Published 14:10 IST, November 24th 2020

Australia women's cricket team named country's favourite sports team by fans: Survey

The Australian women's cricket team on Sunday did it once again as they became country's No. 1 sporting team for their emotional connection with the public.

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Australian women's cricket team on Sunday did it once again as y became country's . 1 sporting team for ir emotional connection with public. According to a survey conducted by True rth Research, to measure which teams generated greatest level of pride, trust, enjoyment and respect, it was national women's cricket team that dominated survey.

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Australian women's cricket team beat men's cricket team to become country's favourite team

Australian women’s cricket team topped survey of nearly 5000 people as y retained strongest emotional connection with fans after ir T20 World Cup victory against India in front of a crowd of 86,000 at iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 2020. tably, Australian men's cricket team (T20) team grabbed second place while Test team was ranked third.

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Meanwhile, Australian women cricketers are currently busy playing in Women's Big Bash League (WBBL 2020) in Australia. tournament has reached its business end after a competitive league phase where eight teams competed across 56 matches. semi-final 1 of WBBL 2020 will see Melbourne Stars Women take on Perth Scorchers Women on Wednesday, vember 25 in Sydney which will be followed by semi-final 2 between Brisbane Heat Women and Sydney Thunder Women on Thursday, vember 26 at same venue. final will be played on Saturday, vember 28.

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Australian women's cricket team's international assignment after WBBL 2020 will be in January when y will lock horns with Indian women's cricket team in a three-match ODI series. three ODIs will be played on January 22, 25 and 27 in Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart.

On or hand, Australian men's cricket team will compete with Indian men's cricket team across all formats.  India vs Australia 2020 tour, which is set to get underway on Friday, vember 27, is one of most anticipated cricketing events of years. India will kick off ir tour to Australia with a three-match ODI series starting on Friday, 27 vember followed by as many T20Is and four Tests. 

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SOURCE: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S CRICKET TWITTER

14:10 IST, November 24th 2020