Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 venues part 2: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Junction Oval

Of the six grounds where the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup matches will be hosted, two are in Melbourne. The Junction Oval will host five matches, all in the league phase. The Melbourne Cricket Ground, on the other hand, will host only one – the final, fittingly on Women’s Day.

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

MCG hosted the first ever Test, the first ever ODI, two World Cup finals, all VFL/AFL Grand Finals since 1902, and is home to the the traditional annual Boxing Day Test in India. MCG was also the main venue of the 1956 Olympics, and has hosted rugby matches and FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

With over a hundred thousand seats, “The G” is now the largest active cricket stadium in the world. Walking out to bat in front of a packed house here is typically considered a daunting task by cricketers all round the world.

The MCG has hosted 7 Women’s T20Is till date. As discussed above, it will host only the final here, on March 8.

Junction Oval, Melbourne

Located in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Junction Oval dates back to 1856, when it used to be home to St Kilda Cricket Club. Following recent renovations, Junction Oval is currently the administrative and training headquarters of Cricket Victoria.

In all, 7 Women’s T20Is have been played at the Junction Oval. The 5 matches (all in Group A) to be played here this time are:

India vs New Zealand, February 27, Group A
New Zealand vs Bangladesh, February 29, Group A
India vs Sri Lanka, February 29, Group B
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, March 2, Group A
Australia vs New Zealand, March 2, Group A

Venue	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Junction Oval
City	Melbourne	Melbourne
State	Victoria	Victoria
Capacity	100,024	7,000
2020 WWT20 matches	1	5
Matches	7	7
Average score	128	144
4s/20 overs	9	16
6s/20 overs	1	1
50s/match	0.6	1.3
Balls/wicket (SR)	20.0	20.7
3WIs/match	0.6	0.6