The 2020 Women's T20 World Cup was the seventh

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tournament. It was held in

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between 21 February and 8 March 2020. The

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took place at the

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. Hosts

won the tournament, beating

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by 85 runs, to win their fifth title. 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

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. Australia were the defending champions, and lost their opening match of the tournament against India. For the first time at the Women's T20 World Cup, the

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(ICC) announced the use of technology to monitor front-foot

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s for all matches during the tournament. The

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assisted the umpire at the bowler's end in calling the front-foot no-balls, communicating this to the on-field umpires. India were the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, after recording three wins from their first three matches. India won their final group game, against

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, and finished top of Group A.

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were the second team to qualify for the semi-finals, after they also won their first three group games.

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were the third team to advance to the semi-finals, after beating the

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in their final group game. In the final match of Group A, hosts Australia beat

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by four runs to take the fourth and final spot in the semi-finals. The final match in Group B, between South Africa and the

, was abandoned due to rain, meaning South Africa finished top of the group. Therefore, England were drawn against India in the first semi-final, and Australia faced South Africa in the second semi-final. The first semi-final was abandoned with no play due to rain, meaning India advanced to the final, after finishing top of Group A. It was the first time that India had progressed to the final of the Women's T20 World Cup. In the second semi-final, hosts Australia beat South Africa by five runs in a rain-affected match.

Teams and qualification

The tournament featured 10 teams. The eight top-ranked teams based on finishing positions from the

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qualified automatically. The remaining two qualification spots were determined through the

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

Squads

Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and were also able to replace any injured players.

Venues

In January 2018, the ICC announced that six venues in four cities would host matches. The semi-finals were hosted at the

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, with the final being played at the

Match officials

On 12 February 2020, the ICC appointed the officials for the tournament. Along with the twelve

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, Steve Bernard, Chris Broad and G. S. Lakshmi were also named as the match referees. *

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* Gregory Brathwaite *

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* Shaun George *

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* Sue Redfern *

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* Alex Wharf * Jacqueline Williams

Group stage

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

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Australia's

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was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 259 runs. Her teammate, Megan Schutt, was the leading wicket-taker, finishing with thirteen dismissals.

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,

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, Raf Nicholson and

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. *

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( wk) *

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* Heather Knight *

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Sophie Ecclestone Sophie Ecclestone (born 6 May 1999) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire Women cricket team, Lancashire, North West Thunder, Manchester Originals, UP Warriorz and England women's cricket team, England. In December 2018, the Internat ...

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* Megan Schutt *

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* Shafali Verma (12th woman)

Marketing

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Australia, the United Nations Children's Fund 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. Tickets for the event went on sale on 21 February 2019. 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. Star Sports were awarded the global broadcast rights for the tournament.

References

Notes

External links

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