Australia to play host to World T20 in 2020; 16 countries to lock horns

AUSTRALIA will play host to the 2020 T20 World Cup with the tournament to commence on October 18 and the final to be played on November 15.

In a bid to attract more eyeballs towards women’s cricket, the women’s and men’s tournament will be held as stand-alone events in the same host country and in the same year. The women’s event kickstarts on February 21 and goes on until March 8. Both finals will be played at the Melbourne.  The women’s semi-finals will be hosted on consecutive days at the Sydney, while the men’s semi-finals will take place at the SCG and the Adelaide Oval. The event will be held across eight cities-- Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

A total of 10 women’s teams and 16 men’s teams will battle it out for the World T20 title. Announcing the details of the event, David Peever, Chairman of Cricket Australia and the ICC World T20 2020 Local Organising Committee, said, 

“Australia is extremely privileged to be hosting the ICC World T20 tournaments in 2020. On behalf of Cricket Australia and the Local Organising Committee, I would like to sincerely thank Government at both Federal and State and Territory level, host cities, venues and State and Territory Cricket Associations for their exceptional support, which is so critical for delivering the best possible events in 2020.”

He also added,

“ICC World T20 2020 provides a unique opportunity to engage the whole community and inspire the next generation to love cricket.”