2020 Women's T20 World Cup

2020 Women’s T20 World Cup
Welcome to The Big Dance
Dates21 February – 8 March 2020
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatWomen's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage & knockout
Host(s) Australia
Champions Australia (5th title)
Runners-up India
Participants10
Matches23
Attendance136,549 (5,937 per match)
Player of the seriesAustralia Beth Mooney
Most runsAustralia Beth Mooney (259)[1]
Most wicketsAustralia Megan Schutt (13)[2]
Official websiteiccworldtwenty20.com

The 2020 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]

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  2. ^ "Most wickets in the 2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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  5. ^ "Australia is next with two T20 World Cups coming in 2020". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ "MCG eyeing another World Record". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup final: Australia beat India at MCG". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Women's World Twenty20 2020: Standalone tournament for Australia". BBC Sport. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Australia survive nerves to lift fourth WT20 title". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Champions Australia to start T20 World Cup against India". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup: Front foot no-ball technology to be used". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  12. ^ "ICC announces no-ball change for T20 World Cup". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  13. ^ "India through to semi-finals with last-ball win after Amelia Kerr's scare". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Radha Yadav picks four, Shafali Verma smashes 47 as India maintain all-win record". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Radha four-for, Shafali blitz keep India unbeaten". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Wolvaart, bowlers power South Africa to semi-finals". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup: England beat West Indies to reach semis after Natalie Sciver hits 57". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Georgia Wareham stars as Australia overcome Ellyse Perry injury to clinch semi-final spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup: England to play India in semis after South Africa-Windies washed out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Explainer: What happens if the semi-finals are washed out?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Women's T20 World Cup: England out but India into final after washout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  22. ^ "India into maiden Women's T20 World Cup final after washout". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Aussies beat rain, Proteas to surge into Cup final". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 March 2020.