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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
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| Format | T20I |
| First edition | 2009 England |
| Latest edition | 2024 United Arab Emirates |
| Next edition | 2026 England |
| Tournament format | Round robin andknockout |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| 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 |
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TheICC Women's T20 World Cup is a biennialworld cup for the sport ofcricket in theT20I format. It is organised by theInternational Cricket Council.[3] The first edition was held in Englandin 2009.[4] For the first 3 editions, there were eight participating nations, but the number was raised to ten from the2014 edition.[5] The number of teams are set to increase to twelve during the2026 edition.[6]
At each tournament, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with the remaining teams determined by theWomen'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 six times (2010,2012,2014,2018,2020,2023) are the most successful team, whileEngland (2009),West Indies (2016) andNew Zealand (2024) have one title each.[7]
New Zealand are the current champions having won the 2024 edition for the first time, after defeatingSouth Africa in the final.
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 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 theICC Women'sTwenty20 International rankings and a qualification event, theWomen'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 the 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.[citation needed] From 2016 onwards, seven places were determined by the top eight teams of theICC Women's T20I Team rankings, with the host country and two qualifiers joining them in the tournament.[citation needed]
Nations 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[10] | |||||||
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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 Women's T20 World Cup. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
No. of Teams/ Hosts/ Year Teams | (8) 2009 | (8) 2010 | (8) 2012 | (10) 2014 | (10) 2016 | (10) 2018 | (10) 2020 | (10) 2023 | (10) 2024 | (12) 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Scotland | 1 |
| 2026 | TBD | |
| Total | 12 |
Results of host teams[edit]
| Results of defending champions[edit]
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| T20 World Cup records | |||
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| Batting | |||
| Most runs | Suzie Bates | 1,216(2009 –2024) | [11] |
| Highest score | Meg Lanning v Ireland atSylhet | 126(2014) | [12] |
| Highestpartnership | Nat Sciver-Brunt &Heather Knight v Thailand atCanberra | 169*(2020) | [13] |
| Most runs in a tournament | Beth Mooney | 259(2020) | [14] |
| Bowling | |||
| Most wickets | Megan Schutt | 48(2016 –2024) | [15] |
| Best bowling figures | Deandra Dottin v Bangladesh atProvidence | 5/5(2018) | [16] |
| Most wickets in a tournament | Amelia Kerr | 15(2024) | [17] |
| Fielding | |||
| Most dismissals(wicket-keeper) | Alyssa Healy | 32(2010 –2024) | [18] |
| Most catches(fielder) | Suzie Bates | 26(2009 –2024) | [19] |
| Team | |||
| Highest team total | England (v Pakistan) atCape Town | 213/5(2023) | [20] |
| Lowest team total | Bangladesh (v West Indies) atProvidence | 46(2018) | [21] |
Most runs in the tournament[edit]
| Most wickets in the tournament[edit]
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Player of the tournament[edit]
| Player of the final[edit]
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The winners of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup receive a trophy designed and made by British silversmithsThomas Lyte. Standing at 50cm in height, the women’s trophy was created with silver-plated base metal and brings together a number of separate metal castings.[22]
