New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced on Thursday (August 13) that a documentary on the Women’s T20 World Cup ‘Beyond the Boundary’ which was played earlier this year is released worldwide on Netflix on August 14.
This documentary will mark the 17-day mega event tournament, which saw some exciting new talents grabbing the headlines in the women’s game. All the cricket lovers and fans will get a chance to relieve the action, enthusiasm, and emotion from the Women’s T20 World Cup.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said, “We are immensely proud of Beyond the Boundary and we are delighted to partner with Netflix as part of our long-term commitment to growing the visibility of the women’s game and ensuring it has a global platform.”
He added, “The film captures all the action and drama from the tournament, which set new benchmarks for not just women’s cricket but all women’s sport and gives fans around the world the chance to relive one of the greatest ICC events we have ever staged.”
Television producer Myleeta Aga said, “The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 was a landmark event not just for cricket, but for all women’s sport, breaking viewing and attendance records. I’m sure that Netflix members will love the new perspective that Beyond the Boundary brings to this unforgettable tournament.”
The ICC Women’s @T20WorldCup 2020 was a landmark event in the history of cricket and all women’s sport 🎉
— ICC (@ICC) August 13, 2020
The ICC partnered with @netflix to capture the action, excitement and emotion of the event in a documentary, premiering tomorrow!
📹 TRAILER 👇 pic.twitter.com/h18xLdFvuB
The documentary is available on Netflix with subtitles of English, Thai, French, Japanese, Malay, Indonesian, Korean, Dutch and Hindi. The documentary shows the final game played on International Women’s Day (March 8) in front of a record 86,174 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Considering the importance of the documentary, former Australia captain Lisa Sthalekar, who was a part of the ICC’s commentary team at the tournament, said. “I played in a home World Cup in 2009 when England won and we had a crowd of maybe 2,000. Therefore, when the opening match, Australia versus India was played in Sydney, I wanted to take my father to the game, to show him how much the women’s game has transformed since I retired in 2013.”
She added “It was nice to share that moment with him, as he was in awe of how the game has changed. There were 13,500 people there, the atmosphere in the stadium was electric and I had never seen my father smile so much at a cricket game and get so involved in the clash! It was a way to say thank you to him and to all parents and that sacrifice a lot to allow us, cricketers, a chance to play for our country.”
