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ICC announces fixtures of men & women's T20 World Cup 2020

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Jan 29, 2019, 07:01 PM IST
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The ICC announced that both the tournaments will be held as standalone events in the same year and the same country.

The Indian women's team will start their T20 World Cup 2020 campaign against hosts and defending champions Australia, while the men's team will face South Africa in their T20 World Cup opener. 

The ICC announced that both the tournaments will be held as standalone events in the same year and the same country.

The women's T20 World Cup will run from February 21 to March 8 in 2020, followed by the men's T20 World Cup from October 18 to November 15.

The finals of both the tournaments will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

A total of 10 women teams will contest 23 matches and 16 men teams will contest 45 matches across Australia in eight host cities and 13 venues.