The major ICC event of 2020 saw the arrival of women’s teams in Australia for the T20 World Cup. The tournament held eight months ahead of the men’s tournament. The tournament included ten teams. The 8 top teams based on finishing positions from the ICC Women’s World of 2018. The remaining two qualification were Bangladesh and Thailand determined through the 2019 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier.
The organisers carried out concerted campaign to build this tournament as a big breakthrough in women sports and the presence of Thailand team in the event make the game far beyond the original Commonwealth women’s T20 cricket. This T20 World Cup tournament saw Mithali Raj being rested from the semi-final for India and a change in the Indian limited outfits over the last years.
| Group A Teams | Group B Teams |
|---|---|
 India |  South Africa |
 Australia |  England |
 New Zealand |  West Indies |
 Sri Lanka |  Pakistan |
 Bangladesh |  Thailand |
The matches and their results
| 21 February 2020 19:00 Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | |
| India 132/4 (20 overs) | v | Australia 115 (19.5 overs) |
| Deepti Sharma 49* (46) Jess Jonassen 2/24 (4 overs) | India Women won by 17 runs Player of the match: Poonam Yadav (Ind) | Alyssa Healy 51 (35) Poonam Yadav 4/19 (4 overs) |
| 22 February 2020 15:00 WACA Ground, Perth | |
| Thailand 78/9 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 80/3 (16.4 overs) |
| Nannapat Koncharoenkai 33 (48) Stafanie Taylor 3/13 (3 overs) | West Indies Women won by 7 wickets Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (WI) | Stafanie Taylor 26* (37) Soraya Lateh 1/21 (3 overs) |
| | 22 February 2020 19:00 WACA Ground, Perth | |
| Sri Lanka 127/7 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 131/3 (17.4 overs) |
| Chamari Atapattu 41 (30) Hayley Jensen 3/16 (4 overs) | New Zealand Women won by 7 wickets Player of the match: Hayley Jensen (NZ) | Sophie Devine 75* (55) Kavisha Dilhari 1/19 (2 overs) |
| 23 February 2020 19:00 WACA Ground, Perth | |
| England 123/8 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 127/4 (19.4 overs) |
| Natalie Sciver 50 (41) Ayabonga Khaka 3/25 (4 overs) | South Africa Women won by 6 wickets Player of the match: Dane van Niekerk (SA) | Dane van Niekerk 46 (51) Sophie Ecclestone 2/19 (4 overs) |
| 24 February 2020 15:00 WACA Ground, Perth | |
| Sri Lanka 122/6 (20 overs) | v | Australia 123/5 (19.3 overs) |
| Chamari Atapattu 50 (38) Nicola Carey 2/18 (3 overs) | Australia Women won by 5 wickets Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Aus) | Rachael Haynes 60 (47) Udeshika Prabodhani 2/17 (4 overs) |
| 24 February 2020 19:00 WACA Ground, Perth | |
| India 142/6 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 124/8 (20 overs) |
| Shafali Verma 39 (17) Salma Khatun 2/25 (4 overs) Panna Ghosh 2/25 (4 overs | India Women won by 18 runs Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Ind) | Nigar Sultana 35 (26) Poonam Yadav 3/18 (4 overs) |
| 26 February 2020 15:00 Manuka Oval, Canberra | |
| England 176/2 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 78/7 (20 overs) |
| Heather Knight 108* (66) Nattaya Boochatham 1/18 (3 overs) | England Women won by 98 runs Player of the match: Heather Knight (Eng) | Nattakan Chantam 32 (53) Anya Shrubsole 3/21 (4 overs) |
| 26 February 2020 19:00 Manuka Oval, Canberra | |
| West Indies 124/7 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 127/2 (18.2 overs) |
| Shemaine Campbelle 43 (46) Diana Baig 2/19 (4 overs) | Pakistan Women won by 8 wickets Player of the match: Javeria Khan (Pak) | Bismah Maroof 38* (37) Stafanie Taylor 1/20 (3.2 overs) |
| 27 February 2020 15:00 Junction Oval, Melbourne | |
| India 133/8 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 130/6 (20 overs) |
| Shafali Verma 46 (34) Amelia Kerr 2/21 (4 overs) | India Women won by 3 runs Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Ind) | Amelia Kerr 34* (19) Shikha Pandey 1/21 (4 overs) |
| 28 February 2020 15:00 Manuka Oval, Canberra | |
| South Africa 195/3 (20 overs) | v | Thailand 82 (19.1 overs) |
| Lizelle Lee 101 (60) Ratanaporn Padunglerd 1/19 (3 overs) | South Africa Women won by 113 runs Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (SA) | Onnicha Kamchomphu 26 (21) Shabnim Ismail 3/8 (3.1 overs) |
| 28 February 2020 19:00 WACA Ground, Perth | |
| England 158/7 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 116 (19.4 overs) |
| Heather Knight 62 (47) Aiman Anwer 3/30 (4 overs) | England Women won by 42 runs Player of the match: Heather Knight (Eng) | Aliya Riaz 41 (33) Sarah Glenn 3/15 (4 overs) |
| 29 February 2020 11:00 Junction Oval, Melbourne | |
| New Zealand 91 (18.2 overs) | v | Bangladesh 74 (19.5 overs) |
| Rachel Priest 25 (32) Ritu Moni 4/18 (4 overs) | New Zealand Women won by 17 runs Player of the match: Hayley Jensen (NZ) | Nigar Sultana 21 (26) Hayley Jensen 3/11 (4 overs) |
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 Sri Lanka, and finished top of Group A.
South Africa were the second team to qualify for the semi-finals, after they also won their first three group games.
England were the third team to advance to the semi-finals, after beating the West Indies in their final group game.
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.
| 3 March 2020 15:00 Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | |
| Thailand 150/3 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan |
| Nattakan Chantam 56 (55) Nida Dar 1/17 (4 overs) | No result Rain during the innings break prevented any further play. |
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.
| 3 March 2020 19:00 Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | |
| West Indies | v | South Africa |
| Match abandoned No play was possible due to rain. |
Knockout stage
England were drawn against India in the first semi-final.
| 5 March 2020 15:00 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| India | v | England |
| Match abandoned No play was possible due to rain. |
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.
AUSTRALIA FACED SOUTH AFRICA IN THE SECOND SEMI-FINAL.
| 5 March 2020 19:00 Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney | |
| Australia 134/5 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 92/5 (13 overs) |
| Meg Lanning 49* (49) Nadine de Klerk 3/19 (4 overs) | Australia Women won by 5 runs (DLS method) Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Aus) | Laura Wolvaardt 41* (27) Megan Schutt 2/17 (3 overs) |
In the second semi-final, South Africa was beaten by five runs in a match affected by rain.
FINALS
There was a massive build-up to the final of the 2020 edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. India faced Australia in front of a massive crowd at the MCG. It was expected to be a cracking game but the Indian team lost as they crumbled under pressure. Australia won their 5th T20 World Cup title.
| 8 March 2020 18:00 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |
| Australia 184/4 (20 overs) | v | India 99 (19.1 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 78* (54) Deepti Sharma 2/38 (4 overs) | Australia Women won by 85 runs Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Aus). | Deepti Sharma 33 (35) Megan Schutt 4/18 (3.1 overs) |
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