Administrator | International Cricket Council |
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Format | WT20I |
First edition | 2009 England |
Latest edition | 2024 United Arab Emirates |
Next edition | 2026 England |
Tournament format | Round robin and knockout |
Number of teams | 12 (16 from 2030) |
Current champion | New Zealand (1st title) |
Most successful | Australia (6 titles) |
Most runs | Suzie Bates (1,216) [1] |
Most wickets | Megan Schutt (48) [2] |
Website | t20worldcup.com |
Tournaments |
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The Women's T20 World Cup is the biennial international championship for women's Twenty20 International cricket. [3] The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council, with the first edition having been held in England in 2009. [4] For the first three tournaments, there were eight participants, but this number has been raised to ten from the 2014 edition onwards. In July 2022, the ICC announced that the Bangladesh would host the 2024 tournament and that England would host the 2026 tournament. [5] The number of teams in at the 2026 tournament is also set to increase to twelve. [6]
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 a record six times (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023) are the most successful team, while England (2009), West Indies (2016) and New Zealand (2024) have one title each. In August 2024, ICC announced that the United Arab Emirates will be the venue for the Women's T20 World Cup instead of Bangladesh although the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) continued to officially host the event. The matches were played at Dubai and Sharjah. [7]
New Zealand are the current champions having won the 2024 edition for the first time, after defeating South Africa in the final.
Year | Winning Team |
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2009 | England |
2010 | Australia |
2012 | Australia (2) |
2014 | Australia (3) |
2016 | West Indies |
2018 | Australia (4) |
2020 | Australia (5) |
2023 | Australia (6) |
2024 | New Zealand |
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 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. 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.
Correct as of 2024 Women's T20 World Cup. Teams 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 [8] | |||||||
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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 |
Note:
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the ICC World Twenty20. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Venue/ Year/ Teams | 2009 (8) | 2010 (8) | 2012 (8) | 2014 (10) | 2016 (10) | 2018 (10) | 2020 (10) | 2023 (10) | 2024 (10) | 2026 (12) | Total |
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Australia | SF | C | C | C | RU | C | C | C | SF | Q | 10 |
Bangladesh | × | × | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 6 | |
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 | • | 4 | |
New Zealand | RU | RU | SF | R1 | SF | R1 | R1 | R1 | C | Q | 10 |
Pakistan | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Q | 10 |
Scotland | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 | 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 |
Entry of players in groups
Year | Debutants | Total |
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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 | TBD | 0 |
Total | 12 |
Results of host teams
| Results of defending champions
|
T20 World Cup records | |||
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Batting | |||
Most runs | Suzie Bates | 1,216 (2009 – 2024) | [9] |
Highest average (min. 20 inns.) | Beth Mooney | 41.77 (2016 – 2024) | [10] |
Highest score | Meg Lanning v Ireland at Sylhet | 126 (2014) | [11] |
Highest strike rate (min. 500 balls) | Alyssa Healy | 129.39 (2010 – 2024) | [12] |
Most fifty+ | Suzie Bates | 8 (2009 – 2024) | [13] |
Most sixes | Deandra Dottin | 31 (2009 – 2024) | [14] |
Highest partnership | Nat Sciver-Brunt & Heather Knight v Thailand at Canberra | 169* (2020) | [15] |
Most runs in a tournament | Beth Mooney | 259 (2020) | [16] |
Bowling | |||
Most wickets | Megan Schutt | 48 (2016 – 2024) | [17] |
Best strike rate (min. 400 balls bowled) | 12.43 (2016 – 2024) | [18] | |
Best bowling average (min. 400 balls bowled) | Sophie Ecclestone | 10.65 (2018 – 2024) | [19] |
Best economy rate (min. 400 balls bowled) | 4.37 (2018 – 2024) | [20] | |
Best bowling figures | Deandra Dottin v Bangladesh at Providence | 5/5 (2018) | [21] |
Most wickets in a tournament | Amelia Kerr | 15 (2024) | [22] |
Fielding | |||
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) | Alyssa Healy | 32 (2010 – 2024) | [23] |
Most catches (fielder) | Suzie Bates | 26 (2009 – 2024) | [24] |
Team | |||
Highest team total | England (v Pakistan) at Cape Town | 213/5 (2023) | [25] |
Lowest team total | Bangladesh (v West Indies) at Providence | 46 (2018) | [26] |
Highest win % (min. 10 matches played) | Australia | 80.61% (played 49, won 39, lost 9)(2009 – 2024) | [27] |
Largest victory (by runs) | England (v Pakistan) at Cape Town | 114 (2023) | [28] |
Highest match aggregate | India v New Zealand at Providence | 354/14 (2018) | [29] |
Lowest match aggregate | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Galle | 92/11 (2012) | [30] |
Highest score chased | England vs Australia at The Oval | 165 (2009) | |
Lowest score defended | New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Junction Oval, Melbourne | 91 (2024) | |
Most consecutive wins | Australia | 15 (2009 – 2024) |
Most runs in the tournament
| Most wickets in the tournament
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Player of the tournament
| Player of the final
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