ICC Women's T20 World Cup

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup (known as the ICC Women's World Twenty20 until 2019) is the biennial international championship for women's Twenty20 International cricket.[3][4] The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with the first edition having been held in England in 2009. 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]

For the equivalent men's tournament, see ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
ICC Women's T20 World Cup
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatWT20I
First edition2009  England
Latest edition2023  South Africa
Next edition2024  Bangladesh
Tournament formatRound robin and knockout
Number of teams10 (12 from 2026)
Current champion Australia (6th title)
Most successful Australia (6 titles)
Most runsNew Zealand Suzie Bates (1,066)[1]
Most wicketsSouth Africa Shabnim Ismail (43)[2]
Websitet20worldcup.com
Tournaments

At each tournament, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with the remaining teams determined by the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier. Australia, having won the tournament six times, are the most successful team.

Qualification

Qualification is determined by the ICC Women's Twenty20 international rankings and a qualification event, the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. Until 2014, six teams were determined by the top six teams of the ICC Women's Twenty20 International rankings at the time of the draw 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 rankings, with the host country and two qualifiers joining them in the tournament.

Summary
Year Host nation(s) Final venue Final
Winners Result Runners-up
2009 England
England		 London  England
86/4 (17 overs)		 England won by 6 wickets
Scorecard		  New Zealand
85 (20 overs)
2010 Cricket West Indies
West Indies		 Bridgetown  Australia
106/8 (20 overs)		 Australia won by 3 runs
Scorecard		  New Zealand
103/6 (20 overs)
2012 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka		 Colombo  Australia
142/4 (20 overs)		 Australia won by 4 runs
Scorecard		  England
138/9 (20 overs)
2014 Bangladesh
Bangladesh		 Dhaka  Australia
106/4 (15 overs)		 Australia won by 6 wickets
Scorecard		  England
105/8 (20 overs)
2016 India
India		 Kolkata  West Indies
149/2 (19 overs)		 West Indies won by 8 wickets
Scorecard		  Australia
148/5 (20 overs)
2018 Cricket West Indies
West Indies		 North Sound  Australia
106/2 (15.1 overs)		 Australia won by 8 wickets
Scorecard		  England
105 (19.4 overs)
2020 Australia
Australia		 Melbourne  Australia
184/4 (20 overs)		 Australia won by 85 runs
Scorecard		  India
99 (19.1 overs)
2023 South Africa
South Africa		 Cape Town  Australia
156/6 (20 overs)		 Australia won by 19 runs
Scorecard		  South Africa
137/6 (20 overs)
2024 Bangladesh
Bangladesh		 To be confirmed
2026 England
England		 To be confirmed

Performance of teams
Team Appearances Best performance Statistics[7]
Total First Latest Played Won Lost Tie NR Win%
 Australia 820092023Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023)443581(1)080.68
 England 820092023Champions (2009)382891(0)075.00
 West Indies 820092023Champions (2016)3420140058.82
 New Zealand 820092023Runners-up (2009, 2010)3624120066.66
 India 820092023Runners-up (2020)3620160055.55
 South Africa 820092023Runners-up (2023)3314190042.42
 Sri Lanka 820092023First Round (2009–2023)3110210032.25
 Pakistan 820092023First Round (2009–2023)328230125.80
 Bangladesh 520142023First Round (2014–2023)20219009.52
 Ireland 420142023First Round (2014–2018, 2023)17017000.00
 Thailand 120202020First Round (2020)403010.00

Note:

  • 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.
  • Teams are sorted by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.

Team results by tournament

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.

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

Year/ Teams

 England
2009
(8)		 Cricket West Indies
2010
(8)		 Sri Lanka
2012
(8)		 Bangladesh
2014
(10)		 India
2016
(10)		 Cricket West Indies
2018
(10)		 Australia
2020
(10)		 South Africa
2023
(10)		 Bangladesh
2024
(10)		 England
2026
(12)		 Total
 Australia SFCCCRUCCCQ8
 Bangladesh ×××R1R1R1R1R1Q5
 England CR1RURUSFRUSFSFQQ8
 India SFSFR1R1R1SFRUSFQ8
 Ireland ×××R1R1R1•R14
 New Zealand RURUSFR1SFR1R1R1Q8
 Pakistan R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1Q8
 South Africa R1R1R1SFR1R1SFRUQ8
 Sri Lanka R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R18
 Thailand ××ו••R1•1
 West Indies R1SFSFSFCSFR1R1Q8

Entry of players in groups

Debutant teams in each tournament
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
Total 11

Other results

Results of host teams
Year Host Team Finish
2009  England Champions
2010  West Indies Semi-finalists
2012  Sri Lanka Round 1
2014  Bangladesh Round 1
2016  India Round 1
2018  West Indies Semi-finalists
2020  Australia Champions
2023  South Africa Runners-up
2024  Bangladesh
2026  England

Results of defending champions
Year Defending champions Finish
2010  England Round 1
2012  Australia Champions
2014  Australia Champions
2016  Australia Runners-up
2018  West Indies Semi-finalists
2020  Australia Champions
2023  Australia Champions
2024  Australia

Records

Highest innings totals
Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
213/5 (20 overs)  England PakistanCape Town, South Africa21 February 2023 Scorecard
195/3 (20 overs)  South Africa ThailandCanberra, Australia28 February 2020 Scorecard
194/5 (20 overs)  India New ZealandProvidence, Guyana9 November 2018 Scorecard
191/4 (20 overs)  Australia IrelandSylhet, Bangladesh27 March 2014 Scorecard
189/1 (20 overs)  Australia BangladeshCanberra, Australia27 February 2020 Scorecard
Updated: 21 February 2023[8]

Lowest innings totals
Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
46 (14.4 overs)  Bangladesh West IndiesProvidence, Guyana9 November 2018 Scorecard
58/9 (20 overs)  Bangladesh EnglandSylhet, Bangladesh28 March 2014 Scorecard
60 (16.5 overs)  Pakistan EnglandTaunton, England16 June 2009 Scorecard
60 (15.5 overs)  Sri Lanka New ZealandPaarl, South Africa19 February 2023 Scorecard
65/9 (20 overs)  Pakistan New ZealandBasseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis10 May 2010 Scorecard
Updated: 19 February 2023[9]

Highest individual score
Runs Balls Batter Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
126 65Meg Lanning Australia IrelandSylhet, Bangladesh27 March 2014Scorecard
112* 45Deandra Dottin West Indies South AfricaBasseterre, Saint Kitts & Nevis5 May 2010Scorecard
108* 66Heather Knight England ThailandCanberra, Australia26 February 2020Scorecard
103 51Harmanpreet Kaur India New ZealandProvidence, Guyana9 November 2018Scorecard
102 68Muneeba Ali Pakistan IrelandNewlands, South Africa15 February 2023Scorecard

Updated: 16 February 2023[10]

Best bowling figures
Figures Overs Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
5/5 3.4Deandra Dottin West Indies BangladeshProvidence, Guyana9 November 2018Scorecard
5/8 4.0Suné Luus South Africa IrelandChennai, India23 March 2016Scorecard
5/12 3Ashleigh Gardner Australia New ZealandPaarl, South Africa11 February 2023Scorecard
5/15 4Renuka Singh Thakur India EnglandGqeberha, South Africa18 February 2023Scorecard
4/9 3.4Holly Colvin England PakistanGalle, Sri Lanka27 September 2012Scorecard

Updated: 11 February 2023[11]

Most runs in the tournament
Year Player Performance details
2009New Zealand Aimee Watkins200 runs
2010New Zealand Sara McGlashan147 runs
2012England Charlotte Edwards172 runs
2014Australia Meg Lanning257 runs
2016Cricket West Indies Stafanie Taylor246 runs
2018Australia Alyssa Healy225 runs
2020Australia Beth Mooney259 runs
2023South Africa Laura Wolvaardt 230 runs

Most wickets in the tournament
Year Player Performance details
2009England Holly Colvin9 wickets
2010India Diana David
New Zealand Nicola Browne		9 wickets
2012Australia Julie Hunter 11 wickets
2014England Anya Shrubsole13 wickets
2016New Zealand Leigh Kasperek
New Zealand Sophie Devine
Cricket West Indies Deandra Dottin		9 wickets
2018Cricket West Indies Deandra Dottin
Australia Ashleigh Gardner
Australia Megan Schutt		10 wickets
2020Australia Megan Schutt13 wickets
2023England Sophie Ecclestone11 wickets

Awards

Player of the tournament
Year Player Performance details
2009England Claire Taylor199 runs
2010New Zealand Nicola Browne9 wickets
2012England Charlotte Edwards172 runs
2014England Anya Shrubsole13 wickets
2016Cricket West Indies Stafanie Taylor246 runs and 8 wickets
2018Australia Alyssa Healy225 runs
2020Australia Beth Mooney259 runs
2023Australia Ashleigh Gardner110 runs and 10 wickets

Player of the final
Year Player Performance details
2009England Katherine Brunt3 wickets
2010Australia Ellyse Perry3 wickets
2012Australia Jess Cameron45 runs
2014Australia Sarah Coyte3 wickets
2016Cricket West Indies Hayley Matthews66 runs and 1 wicket
2018Australia Ashleigh Gardner33 runs and 3 wickets
2020Australia Alyssa Healy75 runs and 1 catch
2023Australia Beth Mooney74 runs

See also

References
  1. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  2. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. "World T20 renamed as T20 World Cup". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  4. "World T20 to be called T20 World Cup from 2020 edition: ICC". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  5. "India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. "Three sub-continent countries set to host ICC events in next cycle". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  8. "RECORDS / ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP / HIGHEST TOTALS". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  9. "RECORDS / ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP / LOWEST TOTALS". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup–Most runs in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  11. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup–Best bowling figures in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.