Effect of Women In Blue: ICC might have separate broadcast rights for women's cricket
Cricket | April 03, 2020 22:02 ISTWith 1.1 billion video views, the World Cup in Australia was the most-watched tournament in the history of women's cricket.
With 1.1 billion video views, the World Cup in Australia was the most-watched tournament in the history of women's cricket.
MCG registered a record attendance for Women's Cricket as 86,174 people showed up to watch Australia take on India in the final of the Women's T20 World Cup.
The match will take place on March 8 -- International Women's Day -- with New Zealand's Cotton taking charge of her first Women's T20 World Cup final.
Harmanpreet Kaur's team became the first Indian side to reach the final of a Women's T20 World Cup and will play either of Australia or South Africa in the summit clash.
India have now reached their maiden T20 World Cup final courtesy of finishing on top of Group A in the league stages.
Poonam Yadav is leading the charts with nine scalps in four matches so far in the Women's World T20 in Australia.
Shafali Verma has scored 161 runs at a stunning strike rate of 161 in the ongoing Women's World T20 in Australia.
If either or both semis are abandoned, the teams that topped the group -- India and South Africa -- would progress to the final.
India have been unbeaten so far in the Women's World T20 and topped Group A on their way to the semi-finals.
Ellyse Perry injured her right hamstring while fielding in the win over New Zealand on Monday which secured four-time champion Australia's spot in the semifinals.
Without their in-form captain, the 2016 champions were bundled out for 97, and crashed out of the tournament in the group stage.
Shashikala Siriwardena picked up four wickets for 16 runs to cap off her 17-year-long career with Sri Lanka.
Ellyse Perry missed Australia's main training session on Sunday afternoon due to a sore hip.
Laura Wolvaardt starred for South Africa as they beat Pakistan by 17 runs to confirm their spot in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals.
India became the first side to sail through to the knockout stages after securing wins against hosts and defending champions Australia, as well as Bangladesh and New Zealand.
Lauren Winfield, part of the England side that beat Pakistan 3-0 in a series back in December, saw their resurgence first-hand in Malaysia and feels the tournament is playing into Pakistan's hands.
India's unpredictable middle-order has repeatedly squandered good starts to eventually settle for low scores in this year's Women's World T20.
It was an all-round show from the Indian bowlers as they restricted New Zealand to 129/6 in their chase of 134 to win the game by 4 runs.
England skipper Heather Knight slammed her maiden T20I ton as England (176/2) beat Thailand (78/7) by 98 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup match.
Smriti Mandhana, who has been a key player for the Indian team in the last two-three years, said Shafali Verma is showing she is capable of filling her boots.
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