2023 Women's T20 World Cup

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2023 Women's T20 World Cup
2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup logo.svg
Turn It Up
Dates10 – 26 February 2023
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Group stage & knockout
Host(s)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Participants10
Matches23
Player of the series Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Gardner
Most runs Flag of South Africa.svg Laura Wolvaardt (230) [1]
Most wickets Flag of England.svg Sophie Ecclestone (11) [2]
Official website www.t20worldcup.com
2020
2024

The 2023 Women's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition of Women's T20 World Cup tournament. It was held in South Africa between 10 February and 26 February 2023. [3] The final took place at Cape Town. Australia won their sixth [4] and third consecutive title after beating the hosts South Africa in the final by 19 runs.

Contents

Teams and qualification

In December 2020 the ICC confirmed the qualification process for the tournament. [5] South Africa automatically qualified for the tournament as the hosts. They were joined by the seven highest ranked teams in the ICC Women's T20I Rankings, as of 30 November 2021, who competed at the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. [6] The remaining two teams were Ireland and Bangladesh, the finalists of the qualifying tournament. [7]

TeamQualification
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Host Nation
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Automatic qualification
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Via qualifying tournament
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland

Squads

Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and was able to replace any injured players. [8] Pakistan were the first to name their squad on 14 December 2022. [9]

Venues

In August 2022, the ICC announced that three venues in three cities would host matches. The venues were Newlands Cricket Ground, St George's Park and Boland Park. [10] [11] [12]

Venues of 2023 ICC World T20 in South Africa
Cape TownGqeberhaPaarl
Newlands Cricket Ground St George's Park Boland Park
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 19,000Capacity: 10,000
Newlandsoverview.jpg Sahara Oval St George's, uploaded 2005.jpg
Matches: 12Matches: 5Matches: 6

Match officials

On 27 January 2023, the ICC appointed the all-woman panel of match officials for the tournament. Along with the ten umpires, G. S. Lakshmi, Shandre Fritz and Michell Pereira were also named as the match referees. [13] [14]

Match Referees
Umpires

Prize money

The total prize money purse of US$2,450,000 was available for the tournament and was allocated according to the performance of the team as follows: [15]

Prize money
StageTeamsPrize money (USD)Total (USD)
Winner1$1,000,000$1,000,000
Runner-up1$500,000$500,000
Losing semi-finalists2$210,000$420,000
Winner of each pool match20$17,500$350,000
Teams that do not pass the group stage6$30,000$180,000
Total$2,450,000

Warm-up matches

Before the T20 World Cup, the participating nations competed in ten warm-up matches, which were played from 6 February to 8 February 2023. These matches did not have either Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status or WT20 status. [16]

Warm-up matches
6 February 2023
10:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
123/5 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
91/7 (20 overs)
Maddy Green 47* (37)
Hayley Matthews 1/6 (2 overs)
Shemaine Campbelle 26 (29)
Amelia Kerr 3/20 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 32 runs
Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Eloise Sheridan (SA)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

6 February 2023
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
149/5 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
147 (19.5 overs)
Harshitha Samarawickrama 56 (46)
Laura Delany 3/20 (3 overs)
Gaby Lewis 38 (24)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/22 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs
Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

6 February 2023
14:30
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
246/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
229/9 (20 overs)
Alice Capsey 61 (33)
Nadine de Klerk 3/46 (4 overs)
Chloe Tryon 65 (23)
Sarah Glenn 3/30 (4 overs)
England won by 17 runs
Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

6 February 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
129/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
85 (15.1 overs)
Georgia Wareham 32* (17)
Shikha Pandey 2/9 (3 overs)
Deepti Sharma 15 (18)
Darcie Brown 4/17 (3.1 overs)
Australia won by 44 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Anna Harris (Eng)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

6 February 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
103/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
105/4 (16 overs)
Shamima Sultana 36 (41)
Nida Dar 2/12 (3 overs)
Nida Dar 24* (19)
Rumana Ahmed 2/6 (2 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

8 February 2023
10:00
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
168/5 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
169/7 (19.4 overs)
Alyssa Healy 62 (40)
Orla Prendergast 2/19 (4 overs)
Laura Delany 32 (28)
Megan Schutt 2/16 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 3 wickets
Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

8 February 2023
10:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
114/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
118/5 (13.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 36 (35)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/19 (4 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 60* (38)
Hayley Jensen 2/20 (3 overs)
England won by 5 wickets
Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Nimali Perera (SL)
  • England won the toss and elected to field.

8 February 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
143/4 (18.2 overs)
Aliya Riaz 48 (30)
Ayabonga Khaka 2/23 (3 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 65 (42)
Aliya Riaz 2/24 (3 overs)
South Africa won by 6 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

8 February 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
107 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
111/6 (19.4 overs)
Nilakshi de Silva 29 (26)
Hayley Matthews 3/17 (4 overs)
Hayley Matthews 50 (48)
Malsha Shehani 1/11 (2 overs)
West Indies won by 4 wickets
Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

8 February 2023
14:30
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
183/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
131/8 (20 overs)
Richa Ghosh 91 (56)
Nahida Akter 2/24 (3 overs)
Nigar Sultana 40 (36)
Devika Vaidya 2/21 (3 overs)
India won by 52 runs
Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Anna Harris (Eng)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.

Group stage

The ICC released the fixture details on 3 October 2022. [17]

Group 1

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4400082.149
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)4220040.738
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4220040.138
4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 422004−1.460
5Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 404000−1.529
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(H) Host

  Advance to the knockout stage

10 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
129/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
126/9 (20 overs)
Chamari Athapaththu 68 (50)
Marizanne Kapp 1/15 (4 overs)
Suné Luus 28 (27)
Inoka Ranaweera 3/18 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 3 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Anna Harris (Eng)
Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (SL)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

11 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
173/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
76 (14 overs)
Alyssa Healy 55 (38)
Amelia Kerr 3/23 (4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 21 (30)
Ashleigh Gardner 5/12 (3 overs)
Australia won by 97 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

12 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
126/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
129/3 (18.2 overs)
Sobhana Mostary 29 (32)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/23 (4 overs)
Harshitha Samarawickrama 69* (50)
Marufa Akter 3/23 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Harshitha Samarawickrama (SL)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shorna Akter (Ban) made her WT20I debut.

13 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
132/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
67 (18.1 overs)
Chloe Tryon 40 (34)
Eden Carson 2/23 (4 overs)
Sophie Devine 16 (26)
Nonkululeko Mlaba 3/10 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 65 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Chloe Tryon (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

14 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
107/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
111/2 (18.2 overs)
Nigar Sultana 57 (50)
Georgia Wareham 3/20 (4 overs)
Meg Lanning 48* (49)
Shorna Akter 1/12 (2 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
St George's Park, Gqeberha
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Georgia Wareham (Aus)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.

16 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
112/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
113/0 (15.5 overs)
Harshitha Samarawickrama 34 (40)
Megan Schutt 4/24 (4 overs)
Beth Mooney 56* (53)
Australia won by 10 wickets
St George's Park, Gqeberha
Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

17 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
189/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
118/8 (20 overs)
Suzie Bates 81* (61)
Fahima Khatun 2/36 (4 overs)
Shorna Akter 31 (22)
Eden Carson 3/18 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 71 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Narayanan Janani (Ind)
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

18 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
124/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
125/4 (16.3 overs)
Tazmin Brits 45 (36)
Georgia Wareham 2/18 (3 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 57 (33)
Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs)
Australia won by 6 wickets
St George's Park, Gqeberha
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.

19 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
162/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
60 (15.5 overs)
Amelia Kerr 66 (48)
Inoka Ranaweera 1/27 (4 overs)
Chamari Athapaththu 19 (21)
Amelia Kerr 2/7 (2.5 overs)
New Zealand won by 102 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (NZ)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

21 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
113/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
117/0 (17.5 overs)
Nigar Sultana 30 (34)
Marizanne Kapp 2/17 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 10 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Suné Luus (SA) played in her 100th WT20I. [18]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of England.svg  England 4400082.860
2Flag of India.svg  India 4310060.253
3WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 422004−0.601
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 413002−0.703
5Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 404000−1.814
Source: ESPNcricinfo

  Advanced to the knockout stage

11 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
135/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
138/3 (14.3 overs)
Hayley Matthews 42 (32)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/23 (4 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 40* (30)
Chinelle Henry 2/30 (3.3 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

12 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
149/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
151/3 (19 overs)
Bismah Maroof 68* (55)
Radha Yadav 2/21 (4 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 53* (38)
Nashra Sandhu 2/15 (4 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Ind)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

13 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
105 (18.2 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
107/6 (14.2 overs)
Gaby Lewis 36 (37)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/13 (4 overs)
Alice Capsey 51 (22)
Cara Murray 3/15 (3 overs)
England won by 4 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Eng)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Alice Capsey (Eng) equalled the record for the fastest 50 in a Women's T20 World Cup match (21 balls). [19]

15 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
118/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
119/4 (18.1 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 42 (40)
Deepti Sharma 3/15 (4 overs)
Richa Ghosh 44* (32)
Karishma Ramharack 2/14 (4 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (Ind)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Deepti Sharma became the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in WT20Is. [20] [21]

15 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
165/5 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
95 (16.3 overs)
Muneeba Ali 102 (68)
Arlene Kelly 2/27 (3 overs)
Orla Prendergast 31 (21)
Nashra Sandhu 4/18 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 70 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Muneeba Ali (Pak)

17 February 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
137/9 (20 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
140/4 (19.5 overs)
Orla Prendergast 61 (47)
Shamilia Connell 3/24 (4 overs)
Hayley Matthews 66* (53)
Leah Paul 1/26 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 6 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

18 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
151/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
140/5 (20 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 50 (42)
Renuka Singh 5/15 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 52 (41)
Sarah Glenn 2/27 (4 overs)
England won by 11 runs
St George's Park, Gqeberha
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.

19 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
116/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
113/5 (20 overs)
Rashada Williams 30 (34)
Nida Dar 2/13 (4 overs)
Aliya Riaz 29 (23)
Hayley Matthews 2/14 (4 overs)
West Indies won by 3 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

20 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
155/6 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
54/2 (8.2 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 87 (56)
Laura Delany 3/33 (4 overs)
Gaby Lewis 32* (25)
Renuka Singh 1/10 (2 overs)
India won by 5 runs (DLS method)
St George's Park, Gqeberha
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Anna Harris (Eng)
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind) became the first player among male or female, to play 150th T20Is. [23]

21 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
213/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
99/9 (20 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 81* (40)
Fatima Sana 2/44 (4 overs)
Tuba Hassan 28 (20)
Katherine Sciver-Brunt 2/14 (4 overs)
England won by 114 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind)
Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • England's score of 213/5 was the highest total in a women's T20 World Cup match. [24]
  • England's margin of victory was the highest (by runs) in a women's T20 World Cup match. [25]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 172/4 (20 overs)
Flag of India.svg  India 167/8 (20 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 156/6 (20 overs)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 137/6 (20 overs)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 164/4 (20 overs)
Flag of England.svg  England 158/8 (20 overs)

Semi-finals

23 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
172/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
167/8 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 54 (37)
Shikha Pandey 2/32 (4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 52 (34)
Darcie Brown 2/18 (4 overs)
Australia won by 5 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Nimali Perera (SL)
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

24 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
164/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
158/8 (20 overs)
Tazmin Brits 68 (55)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/22 (4 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 40 (34)
Ayabonga Khaka 4/29 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 6 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Tazmin Brits (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tazmin Brits (SA) equalled the record for taking most number of catches in a WT20I match (4 catches). [26]

Final

26 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
156/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
137/6 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 74* (53)
Shabnim Ismail 2/26 (4 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 61 (48)
Ashleigh Gardner 1/20 (4 overs)
Australia won by 19 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Attendance: 12,782
Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jess Jonassen (Aus) played in her 100th T20I. [27]

Statistics

South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 230 runs. [1] England's Sophie Ecclestone, was the leading wicket-taker, finishing with eleven dismissals. [2]

Team of the tournament

On 27 February 2023, ICC announced its team of the tournament picked by a selection panel featuring Ian Bishop, Anjum Chopra, Lisa Sthalekar, Mel Jones, Nasser Hussain, Ebony Rainford-Brent and Mpumelelo Mbangwa. [28]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Women's T20 World Cup</span> 7th edition of the Womens T20 World Cup

The 2020 Women's T20 World Cup was the seventh Women's T20 World Cup tournament. It was held in Australia between 21 February and 8 March 2020. The final took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on International Women's Day. Hosts Australia won the tournament, beating India by 85 runs, to win their fifth title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Women's T20 World Cup final</span> Cricket match

The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final was a day/night Women's Twenty20 International cricket match played on 8 March 2020 between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. It was the culmination of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, the seventh of the tournament history since it started in 2009. Australia won the match by 85 runs, securing their fifth T20 World Cup title. This was the first time that India had reached the final.

The 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in Australia in January and February 2020. It was a tri-nation series between Australia women, England women and the India women cricket teams, with the matches played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures. All three teams used the series as their final warm-up ahead of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

The South Africa women's cricket team played the New Zealand women's cricket team in January and February 2020. The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship, and five Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games</span> International cricket tournament

A cricket tournament was held at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, during July and August 2022. It was cricket's first inclusion in the Commonwealth Games since a List A men's tournament was held at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with only a women's tournament being part of the Games.

The 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held in September 2022. It was the fifth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and served as the qualification tournament for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament progressed to the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa.

The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played in Botswana in September 2021. The matches were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), with the top team progressing to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. Botswana, Cameroon and Eswatini made their debut at an ICC women's event. Malawi were originally named as a participants in the tournament, but they were replaced by Eswatini.

The South Africa women's cricket team played against the India women's cricket team in March 2021. Five Women's One Day International (WODI) and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches were played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Despite the short notice of the tour, Cricket South Africa confirmed that tests for COVID-19 had been done and the team was ready to travel. Prior to the tour, India's last international match was the final of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup on 8 March 2020. The South African team arrived in Lucknow on 26 February 2021, before undergoing six days of quarantine.

The 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Asia Cup tournament which took place from 1 to 15 October 2022 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The tournament was contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. On 20 September 2022, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament. Bangladesh were the defending champions, having defeated India by three wickets in the final of the 2018 tournament to win the title for the first time. The tournament was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The seven teams played in a round-robin stage, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Women's T20 World Cup</span> Ninth edition of the Womens T20 World Cup

The 2024 Women's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. Originally scheduled to be hosted in Bangladesh from 3 to 20 October 2024, it was later relocated to the United Arab Emirates for the same dates due to political unrest in Bangladesh, although the Bangladesh Cricket Board still held the hosting rights. New Zealand won their first title defeating South Africa by 32 runs in the final at Dubai.

The 2022–23 South Africa women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in South Africa in January and February 2023 as a preparatory series before the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. It was a tri-nation series between India women, South Africa women and the West Indies women cricket teams, with the matches played as Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) fixtures. In December 2022, Cricket South Africa confirmed the fixtures for the series, with all the matches to be played at Buffalo Park in East London.

The South Africa women's cricket team toured Australia in January and February 2024 to play one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.

The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The first stage of the tournament was Division Two, which featured eight teams and was held in Botswana in September 2023.

The Sri Lanka women's cricket team toured South Africa in March and April 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The T20I series formed part of the teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. The ODI series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Women's T20 World Cup group stage</span> Group stage at the 2024 WT20WC

The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup group stage was played in two groups of five teams for a total of 20 matches. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.

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