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Melbourne: The venues and host cities for the ICC World T20 2020, which will be hosted by Australia, were announced today at events throughout the country.
The eight Host Cities are Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
For the first time, the women's and men's competitions will be held as stand alone events in the same host country and in the same year.
This will give the best female and male cricketers respective opportunities to capture the attention of the country and the world. Women's matches will run from 21 February to 8 March 2020 and the men's matches will run from 18 October to 15 November 2020.
The world's 10 best women's teams and 16 best men's team's will come to Australia to battle it out for the ultimate prize in T20 cricket.
The ICC World T20 will see 13 venues throughout Australia host matches, with both competitions having broad national footprints, meaning as many Australians as possible will have the chance to see the most talented players in the world.
Both the women's and men's finals will receive equal billing, with both matches taking place at Australia's biggest stadium, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The women's semi-finals will be hosted on consecutive days at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), while the men's semi-finals will take place at the SCG and Adelaide Oval.
The women's final will take place on International Women's Day 2020, Sunday 8 March, with the aim of creating a world-record attendance for a women's sporting match.
The ICC World T20 2020 takes place against the backdrop of a hugely successful ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which featured record crowds, broadcast audiences and visitors and the ongoing success of the Women's and Men's Big Bash.
