After a gruelling, intense and thrilling Men's 2019 Cricket World Cup in England, eyes, teams and fans will shift to Australia where the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 is set to hit running. The ICC Women's T20 World Cup will begin with blockbuster India vs Australia clash on February 21 (Friday). This will be the seventh edition of the global ICC showpiece with defending champions and four-time winners Australia turning hosts this time. Fans can find the complete schedule with time-table and match details in IST. This will also be the first time that both the men's and women's T20I World Cup tournaments will be held in the Kangaroo nation. Meanwhile, for the complete schedule, full match timings and online view of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, you can scroll below. You can also download the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 Full Schedule PDF for free.
The ten participating teams have been divided into two groups of five teams each. The Group A comprises of Australia, India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh while England, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan and Thailand are in Group B. Out of the ten teams, Bangladesh and Thailand qualified from the qualifying tournament. India Squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Announced, Harmanpreet to Lead 15-Member Indian Squad in Australia.
Australia comes into the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 as the defending champions. Interestingly, they are the most successful team in the tournament’s history and have won the Women’s T20 World Cup four times. England won the inaugural edition of the tournament while West Indies lifted the cup in 2016 edition. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Trophy Unveiled by Bollywood Star Kareena Kapoor in Melbourne, Have a Look.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Full Schedule
Date | Matches | Venue | Time (IST) |
Feb 21, 2020 | Australia v India | Sydney Showground Stadium | 01:30 pm |
Feb 22, 2020 | Windies v Thailand | WACA, Perth | 11:30 am |
Feb 22, 2020 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | WACA, Perth | 04:30 pm |
Feb 23, 2020 | England v South Africa | WACA, Perth | 04:30 pm |
Feb 24, 2020 | Australia v Sri Lanka | WACA, Perth | 11:30 am |
Feb 24, 2020 | India v Bangladesh | WACA, Perth | 04:30 pm |
Feb 26, 2020 | England v Thailand | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 08:30 am |
Feb 26, 2020 | Windies v Pakistan | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 01:30 am |
Feb 27, 2020 | India v New Zealand | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 08:30 am |
Feb 27, 2020 | Australia v Bangladesh, | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 01:30 pm |
Feb 28, 2020 | South Africa v Thailand | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 08:30 am |
Feb 28, 2020 | England v Pakistan | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 01:30 pm |
Feb 29, 2020 | New Zealand v Bangladesh | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 08:30 am |
Feb 29, 2020 | India v Sri Lanka | Sydney Showground Stadium | 01:30 pm |
March 1, 2020 | South Africa v Pakistan | Sydney Showground Stadium | 08:30 am |
March 1, 2020 | England v Windies | Sydney Showground Stadium | 01:30 pm |
March 2, 2020 | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 08:30 am |
March 2, 2020 | Australia v New Zealand | Junction Oval, Melbourne | 01:30 pm |
March 3, 2020 | Pakistan v Thailand | Sydney Showground Stadium | 08:30 am |
March 3, 2020 | Windies v South Africa | Sydney Showground Stadium | 01:30 pm |
Semi-Finals | |||
March 5, 2020 | Semifinal 1 | SCG, Sydney | 08:30 am |
March 5, 2020 | Semifinal 2 | SCG, Sydney | 01:30 pm |
Finals | |||
March 8, 2019 | Finals | Melbourne | 01:30 pm |
As per the format of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, top two teams from each group will progress to semi-finals. Group A topper will face the second-placed team of Group B while topper in Group B will take on a second-placed team of Group A. The semi-finals will be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the same day on March 05. The final of Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 will be held on March 08 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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