Released 18/11/2019
Today marks 100 days until Canberra hosts the first of five ICC Women’s T20 World Cup matches at Manuka Oval.
It was great to join Cricket ACT, Canberra Meteors and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup today at Cockington Green Gardens’ iconic cricket pitch where specially designed miniatures of the Australian and English women’s cricket teams made an appearance on one of the attraction’s original and most loved installations.
The ICC T20 World Cup 2020 will be a first on two fronts, with the tournament being played in Australia for the first time and with the women’s competition being staged as a standalone event.
This is a great opportunity to celebrate gender equality in sport.
Canberrans and their visiting friends and relatives will have the opportunity to participate in a three-day festival of cricket running from 26 to 28 February, which will feature seven of the world’s best women’s cricket teams. The Australian team, as defending T20 World Cup Champions, will take on Bangladesh in a night game on Thursday 27 February.
This world-class cricket event at Manuka Oval will also features two double headers and will put the spotlight on Canberra through a global broadcast. Organisers are aiming to break a record attendance for a women’s sporting event at Manuka Oval, hoping to see a packed stadium cheering on the Australia team.
Thank you to Cricket ACT for helping bring this great game to Canberra and congratulations as well for achieving over 40% female representation on your board.
Quote attributable to James Allsop, Chief Executive Officer at Cricket ACT:
“Whilst cricket is ambitious in its attempt to break a world record on International Women’s Day (March 8) at the MCG for the highest ever attended female sporting event, more locally we are striving for our own record at Manuka Oval by selling out the Australia vs Bangladesh pool match on February 27. This would be the first time a women’s sporting event has been at maximum attendance capacity at Manuka Oval. This incredible Australian cricket team deserve to be playing their world cup game in Canberra in front of a full-house!”
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 – Canberra Fixtures
MANUKA OVAL, CANBERRA | ||
Date | Fixture | Time |
Wednesday 26 February | England vs Thailand | Afternoon |
Wednesday 26 February | West Indies vs Pakistan | Night |
Thursday 27 February | Australia vs Bangladesh | Night |
Friday 28 February | South Africa vs Thailand | Afternoon |
Friday 28 February | England vs Pakistan | Night |
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