Women's T20 Cricket World Cup tournament guide with dates, fixtures, time
The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup begins this Friday when Australia take on India at the Sydney Showground from 6.30pm AEDT.
For our Aussie superstars, it's a special year, marked by the first edition of the Women's T20 World Cup being hosted by Australia.
The Southern Stars will fancy their chances not only because they're ranked No.1 in the world T20 rankings, but because they've won four of the six World T20 tournaments to be staged thus far.
Led by skipper Meg Lanning, the host nation boasts a stacked outfit featuring the game's best all-rounder Ellyse Perry, bowling sensation Megan Schutt, and 2018's ICC T20 International player of the year, Alyssa Healy.
The final, which takes place on March 8 (International Women's Day), will attempt to break a world record for the highest attendance at a women's sporting event at the MCG, an iconic Australian venue that can seat over 100,000 spectators.
Players promoting the attempt to break a world record with #FILLTHEMCG at the Women's ICC 2020 Women's T20 World Cup Getty
What: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup - Australia
Where: Sydney Showground, WACA, Junction Oval, Manuka Oval, MCG
When: February 21 to March 8
Womens T20 Captains Meg Lanning (L) of Australia and Harmanpreet Kaur of India pose for a photo Getty
Womens T20 World Cup Squads:
Team Australia
Meg Lanning (c)
Rachael Haynes (vc)
Erin Burns
Nicola Carey
Ashleigh Gardner
Alyssa Healy (wk)
Jess Jonassen
Delissa Kimmince
Sophie Molineux
Beth Mooney
Ellyse Perry
Megan Schutt
Annabel Sutherland
Molly Strano
Georgia Wareham
Ellyse Perry Getty
Team Bangladesh
Salma Khatun (c)
Rumana Ahmed (vc)
Jahanara Alam
Shamima Sultana
Murshida Khatun
Ayesha Rahman
Nigar Sultana
Sanjida Islam
Khadija-Tul-Kubra
Panna Ghosh
Fargana Haque
Nahida Akter
Fahima Khatun
Ritu Moni
Sobhana Mostary
Team India
Harmanpreet Kaur (c)
Smriti Mandhana
Shafali Verma
Jemimah Rodrigues
Harleen Deol
Veda Krishnamurthy
Taniya Bhatia (wk)
Deepti Sharma
Shikha Pandey
Pooja Vastrakar
Poonam Yadav
Radha Yadav
Arundhati Reddy
Rajeshwari Gaekwad
Richa Ghosh
Harmanpreet Kaur poses with a koala Getty
Team New Zealand
Sophie Devine (c)
Suzie Bates
Lauren Down
Maddy Green
Holly Huddleston
Hayley Jensen
Leigh Kasperek
Amelia Kerr
Jess Kerr
Rosemary Mair
Katey Martin
Katie Perkins
Anna Peterson
Rachel Priest
Lea Tahuhu
Team Sri Lanka
Chamari Atapattu (c)
Harshitha Madavi (vc)
Anushka Sanjeewani
Hansima Karunaratne
Shashikala Siriwardene
Nilakshi De Silva
Ama Kanchana
Kavisha Dilhari
Udeshika Probodhani
Achini Kulasuriya
Hasini Perera
Sathya Sandeepani
Umesha Thimashini
Sugandika Kumari
Dilani Manodara.
Chamari Atapattu Getty
Team England
Heather Knight (c)
Tammy Beaumont
Katherine Brunt
Kate Cross
Freya Davies
Sophie Ecclestone
Georgia Elwiss
Sarah Glenn
Amy Jones (wk)
Nat Sciver
Anya Shrubsole
Mady Villiers
Fran Wilson
Lauren Winfield
Danni Wyatt
Team Pakistan
Bismah Maroof (c)
Javeria Khan
Sidra Nawaz (wk)
Nida Dar
Aimen Anwar
Muneeba Ali
Aliya Riaz
Diana Baig
Ayesha Naseem
Fatima Sana
Omaima Sohail
Sadia Iqbal
Anam Amin
Iram Javed
Syeda Aroob Shah
Bismah Maroof Getty
Team South Africa
Dane Van Niekerk (c)
Laura Wolvaardt
Lizelle Lee
Mignon Du Preez
Marizanne Kapp
Sune Luus
Chloe Tryon (vc)
Shabnim Ismail
Ayabonga Khaka
Masabata Klaas
Tumi Sekhukhune
Trisha Chetty
Nonkululeko Mlaba
Nadine De Klerk
Nondumiso Shangase
Team Thailand
Sornnarin Tippoch (c)
Nattaya Boochatham
Wongpaka Liengprasert
Phannita Maya
Ratanaporn Padunglerd
Onnicha Kamchomphu
Naruemol Chaiwai
Chanida Sutthiruang
Nannapat Koncharoenkai
Soraya Lateh
Rosenanee Kanoh
Thipatcha Puttawong
Suleeporn Laomi
Natthakan Chantham
Suwanan Khiaoto
Sornnarin Tippoch Getty
Team West Indies
Stafanie Taylor (c)
Anisa Mohammed (vc)
Deandra Dottin
Hayley Matthews
Chedean Nation
Lee Ann Kirby
Britney Cooper
Shemaine Campbelle
Chinelle Henry
Afy Fletcher
Shamilia Connell
Shakera Selman
Sheneta Grimmond
Cherry Ann Fraser
Aaliyah Alleyne
Sornnarin Tippoch of Thailand, Harmanpreet Kaur of India, Sophie Devine of New Zealand, Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies, Meg Lanning of Australia, Chamari Atapattu of Sri Lanka, Dane van Niekerk of South Africa, Heather Knight of England, Salma Khatun of Bangladesh and Bismah Maroof of Pakistan Getty
Full fixture of Women's T20 World Cup matches
DATE | TIME | MATCH | VENUE |
Fri, Feb 21 | 6:30pm AEDT | Australia vs India | Sydney Showground |
Sat, Feb 22 | 10:00pm AEDT | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | WACA, Perth |
Sun, Feb 23 | 9:30pm AEDT | England vs South Africa | WACA, Perth |
Mon, Feb 24 | 5:30pm AEDT | Australia vs Sri Lanka | WACA, Perth |
Thu, Feb 27 | 2:30pm AEDT | India vs New Zealand | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
Thu, Feb 27 | 6:30pm AEDT | Australia vs Bangladesh | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
Fri, Feb 28 | 6:30pm AEDT | England vs Pakistan | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
Sun, Mar 1 | 6:30pm AEDT | England vs West Indies | Sydney Showground |
Mon, Mar 2 | 2:30pm AEDT | Australia vs New Zealand | Junction Oval, Melbourne |
Tue, Mar 3 | 6:30pm AEDT | West Indies vs South Africa | Sydney Showground |
Thu, Mar 5 | 2:30pm AEDT | 1ST SEMI-FINAL – TBC vs TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Thu, Mar 5 | 6:30pm AEDT | 2ND SEMI-FINAL – TBC vs TBC | Sydney Cricket Ground |
Sun, Mar 8 | 5:30pm AEDT | FINAL – TBC vs TBC | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
Veda Krishnamurthy and Harmanpreet Kaur of India and Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland of Australia pose Getty
Odds:
According to TAB, Australia are the firm favourite to win the tournament, paying $1.65.
England ($5.50), India ($6), New Zealand ($11) and South Africa ($17) are all outsiders.
TV Broadcast information:
All Australian games, finals and other big match-ups on 9GEM and 9Now, and available in HD on 9GEM HD (channel 95).
Tickets:
Tickets for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup start from $20 for adults and $5 for children.
Click here to purchase tickets with Ticketek
Entertainment
Katy Perry: The global pop superstar will perform exclusively at the final on Sunday the 8th of March at the MCG.
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