Women's T20 World Cup

Women's T20 World Cup

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for the sport of cricket in the T20I format. It is organised by the International Cricket Council. The first edition was held in England in 2009. For the first 3 editions, there were eight participating nations, but the number was raised to ten from the 2014 edition. The number of teams are set to increase to twelve during the 2026 edition.

At each tournament, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with the remaining teams determined by the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier. As of 2024, a total of nine editions have been held and twelve teams have participated, Australia, having won the tournament six times ((/wiki/2010Women'sWorldTwenty20), (/wiki/2012Women'sWorldTwenty20), (/wiki/2014Women'sWorldTwenty20), (/wiki/2018Women'sWorldTwenty20), (/wiki/2020Women'sT20WorldCup), (/wiki/2023Women'sT20WorldCup)) are the most successful team, while England ((/wiki/2009Women'sWorldTwenty20)), West Indies ((/wiki/2016Women'sWorldTwenty20)) and New Zealand ((/wiki/2024Women'sT20WorldCup)) have one title each.

New Zealand are the current champions having won the 2024 edition for the first time, after defeating South Africa in the final.

Qualifications

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Qualification is determined by the ICC Women's Twenty20 International rankings and a qualification event, the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. Until 2014, the top six teams of the ICC Women's Twenty20 International rankings would automatically qualify and the remaining two places determined by a qualification process. In the 2014 edition, six places were determined by the top eight teams of the ICC Women's T20I rankings, with the host country and three qualifiers joining them in the tournament. From 2016 onwards, seven places were determined by the top eight teams of the ICC Women's T20I Team rankings, with the host country and two qualifiers joining them in the tournament.

Editions and results

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<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Host nation(s)</th><th>Final venue</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Winners</td><td>Result</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>No. of teams</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>England</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td> England 86/4 (17 overs)</td><td>England won by 6 wickets Scorecard</td><td> New Zealand 85 (20 overs)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>West Indies</td><td>Kensington Oval, Bridgetown</td><td> Australia 106/8 (20 overs)</td><td>Australia won by 3 runs Scorecard</td><td> New Zealand 103/6 (20 overs)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo</td><td> Australia 142/4 (20 overs)</td><td>Australia won by 4 runs Scorecard</td><td> England 138/9 (20 overs)</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Bangladesh</td><td>Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka</td><td> Australia 106/4 (15 overs)</td><td>Australia won by 6 wickets Scorecard</td><td> England 105/8 (20 overs)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>India</td><td>Eden Gardens, Kolkata</td><td> West Indies 149/2 (19 overs)</td><td>West Indies won by 8 wickets Scorecard</td><td> Australia 148/5 (20 overs)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>West Indies</td><td>Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound</td><td> Australia 106/2 (15.1 overs)</td><td>Australia won by 8 wickets Scorecard</td><td> England 105 (19.4 overs)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Australia</td><td>Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne</td><td> Australia 184/4 (20 overs)</td><td>Australia won by 85 runs Scorecard</td><td> India 99 (19.1 overs)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>South Africa</td><td>Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town</td><td> Australia 156/6 (20 overs)</td><td>Australia won by 19 runs Scorecard</td><td> South Africa 137/6 (20 overs)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>UAE</td><td>Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai</td><td> New Zealand 158/5 (20 overs)</td><td>New Zealand won by 32 runs Scorecard</td><td> South Africa 126/9 (20 overs)</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>England Wales</td><td>Lord's, London</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2028</td><td>Pakistan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2030</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>16</td></tr></tbody></table>

Performance by nations

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As of the 2024 edition

Nations are ordered by best result then by appearances, then by winning percentage, then by total number of wins, total number of games, and then alphabetically:

Team	Appearances	Best result	Statistics
Total	First	Latest	Played	Won	Lost	Tie	NR	Win%
Australia	9	2009	2024	Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023)	49	39	9	1(1)	0	80.61
England	9	2009	2024	Champions (2009)	42	31	10	1(0)	0	75.00
New Zealand	9	2009	2024	Champions (2024)	42	29	13	0	0	69.04
West Indies	9	2009	2024	Champions (2016)	39	23	16	0	0	58.97
South Africa	9	2009	2024	Runners-up (2023, 2024)	39	18	21	0	0	46.15
India	9	2009	2024	Runners-up (2020)	40	22	18	0	0	55.00
Sri Lanka	9	2009	2024	First Round (2009–2024)	35	10	25	0	0	28.57
Pakistan	9	2009	2024	First Round (2009–2024)	36	9	26	0	1	25.71
Bangladesh	6	2014	2024	First Round (2014–2024)	25	3	22	0	0	12.00
Ireland	4	2014	2023	First Round (2014–2018, 2023)	17	0	17	0	0	0.00
Scotland	1	2024	2024	First Round (2024)	4	0	4	0	0	0.00
Thailand	1	2020	2020	First Round (2020)	4	0	3	0	1	0.00
Netherlands

• The number in bracket indicates number of wins in tied matches by Super Overs however these are considered half a win regardless of the result. The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.

By editions

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

• C – Champions • RU – Runners-up • SF – Semi-finalist • R1 – Round 1 (group stage) • Q – Qualified, Still in Competition •  •  – Did not qualify •  ×  – Did not enter •     — Hosts

No. of Teams/ Hosts/ Year Teams	(8) 2009	(8) 2010	(8) 2012	(10) 2014	(10) 2016	(10) 2018	(10) 2020	(10) 2023	(10) 2024	(12) 2026	Total
Australia	SF	C	C	C	RU	C	C	C	SF	Q	10
Bangladesh	×	×	×	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Q	7
England	C	R1	RU	RU	SF	RU	SF	SF	R1	Q	10
India	SF	SF	R1	R1	R1	SF	RU	SF	R1	Q	10
Ireland	×	×	×	R1	R1	R1	•	R1	•	Q	5
New Zealand	RU	RU	SF	R1	SF	R1	R1	R1	C	Q	10
Netherlands	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Pakistan	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Q	10
Scotland	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1	Q	1
South Africa	R1	R1	R1	SF	R1	R1	SF	RU	RU	Q	10
Sri Lanka	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Q	10
Thailand	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	1
West Indies	R1	SF	SF	SF	C	SF	R1	R1	SF	Q	10

Team debuts

Year	Debutants	Total
2009	Australia,  England,  India,  New Zealand,  Pakistan,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies	8
2010	none	0
2012	none	0
2014	Bangladesh,  Ireland	2
2016	none	0
2018	none	0
2020	Thailand	1
2023	none	0
2024	Scotland	1
2026	Netherlands	1
Total		13

Records

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<table><thead><tr><th>T20 World Cup records</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Batting</td></tr><tr><td>Most runs</td><td>Suzie Bates</td><td>1,216 (2009 – 2024)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Highest score</td><td>Meg Lanning v  Ireland at Sylhet</td><td>126 (2014)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Highest partnership</td><td>Nat Sciver-Brunt & Heather Knight v  Thailand at Canberra</td><td>169 (2020)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Most runs in a tournament</td><td>Beth Mooney</td><td>259 (2020)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bowling</td></tr><tr><td>Most wickets</td><td>Megan Schutt</td><td>48 (2016 – 2024)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Best bowling figures</td><td>Deandra Dottin v  Bangladesh at Providence</td><td>5/5 (2018)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Most wickets in a tournament</td><td>Amelia Kerr</td><td>15 (2024)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fielding</td></tr><tr><td>Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)</td><td>Alyssa Healy</td><td>32 (2010 – 2024)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Most catches (fielder)</td><td>Suzie Bates</td><td>26 (2009 – 2024)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Team</td></tr><tr><td>Highest team total</td><td> England (v  Pakistan) at Cape Town</td><td>213/5 (2023)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lowest team total</td><td> Bangladesh (v  West Indies) at Providence</td><td>46 (2018)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Trophy

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The winners of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup receive a trophy designed and made by British silversmiths Thomas Lyte. Standing at 50cm in height, the women’s trophy was created with silver-plated base metal and brings together a number of separate metal castings.