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 48,000
Matches: Group stageMatches: Group stageMatches: 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.[29]

Group stage

The ICC released the fixture details on 29 January 2019 in Sydney.[30]

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final.

Statistics

See main article: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup statistics.

Australia's Beth Mooney was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 259 runs.[1] Her teammate, Megan Schutt, was the leading wicket-taker, finishing with thirteen dismissals.[2]

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.[31]

Marketing

UNICEF Australia, the United Nations Children's Fund[32] 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.[33]

Tickets for the event went on sale on 21 February 2019.[34] 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.[35] Star Sports were awarded the global broadcast rights for the tournament.

References

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Most runs in the 2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20 . ESPNcricinfo . 8 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Most wickets in the 2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20 . ESPNcricinfo . 8 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Outcomes from ICC Board meeting in Cape Town . 15 October 2016 . 4 February 2017 . International Cricket Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013929/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/183664 . 5 February 2017 . live .
  4. Web site: Big-Three rollback begins, BCCI opposes . 4 February 2017 . 4 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo . https://web.archive.org/web/20170205015236/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/1080868.html . 5 February 2017 . live .
  5. Web site: Australia is next with two T20 World Cups coming in 2020 . International Cricket Council . 25 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162418/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/921090 . 25 November 2018 . live .
  6. Web site: MCG eyeing another World Record . International Cricket Council . 7 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190107233418/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/969460 . 7 January 2019 . live .
  7. Web site: Women's T20 World Cup final: Australia beat India at MCG . BBC Sport . 8 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Women's World Twenty20 2020: Standalone tournament for Australia . 15 October 2016 . 15 October 2016 . BBC Sport . https://web.archive.org/web/20161016181517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37662497 . 16 October 2016 . live .
  9. Web site: Australia survive nerves to lift fourth WT20 title . 25 November 2018 . International Cricket Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20181125073923/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/920993 . 25 November 2018 . live .
  10. Web site: Champions Australia to start T20 World Cup against India . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190129041524/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25873414/champions-australia-start-t20-world-cup-india . 29 January 2019 . live .
  11. Web site: Women's T20 World Cup: Front foot no-ball technology to be used . BBC Sport . 11 February 2020.
  12. Web site: ICC announces no-ball change for T20 World Cup . Cricket Australia . 11 February 2020.
  13. Web site: India through to semi-finals with last-ball win after Amelia Kerr's scare . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 February 2020.
  14. Web site: Radha Yadav picks four, Shafali Verma smashes 47 as India maintain all-win record . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 February 2020.
  15. Web site: Radha four-for, Shafali blitz keep India unbeaten . International Cricket Council . 29 February 2020.
  16. Web site: Wolvaart, bowlers power South Africa to semi-finals . Women's CricZone . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301080206/https://www.womenscriczone.com/report/wolvaart-bowlers-power-south-africa-to-semifinals/ . dead .
  17. Web site: Women's T20 World Cup: England beat West Indies to reach semis after Natalie Sciver hits 57 . BBC Sport . 1 February 2020.
  18. Web site: Georgia Wareham stars as Australia overcome Ellyse Perry injury to clinch semi-final spot . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Women's T20 World Cup: England to play India in semis after South Africa-Windies washed out . BBC Sport . 3 March 2020.
  20. Web site: Explainer: What happens if the semi-finals are washed out? . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Women's T20 World Cup: England out but India into final after washout . BBC Sport . 5 March 2020.
  22. Web site: India into maiden Women's T20 World Cup final after washout . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 March 2020.
  23. Web site: Aussies beat rain, Proteas to surge into Cup final . Cricket Australia . 5 March 2020.
  24. Web site: Thailand plays host as the road to the Women's T20 and 50-over World Cups begins . International Cricket Council . 14 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174610/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1054922 . 14 February 2019 . live .
  25. Web site: Thailand, Bangladesh qualify for 2020 Women's T20 World Cup . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905162707/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27542179/thailand-bangladesh-qualify-2020-women-t20-world-cup . 5 September 2019 . live .
  26. Web site: Fixtures finalised for ICC Women's T20 World Cup . International Cricket Council . 10 September 2019.
  27. Web site: Women's World T20 squads - list . 18 February 2020 . BBC Sport.
  28. Web site: Eight cities throughout Australia to host ICC World T20 2020 . International Cricket Council . 30 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204318/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/604922 . 30 January 2018 . live .
  29. Web site: ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches . International Cricket Council . 12 February 2020.
  30. Web site: ICC Women's T20 World World Cup 2020 fixtures announced . International Cricket Council . 29 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181519/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/983971 . 29 January 2019 . live .
  31. Web site: Meg Lanning captains WT20WC Team of the Tournament . 31 January 2023 . International Cricket Council . en.
  32. Web site: ICC continues partnership with UNICEF for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 . UNICEF Australia Media Centre . 7 March 2020.
  33. Web site: Empower Girls Through Cricket Help break down barriers – with a bat and a ball . UNICEF Australia . 7 March 2020.
  34. Web site: Tickets to go on sale for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 on one-year-to-go milestone . International Cricket Council . 22 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222204651/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1057653 . 22 February 2019 . live .
  35. Web site: ICC T20 World Cup 2020 Fixtures Revealed . International Cricket Council . 29 January 2019 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20190129122936/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/983667 . 29 January 2019 . live .