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| 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) | 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 |
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The2020 Women's T20 World Cup was the seventhWomen's T20 World Cup tournament.[3] It was held inAustralia between 21 February and 8 March 2020.[4][5] Thefinal took place at theMelbourne Cricket Ground onInternational Women's Day.[6] HostsAustralia won the tournament, beatingIndia by 85 runs, to win their fifth title.[7]
It was a standalone tournament, themen's tournament was initially held eight months ahead of the schedule, but would be postponed to 2021 due to theCOVID-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, theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) announced the use of technology to monitor front-footno-balls for all matches during the tournament.[11] Thethird 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, againstSri 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 theWest Indies in their final group game.[17] In the final match of Group A, hosts Australia beatNew 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 theWest 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]
The tournament featured 10 teams. The eight top-ranked teams based on finishing positions from the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 qualified automatically. The remaining two qualification spots were determined through the2019 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 |
|---|---|
| Australia | Host nation |
 England | Automatic qualification |
| India | |
 New Zealand | |
 Pakistan | |
 South Africa | |
 Sri Lanka | |
 West Indies | |
 Bangladesh | Viaqualifying tournament |
 Thailand |
Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and were also able to replace any injured players.[27]
In January 2018, the ICC announced that six venues in four cities would host matches. The semi-finals were hosted at theSydney Cricket Ground, with the final being played at theMelbourne Cricket Ground.[28]
| Canberra | Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
On 12 February 2020, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the twelveumpires,Steve Bernard,Chris Broad andG. S. Lakshmi were also named as the match referees.[29]
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The ICC released the fixture details on 29 January 2019 in Sydney.[30]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 toKnockout stage
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India Women won by 17 runs Sydney Showground Stadium,Sydney Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Poonam Yadav (Ind) |
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New Zealand Women won by 7 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Ahsan Raza (Pak) andSue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match:Hayley Jensen (NZ) |
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Australia Women won by 5 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Gregory Brathwaite (WI) andKim Cotton (NZ) Player of the match:Rachael Haynes (Aus) |
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India Women won by 18 runs WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andAlex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match:Shafali Verma (Ind) |
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India Women won by 3 runs Junction Oval,Melbourne Umpires:Langton Rusere (Zim) andAlex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match:Shafali Verma (Ind) |
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Australia Women won by 86 runs Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires:Gregory Brathwaite (WI) andNitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Aus) |
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New Zealand Women won by 17 runs Junction Oval,Melbourne Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andAhsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match:Hayley Jensen (NZ) |
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India Women won by 7 wickets Junction Oval,Melbourne Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andSue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match:Radha Yadav (Ind) |
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Sri Lanka Women won by 9 wickets Junction Oval,Melbourne Umpires:Sue Redfern (Eng) andAlex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match:Shashikala Siriwardene (SL) |
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Australia Women won by 4 runs Junction Oval,Melbourne Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Georgia Wareham (Aus) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 toKnockout stage
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West Indies Women won by 7 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Nitin Menon (Ind) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Stafanie Taylor (WI) |
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South Africa Women won by 6 wickets WACA Ground,Perth Umpires:Chris Brown (NZ) andLangton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match:Dane van Niekerk (SA) |
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England Women won by 98 runs Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires:Ahsan Raza (Pak) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Heather Knight (Eng) |
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Pakistan Women won by 8 wickets Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires:Shaun George (SA) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Javeria Khan (Pak) |
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South Africa Women won by 113 runs Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Lizelle Lee (SA) |
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England Women won by 42 runs Manuka Oval,Canberra Umpires:Chris Brown (NZ) andNitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match:Heather Knight (Eng) |
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South Africa Women won by 17 runs Sydney Showground Stadium,Sydney Umpires:Gregory Brathwaite (WI) andKim Cotton (NZ) Player of the match:Laura Wolvaardt (SA) |
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England Women won by 46 runs Sydney Showground Stadium,Sydney Umpires:Chris Brown (NZ) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Nat Sciver (Eng) |
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| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| India | Advanced | ||||||||
| England | |||||||||
| India | 99 (19.1 overs) | ||||||||
| Australia | 184/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| Australia | 134/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| South Africa | 92/5 (13 overs) | ||||||||
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Australia Women won by 5 runs (DLS method) Sydney Cricket Ground,Sydney Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andNitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match:Meg Lanning (Aus) |
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Australia Women won by 85 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andAhsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Aus) |
Australia'sBeth 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]
On 9 March 2020, ICC announced its team of the tournament picked by a selection panel featuringIan Bishop,Anjum Chopra,Lisa Sthalekar, Raf Nicholson andHolly Colvin.[51]
Alyssa Healy (wk)Beth MooneyNat SciverHeather KnightMeg Lanning (c)Laura WolvaardtJess JonassenSophie EcclestoneAnya ShrubsoleMegan SchuttPoonam YadavShafali Verma (12th woman)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]
