2020 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]
 Logo for 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | |
| Dates | 21 February – 8 March 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage & knockout |
| Host(s) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Champions | Australia (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Attendance | 136,549 (5,937 per match) |
| Player of the series | Beth Mooney |
| Most runs | Beth Mooney (259)[1] |
| Most wickets | Megan Schutt (13)[2] |
| Official website | iccworldtwenty20.com |
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 |
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| 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.[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]
| Canberra | Melbourne | |
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| Manuka Oval | Junction Oval | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Capacity: 13,550 | Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 100,024 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.[29]
Group stage
The ICC released the fixture details on 29 January 2019 in Sydney.[30]
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | India |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.979 |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.971 |
| 3 | New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.364 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.404 |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.908 |
Advance to Knockout stage
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- 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.[32]
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
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- 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).[34]
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- 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.[35]
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- Bangladesh Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- New Zealand Women won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | South Africa |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.226 |
| 2 | England |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.291 |
| 3 | West Indies |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.654 |
| 4 | Pakistan |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.761 |
| 5 | Thailand |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3.992 |
Advance to Knockout stage
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- Thailand Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shemaine Campbelle (WI) played in her 100th WT20I.[37]
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Mignon du Preez (SA) played in her 100th WT20I.[38]
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- Thailand Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Heather Knight (Eng) scored her 1,000th run in WT20Is.[39]
- Heather Knight (Eng) scored her first century in WT20Is,[40] and became the first cricketer to score a century in all three formats of women's international cricket.[41]
- Heather Knight and Nat Sciver's 169-run partnership was the highest for England for any wicket in WT20Is.[42]
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- West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lizelle Lee (SA) scored her first century in WT20Is.[43]
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- Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Nida Dar (Pak) played in her 100th WT20I.[44]
- Anya Shrubsole (Eng) took her 100th wicket in WT20Is.[45]
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- South Africa Women won the toss and elected to bat.
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- England Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) took her 50th wicket in WT20Is,[46] and her 100th wicket in international cricket.[47]
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- 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.[48]
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| India
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| England
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| India
| 99 (19.1 overs) | ||||||||
| Australia
| 184/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| Australia
| 134/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 92/5 (13 overs) | ||||||||
Semi-finals
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- India Women advanced to final after finishing top of Group A.[49]
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- 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
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- Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alyssa Healy (Aus) scored her 2,000th run in WT20Is.[50]
- 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.[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.[51]
Marketing
UNICEF Australia, the United Nations Children's Fund[52] 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.[53]
Tickets for the event went on sale on 21 February 2019.[54] 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.[55] Star Sports were awarded the global broadcast rights for the tournament.[55]
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- Ananya, Upendran (6 March 2020). "Lessons, laughs, leadership and a love of the game – Thailand's memorable T20 World Cup campaign". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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- The Cricketer (8 March 2020). "Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney share limelight as Australia retain T20 World Cup crown in one-sided final". The Cricketer. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- The Cricketer (8 March 2020). "T20 World Cup final smashes women's cricket attendance record at the MCG". The Cricketer. Retrieved 7 July 2020.