'Tired' wickets to blow the lid off World Cup

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A T20 World Cup astatine the backmost extremity of the South African summertime volition mean little scores and an accrued accent connected fielding, Aussie spinner Jess Jonassen believes.

On the eve of the T20 World Cup, Jonassen said the team's archetypal observations of the venues to beryllium utilized showed "tired" wickets that were reminiscent of the 2018 tourney held successful the West Indies.

Australia won that tournament, with debased scores - including galore beneath 100 - featuring passim the tournament.

Even successful the final, the Aussies bowled England retired for conscionable 105, earlier chasing it down successful the 16th over.

Jonassen said the conditions unsocial mean the tourney is wide open, and the winning broadside volition beryllium the astir versatile.

"It's aboriginal successful the summertime implicit here, aboriginal successful their season, truthful the wickets look a small spot bushed astatine the moment," she told Cricket Australia's Scoop podcast.

"I deliberation with it being slower ... we mightiness not spot immoderate truly high-scoring games.

"There volition beryllium a batch of adjacent matches, it'll bring a batch of the teams rather adjacent together. There volition beryllium nary level way bullies, thing similar that.

"So I deliberation the teams with the astir versatility volition astir apt travel retired connected top."

When is the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup?

The eighth edition of the title volition statesman connected Saturday, February 11 (AEDT) with the opening radical lucifer betwixt big federation South Africa and Sri Lanka.

The radical signifier volition reason connected Wednesday, February 22 earlier the semi finals footwear disconnected connected Friday, February 24.

The lawsuit volition reason with the last connected Monday, February 27.

Most matches volition beryllium played successful the aboriginal greeting for Australian audiences.

Where volition the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup beryllium held?

For the archetypal clip successful the tournament's history, South Africa volition big the action.

Matches volition beryllium played astatine Newlands Cricket Ground successful Cape Town, St George's Park Cricket Ground successful Gqeberha and Boland Park successful Paarl.

How does the Women's T20 World Cup fixture work?

The 10 participating nations are divided into 2 groups of five.

Each squad volition play the different 4 teams successful its radical once, with the apical 2 teams from each radical advancing to the semi finals.

Who is successful the Australian squad?

Meg Lanning (C), Alyssa Healy, vice-captain (VC), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham.

Which nations are successful which group?

Group 1: Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Group 2: England, Ireland, India, Pakistan and West Indies.

When does Australia play?

Australia's run gets underway with a monolithic clash against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand.

Australia v New Zealand - Saturday 11 February, 4am AEDT, Boland Park

Australia v Bangladesh - Tuesday 14 February, 4am AEDT, St George's Park

Sri Lanka v Australia - Thursday 16 February, 12am AEDT, St George's Park

South Africa v Australia - Saturday 18 February, 4am AEDT, St George's Park

How to ticker the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup successful Australia?

Every lucifer of the Women's T20 World Cup volition beryllium disposable to watercourse connected Kayo Sports and Kayo freebies.

Matches volition besides beryllium broadcast connected Fox Cricket.

When and wherever is the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup final?

The last volition beryllium played connected Monday, 27 February astatine 12am (AEDT). The decider volition instrumentality spot astatine Newlands Cricket Ground successful Cape Town.

Who is the favourite to triumph the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup?

Australia (ICC Women's T20I satellite ranking No.1): $1.50 likelihood per PointsBet (correct astatine clip this nonfiction was published)

The defending champions are the favourites to assertion different title.

Despite a surprise three-wicket nonaccomplishment to Ireland successful the warm-up matches, imposing bid wins implicit India and Pakistan successful caller months beryllium the Aussie team's stature.

The different teams who are among the favourites to instrumentality retired the tourney see India ($5), England ($5) and New Zealand ($10).

Who are the erstwhile winners of the Women's T20 World Cup?

Meg Lanning's broadside is gunning for a hat-trick successful South Africa aft claiming the rubric successful 2018 and 2020.

Australia is the astir palmy federation successful the championship's past having lifted the trophy 5 times successful the event's 7 instalments.

2020: Australia by 85 runs implicit India

2018: Australia by 8 wickets implicit England

2016: West Indies by 8 wickets implicit Australia

2014: Australia by six wickets implicit England

2012: Australia by 4 runs implicit England

2010: Australia by 3 runs implicit New Zealand

2009: England by six wickets implicit New Zealand

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