| Women's T20 World Cup | |
| Administrator: | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket Format: | WT20I |
| Tournament Format: | Round robin and knockout |
| Participants: | 12 (16 from 2030) |
| Champions: | (1st title) |
| Most Successful: | (6 titles) |
| Most Runs: | Suzie Bates (1,216)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Megan Schutt (48)[2] |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | ||
| 2012 | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2016 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2020 | ||
| 2023 | ||
| 2024 |
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] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | bgcolor=gold | (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023) | 49 | 39 | 9 | 1(1) | 0 | 80.61 | ||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | bgcolor=gold | (2009) | 42 | 31 | 10 | 1(0) | 0 | 75.00 | ||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | bgcolor=gold | (2024) | 42 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 69.04 | ||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | bgcolor=gold | (2016) | 39 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 58.97 | ||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | bgcolor=silver | (2023, 2024) | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 | ||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | bgcolor=silver | (2020) | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 55.00 | ||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | (2009–2024) | 35 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |||
| 9 | 2009 | 2024 | (2009–2024) | 36 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25.71 | |||
| 6 | 2014 | 2024 | (2014–2024) | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | |||
| 4 | 2014 | 2023 | (2014–2018, 2023) | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| 1 | 2024 | 2024 | (2024) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| 1 | 2020 | 2020 | (2020) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id=AUS"" align=left | SF | bgcolor=gold | C | bgcolor=gold | C | bgcolor=gold | C | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=gold | C | C | bgcolor=gold | C | SF | Q | 10 | |
| × | × | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 6 | |||||||||
| C | R1 | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | SF | R1 | Q | 10 | |||||
| SF | SF | R1 | R1 | R1 | SF | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | R1 | Q | 10 | |||||||
| × | × | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | • | 4 | |||||||||
| bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | R1 | SF | R1 | R1 | R1 | bgcolor=gold | C | Q | 10 | |||||
| R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Q | 10 | ||||||||
| × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 | 1 | |||||||||
| R1 | R1 | R1 | SF | R1 | R1 | SF | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | Q | 10 | |||||||
| R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Q | 10 | ||||||||
| × | × | × | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | 1 | |||||||||
| R1 | SF | SF | SF | bgcolor=gold | C | SF | R1 | R1 | SF | Q | 10 |
Entry of players in groups
| Year | Debutants | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ,,,,,,, | 8 | |
| 2010 | none | 0 | |
| 2012 | none | 0 | |
| 2014 | , | 2 | |
| 2016 | none | 0 | |
| 2018 | none | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | none | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | TBD | 0 | |
| Total | 12 |
| Year | Host Team | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | |
| 2010 | Semi-finalists | ||
| 2012 | Round 1 | ||
| 2014 | Round 1 | ||
| 2016 | Round 1 | ||
| 2018 | Semi-finalists | ||
| 2020 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | |
| 2023 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2026 |
| Year | Defending champions | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | align=center colspan="2" | Inaugural Edition | |
| 2010 | Round 1 | ||
| 2012 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | |
| 2014 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | |
| 2016 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | |
| 2018 | Semi-finalists | ||
| 2020 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | |
| 2023 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | |
| 2024 | Semi-finalists | ||
| 2026 |
See main article: List of Women's T20 World Cup records.
| T20 World Cup records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||
| Most runs | Suzie Bates | 1,216 | [9] | |
| Beth Mooney | 41.77 | [10] | ||
| Highest score | Meg Lanning v at Sylhet | 126 | [11] | |
| Highest strike rate | Alyssa Healy | 129.39 | [12] | |
| Most fifty+ | Suzie Bates | 8 | [13] | |
| Most sixes | Deandra Dottin | 31 | [14] | |
| Highest partnership | Nat Sciver-Brunt & Heather Knight at Canberra | 169* | [15] | |
| Most runs in a tournament | Beth Mooney | 259 | [16] | |
| Bowling | ||||
| Most wickets | Megan Schutt | 48 | [17] | |
| 12.43 | [18] | |||
| Sophie Ecclestone | 10.65 | [19] | ||
| 4.37 | [20] | |||
| Best bowling figures | Deandra Dottin v at Providence | 5/5 | [21] | |
| Most wickets in a tournament | 15 | [22] | ||
| Fielding | ||||
| Most dismissals | Alyssa Healy | 32 | [23] | |
| Most catches | Suzie Bates | 26 | [24] | |
| Team | ||||
| Highest team total | (v) at Cape Town | 213/5 | [25] | |
| Lowest team total | (v) at Providence | 46 | [26] | |
| Highest win % | 80.61% | [27] | ||
| Largest victory | (v) at Cape Town | 114 | [28] | |
| Highest match aggregate | v at Providence | 354/14 | [29] | |
| Lowest match aggregate | v at Galle | 92/11 | [30] | |
| Highest score chased | vs at The Oval | 165 | ||
| Lowest score defended | vs at Junction Oval, Melbourne | 91 | ||
| Most consecutive wins | 15 | |||
| Year | Player | Performance details |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Aimee Watkins | 200 runs |
| 2010 | Sara McGlashan | 147 runs |
| 2012 | Charlotte Edwards | 172 runs |
| 2014 | 257 runs | |
| 2016 | 246 runs | |
| 2018 | 225 runs | |
| 2020 | 259 runs | |
| 2023 | 230 runs | |
| 2024 | 223 runs |
| Year | Player | Performance details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Holly Colvin | 9 wickets | |
| 2010 | 9 wickets | ||
| 2012 | Julie Hunter | 11 wickets | |
| 2014 | Anya Shrubsole | 13 wickets | |
| 2016 | Leigh Kasperek Sophie Devine Deandra Dottin | 9 wickets | |
| 2018 | 10 wickets | ||
| 2020 | 13 wickets | ||
| 2023 | 11 wickets | ||
| 2024 | 15 wickets |
| Year | Player | Performance details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Claire Taylor | 199 runs | |
| 2010 | Nicola Browne | 9 wickets | |
| 2012 | Charlotte Edwards | 172 runs | |
| 2014 | Anya Shrubsole | 13 wickets | |
| 2016 | 246 runs and 8 wickets | ||
| 2018 | 225 runs | ||
| 2020 | 259 runs | ||
| 2023 | 110 runs and 10 wickets | ||
| 2024 | 135 runs and 15 wickets |
| Year | Player | Performance details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 wickets | ||
| 2010 | 3 wickets | ||
| 2012 | 45 runs | ||
| 2014 | 3 wickets | ||
| 2016 | 66 runs and 1 wicket | ||
| 2018 | 33 runs and 3 wickets | ||
| 2020 | 75 runs and 1 catch | ||
| 2023 | 74 runs | ||
| 2024 | 43 runs, 3 wickets and 1 catch |
See main article: world cups.
See main article: world championships.