Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup

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ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup
Administrator International Cricket Council
Format Limited-overs (20 overs)
First edition 2023 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Latest edition 2023 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Next edition 2025 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia &
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Tournament format Round Robin and Knockout
Number of teams16
Current champion Flag of India.svg India (1st title)
Most successful Flag of India.svg India (1 title)
Most runs Flag of India.svg Shweta Sehrawat (297)
Most wickets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maggie Clark (12)
Website ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup

The ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national women's under-19 teams. [1] [2] The first tournament took place in January 2023 in South Africa, [3] [4] with matches being played in the Twenty20 cricket format. [5] [6] India won the inaugural tournament, defeating England in the final. [7]

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History

The inaugural tournament was scheduled to take place in January 2021, before being moved back to December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] In January 2021, the Bangladesh Cricket Board stated that they would host the tournament, [10] but it was later postponed for a second time and moved to January 2023, with the ICC looking for a host nation. [11] [12]

The inaugural tournament eventually took place in January 2023 in South Africa, with sixteen teams competing. [13] India won the competition, defeating England in the final by seven wickets. [7]

Malaysia and Thailand will jointly host the 2025 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, with Bangladesh and Nepal jointly hosting the 2027 event. [14]

Summary

YearHost(s)Final venueFinalNo. of teams
WinnersResultRunners-up
2023 Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Flag of India.svg  India
69/3 (14 overs)
India won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
Flag of England.svg  England
68 (17.1 overs)
16
2025 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
To be decided16
2027 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
To be decided16

Performance of teams

TeamAppearancesBest performanceStatistics
TotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNRWin%
Flag of India.svg  India 1 2023 2023 Champions (2023)7610085.71
Flag of England.svg  England 1 2023 2023 Runners-up (2023)7610085.71
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 2023 2023 Semi-finals (2023)6510083.33
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 2023 2023 Semi-finals (2023)6420066.66
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5410080.00
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5410080.00
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5320060.00
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5230040.00
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5230040.00
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5140020.00
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5140020.00
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5140020.00
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1 2023 2023 Group Stage (2023)4130025.00
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1 2023 2023 Group Stage (2023)4130025.00
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 2023 2023 Group Stage (2023)404000.00
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1 2023 2023 Group Stage (2023)404000.00

Note:

Team results by tournament

Legend
WWinner
RURunners-up
SFSemi-finalist
R2Round 2 (Super 6)
R1Round 1 (Group Stage)
QQualified
  Did not qualify
 × Did not enter
Hosts
TeamCompetitionTotal
Flag of South Africa.svg
2023
(16)
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Flag of Thailand.svg
2025
(16)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Flag of Nepal.svg
2027
(16)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia SF1
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh R2Q1
Flag of England.svg  England RU1
Flag of India.svg  India W1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia R11
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland R21
Flag of Malaysia.svg MalaysiaQ
Flag of Nepal.svg NepalQ
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand SF1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan R21
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda R21
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland R11
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa R21
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka R21
Flag of Thailand.svg ThailandQ
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates R21
Flag of the United States.svg  United States R11
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies R21
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe R11

Debutant teams in each tournament

YearDebutantsTotal
2023 Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Rwanda, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States, West Indies, Zimbabwe 16
2025 Malaysia, Thailand
2027
Total16

Tournament records

As of 29 January 2023
ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup Records
Batting
Most runs Shweta Sehrawat 297 (2023)
Highest score Grace Scrivens v Ireland93 (2023)
Most sixes Shafali Verma 7 (2023)
Most fours Shweta Sehrawat 50 (2023)
Most runs in a tournament Shweta Sehrawat 297 (2023)
Bowling
Most wicketsMaggie Clark12 (2023)
Best bowling figuresEllie Anderson v West Indies 5/12 (2023)
Most wickets in a tournamentMaggie Clark12 (2023)
Team
Highest team total India v United Arab Emirates 219/3 (2023)
Lowest team total Zimbabwe v England 25 (2023)
Largest victory (by runs) England v Zimbabwe 174 (2023)
Highest match aggregate India v South Africa 336-8 (2023)
Lowest match aggregate India v Sri Lanka 119-12 (2023)

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