Here are the fixtures and results for the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup.
February 2020
Fri 21 February
08:00 (GMT) 10.00 (Local)
Sydney Showground, Sydney
Australia v India – India win by 17 runs
Comments from our correspondent Julian Thompson:
*As seen on SKY Sports TV, India beat Australia (115 all out, 19.4 overs) by 17 runs; in the
inaugural match held at Sydney on 21/2/2020. England are placed in a different group.
* Speaking today on Radio 5 Live about the host’s defeat by India, England’s star batter Tammy Beaumont said it was ‘no foregone conclusion who was going forward to win’
*Batting first, India’s 15-year-old newbie Shafali Verma (29) went for risky big hits, outlasting fellow opener Smriti Mandhana (10). India scored 29 runs from the third and fourth overs, alone.
*India’s innings was dominated by a partnership between 19-year-olds Jemimah Rodrigues (26) and Deepti Sharma (*49) remaining ‘not out.’ They stole cautious energetic singles for most of the match.
*By the Hundred ball benchmark (16.4 overs), India were 99-4. They finished with wickets to spare (132-4).
* Reflectively, Australia’s captain Meg Lanning had felt a winning target of 133 was achievable. Lanning added that (apart from Healy) Australia’s shock batting collapse was disappointing.
* At 76-5, SKY’s narrative mentioned ‘deep trouble,’ as leg-spinner Poonam Yadav (4/19)
bamboozled Rachael Haynes, then Ellyse Perry (0) very next ball, for a golden duck.
*Jess Jonassen (2) survived Poonam’s hat-trick ball, dropped by Taniya Bhatia – who’d been
involved in both previous dismissals. Taniya finished with three stumpings and two catches.
Once Jonassen went for 2, Australia were in more ‘deep trouble’ and facing defeat at 82-6.
*By the Hundred ball benchmark with 100 runs on the board, commentators felt ‘the end was nigh.’ Only Ashleigh Gardner (34) offered any resistance until ballooning a catch to Shikha Pandey (3/14)
* Unusually stone-faced, captain Lanning added that the pitch was ‘turning here and there.’ Australia’s shock defeat was attributed to the ‘lack of contribution by their top order’ and their ‘lack of partnerships’.
Scorecard at https://www.ecb.co.uk/matches/10993
Sat 22 February
07:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
WACA, Perth
West Indies v Thailand – West Indies win by 7 wickets
11:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
WACA, Perth
New Zealand v Sri Lanka – New Zealand win by 7 wickets
Sun 23 February
11:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
WACA, Perth
England v South Africa – South Africa win by 6 wickets
Mon 24 February
07:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
WACA, Perth
Australia v Sri Lanka – Australia win by 5 wickets
Comments from our correspondent Julian Thompson:
* As heard on Radio 5 Live, Australia (123/5, 19.3 overs) beat Sri Lanka (122/6) by 5 wickets; Perth (Aus) 24/2/2020
Rachael Haynes 60; Meg Lanning 41*; Udeshika Prabodani 2/17; Shashikala Siriwardana 2/20;
Chamari Athapaththu 50; Anushka Sanjeewani 25; Nicola Cary 2/18; Molly Strano 2/23
*Batting first, SriLanka lost their opener Hasini Madushika third ball to Megan Shutt’s pace – caught by Beth Mooney. Captain Chamari Athapaththu hit 7 ‘fours’ and two ’sixes,’ making her half-century; facing only 38 balls
*Commentators could see that Sri Lanka (122/6) had runs on the board and Australia had bowled well. No one could have predicted what was about to happen to turn the match into a truly remarkable game
*Australia top order found themselves back inside the pavilion. Alyssa Healy (0) went second ball for a rare duck, and Ashleigh Gardner (2) went during the fourth over facing her eighth ball – both clean bowled by Udeshika Prabodani (2/17)
*Two runs later, commentators realised they were witnessing a remarkable match – as Beth Mooney (6) was stumped by keeper Anushka Sanjeewani off Shashikala Siriwardana (2/20). With three wickets down, Australia, had scored just ten runs.
*95 runs later, Australia lost their fastest scorer Rachael Haynes (60) to a second stumping by the keeper, also off Shashikala Siriwardana. Partnered by Meg Lanning (41*) The hosts had narrowed the gap – scoring 18 runs to win from 19 balls
*Speaking after the match, Australia’s captain Meg Lanning said there was ’no panic’ and they ‘knew what they had to do’
11:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
WACA, Perth
India v Bangladesh – India win by 18 runs
Comments from our correspondent Julian Thompson:
* As heard on Radio 5 Live, India (142/6, 20 overs) beat Bangladesh (124) by 18 runs; Perth (Aus) 24/2/2020
Shafali Verma (39); Jemimah Rodrigues (34); Panna Ghosh 2/25; Salma Katun 2/25; Sultana Joty (35); Murshida Khatun (30); Poonam Yadav 3/18; Shikha Pandey 2/14; Arundhati Reddy 2/33.
* Batting first, India’s Taniya Bhatia (2) was quickly removed by Sultana Joty’s stumping. Commentators sounded convinced that the Bangladesh wicketkeeper Joty was snatching the ball, even before it reached the bat!
*India’s fifteen-year-old opener Shafali Verma (39) made another useful contribution from just 17 deliveries. She was partnered by Jemimah Rodrigues (34) – who was later run-out during an unfortunate mix-up with Deepti Sharma (11).
*Deepti Sharma found herself involved in another run-out, with Veda Krishnamurthy (14). Deepti Sharma was seen by video evidence to have crossed the line one second later than Veda Krishnamurthy, so umpires ruled that Deepti was ‘out’.
*By the Hundred ball benchmark, (16.4 overs) India were 110/4. A cameo of 20 runs from 11 balls by Veda Krishnamurthy boosted India’s total to the highest World Cup (T20) score seen so far (142/6).
*Set 143 to win for Bangladesh, Shamima Sultana (3) was quickly caught by Deepti Sharma off Shikha Pandey (2/14) Next over, Deepti Sharma was hit for three consecutive ‘fours’ by Murshida Sharma (30); who survived a dropped catch.
*By the Hundred ball benchmark, Bangladesh were 101/4 with Sultana Joty top-scoring (35)
*Bangladesh made 124/6 when they ran out of balls, losing to India just 19 runs short of their target.
Wed 26 February
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
England v Thailand – England win by 98 runs
08:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
West Indies v Pakistan – Pakistan win by 8 wickets
Thu 27 February
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Junction Oval, Melbourne
India v New Zealand – India win by 3 runs
08:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Australia v Bangladesh – Australia win by 86 runs
Fri 28 February
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
South Africa v Thailand – South Africa win by 113 runs
08:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
Manuka Oval, Canberra
England v Pakistan – England win by 42 runs
Sat 29 February
00:00 (GMT) 11.00 (Local)
Junction Oval, Melbourne
New Zealand v Bangladesh – New Zealand win by 17 runs
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Junction Oval, Melbourne
India v Sri Lanka – India win by 7 wickets
March 2020
Sun 01 March
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Sydney Showground, Sydney
South Africa v Pakistan – South Africa win by 17 runs
08:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
Sydney Showground, Sydney
England v West Indies – England win by 46 runs
Mon 02 March
00:00 (GMT) 11.00 (Local)
Junction Oval, Melbourne
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Junction Oval, Melbourne
Australia v New Zealand
Tue 03 March
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Sydney Showground, Sydney
Pakistan v Thailand
08:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
Sydney Showground, Sydney
West Indies v South Africa
Thu 05 March
04:00 (GMT) 15.00 (Local)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
India v England
08:00 (GMT) 19.00 (Local)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Australia v South Africa
Sun 08 March
07:00 (GMT) 18.00 (Local)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
TBC v TBC
