The landmark decision to stage a stand-alone women's Twenty20 World Cup was vindicated at the time. Now it's fast becoming a scheduling masterstroke.
The landmark decision to stage a stand-alone women's Twenty20 World Cup was vindicated by the crowd that flocked to the MCG final, now it's fast becoming a scheduling masterstroke as uncertainty continues to cloud the rest of the sporting year.
Ending the tournament on March 8, International Women's Day, was likewise good timing from organisers.Credit:The date, at which point there were 70-odd confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, has taken on even more gravity in recent weeks as fans starved of live sport remember a triumph that feels so much longer ago than five weeks.
"But there was never a suggestion that we could not go ahead with the final. That's what has been incredible about this situation, how quickly and dramatically things changed."I would say we were about 72 hours away from not being able to go ahead ... we were just so extremely, extremely fortunate." This year marks the first time a nation has hosted both events and given women's cricket a chance to stand on its own two feet.
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