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 2025 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Next edition 2027 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
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
Cricket current event.svg 2025 Under-19 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

Women's U-19 T20 World Cup winners
YearChampions
2023 Flag of India.svg  India

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 confirmed 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 another 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]

It was announced that Malaysia and Thailand will jointly host the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, with Bangladesh and Nepal jointly hosting the 2027 event. [14] On 18th August 2024 it was announced that Thailand had withdrawn as host which made Malaysia the sole host of 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.

Results

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 Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran To be decided16
2027 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
To be decided16

Performance of teams

Source: ESPNcricinfo

TeamAppearancesBest performanceStatistics
TotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNRWin%
Flag of India.svg  India 2 2023 2025 Champions (2023)9810088.88
Flag of England.svg  England 2 2023 2025 Runners-up (2023)10810188.88
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 2023 2025 Semi-finals (2023)9720077.78
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 2023 2025 Semi-finals (2023)9630066.66
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 2023 2025 Super 6 (2023)8710087.50
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2 2023 2025 Super 6 (2023)8620075.00
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 2023 2025 Super 6 (2023)7340042.85
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2 2023 2025 Super 6 (2023)7340042.85
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5230040.00
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2 2023 2025 Super 6 (2023)7250028.57
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1 2023 2023 Super 6 (2023)5140020.00
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2 2023 2025 Super 6 (2023)8250128.57
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2 2023 2025 Group Stage (2023)7250028.57
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1 2023 2023 Group Stage (2023)4130025.00
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 2023 2025 Group Stage (2023)6150016.66
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1 2025 2025 Group Stage (2025)303000.00
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1 2025 2025 Group Stage (2025)202000.00
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1 2023 2023 Group Stage (2023)404000.00
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 2025 2025 -2110050.00
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1 2025 2025 -202000.00

Note:

Team results by tournament

Legend
WWinner
RURunners-up
SFSemi-finalist
R2Round 2 (Super 6)
R1Round 1 (Group Stage)
QQualified
×Did not qualify
Hosts
TeamCompetitionTotal
Flag of South Africa.svg
2023
(16)
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2025
(16)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Nepal.svg
2027
(16)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia SFQ2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh R2QQ3
Flag of England.svg  England RUQ2
Flag of India.svg  India WQ2
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia R1×1
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland R2Q2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia ×Q1
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal ×R1Q2
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand SFQ2
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria ×Q1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan R2R12
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda R2×1
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa ×R11
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland R1Q2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa R2Q2
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka R2Q2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates R2×1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States R1Q2
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies R2Q2
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe R1×1

Debutant teams in each tournament

YearDebutantsTotal
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia, Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh, Flag of England.svg  England, Flag of India.svg  India, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia, Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland, Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand, Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan, Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda, Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka, Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates, Flag of the United States.svg  United States, WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies, Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 16
2025 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia, Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal, Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria, Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4
2027
Total20

Tournament records

As of 21 January 2025
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup RecordsRef
Batting
Most runs Shweta Sehrawat 297 (2023) [15]
Highest score Grace Scrivens (v Ireland)93 (2023) [16]
Most runs in a tournament Shweta Sehrawat 297 (2023) [17]
Bowling
Most wicketsMaggie Clark12 (2023) [18]
Best bowling figuresVaishnavi Sharma (v Malaysia)5/5 (2025) [19]
Most wickets in a tournamentMaggie Clark12 (2023) [20]
Team
Highest team total India (v United Arab Emirates)219/3 (2023) [21]
Lowest team total Samoa (v South Africa)16 (2025) [22]
Largest victory (by runs) England (v Zimbabwe)174 (2023) [23]
Highest match aggregate India v South Africa 336/8 (2023) [24]
Lowest match aggregate South Africa v Samoa 33/10 (2025) [25]

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