Indian women up against Australia in ICC T20 WC opener

Team Udayavani, Jan 29, 2019, 5:57 AM IST

Dubai: The Indian women’s cricket team will open its campaign at next year’s Twenty20 Word Cup against defending champion Australia on February 21 in Sydney.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will take place in Australia from February 21 to March 8 next year and the sport’s world governing body released the fixtures for the big event on Tuesday.

The warm-up matches will take place from February 15 to 20 in Adelaide and Brisbane, before the tournament takes place across Sydney, Canberra, Perth and Melbourne.

After the clash against the home side, the Indian women will travel to Perth to take on a yet-to-be-decided qualifier on February 24, followed by a clash against New Zealand on February 27 in Melbourne.

At the same venue, the Indians will wind up their round-robin engagements with a match against Sri Lanka.

The semifinals are scheduled to be held on March 5 in Sydney while the summit clash has been kept for March 8 in Melbourne.

The Womens T20 World Cup Fixtures: 

21 February, 2020: Australia v India, Spotless Stadium, Sydney 

22 February, 2020: Windies v Qualifier 2, WACA, Perth; New Zealand v Sri Lanka, WACA, Perth 

23 February, 2020: England v South Africa, WACA Perth 

24 February, 2020: Australia v Sri Lanka, WACA Perth; India v Qualifier 1, WACA Perth (7.00pm) 

26 February, 2020: England v Qualifier 2, Manuka Oval, Canberra; Windies v Pakistan, Manuka Oval, Canberra 

27 February, 2020: India v New Zealand, Junction Oval, Melbourne; Australia v Qualifier 1, Manuka Oval, Canberra 

28 February, 2020: South Africa v Qualifier 2, Manuka Oval, Canberra; England v Pakistan, Manuka Oval, Canberra 

29 February, 2020: India v Sri Lanka, Junction Oval, Melbourne; South Africa v Pakistan, Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

1 March, 2020: South Africa v Pakistan, Spotless Stadium, Sydney; England v Windies, Spotless Stadium, Sydney 

2 March, 2020: Sri Lanka v Qualifier 1, Junction Oval, Melbourne; Australia v New Zealand, Junction Oval, Melbourne 

3 March, 2020: Pakistan v Qualifier 2, Spotless Stadium, Sydney; Windies v South Africa, Spotless Stadium, Sydney 

5 March, 2020: Semifinal 1, SCG, Sydney; Semifinal 2, SCG, Sydney 

8 March, 2020: Final, MCG, Melbourne.