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| Dates | 10 – 26 February 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage &knockout |
| Host | South Africa |
| Champions |  Australia (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Ashleigh Gardner |
| Most runs | Laura Wolvaardt (230)[1] |
| Most wickets |  Sophie Ecclestone (11)[2] |
| Official website | www |
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The2023 Women's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition ofWomen's T20 World Cup tournament. It was held in South Africa between 10 February and 26 February 2023.[3] The final took place at Cape Town.Australia won their sixth[4] and third consecutive title after beating the hostsSouth Africa in the final by 19 runs.
In December 2020 the ICC confirmed the qualification process for the tournament.[5] South Africa automatically qualified for the tournament as the hosts. They were joined by the seven highest ranked teams in theICC Women's T20I Rankings, as of 30 November 2021, who competed at the2020 Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[6] The remaining two teams were Ireland and Bangladesh, the finalists of thequalifying tournament.[7]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| South Africa | Host Nation |
| Australia | Automatic qualification |
| England | |
 India | |
 New Zealand | |
 Pakistan | |
 Sri Lanka | |
 West Indies | |
 Bangladesh | Viaqualifying tournament |
 Ireland |
Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and was able to replace any injured players.[8] Pakistan were the first to name their squad on 14 December 2022.[9]
In August 2022, the ICC announced that three venues in three cities would host matches. The venues wereNewlands Cricket Ground,St George's Park andBoland Park.[10][11][12]
Venues of 2023 ICC World T20 in South Africa | Cape Town | Gqeberha | Paarl |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Cricket Ground | St George's Park | Boland Park | |
| Capacity:25,000 | Capacity:19,000 | Capacity:10,000 | |
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| Matches: 12 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 6 |
On 27 January 2023, the ICC appointed the all-woman panel of match officials for the tournament. Along with the tenumpires,G. S. Lakshmi,Shandre Fritz andMichell Pereira were also named as the match referees.[13][14]
The total prize money purse of US$2,450,000 was available for the tournament and was allocated according to the performance of the team as follows:[15]
| Stage | Teams | Prize money (USD) | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 2 | $210,000 | $420,000 |
| Winner of each pool match | 20 | $17,500 | $350,000 |
| Teams that do not pass the group stage | 6 | $30,000 | $180,000 |
| Total | $2,450,000 | ||
Before the T20 World Cup, the participating nations competed in ten warm-up matches, which were played from 6 February to 8 February 2023. These matches did not have eitherWomen's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status orWT20 status.[16]
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New Zealand won by 32 runs Western Province Cricket Club,Cape Town Umpires:Vrinda Rathi (Ind) andEloise Sheridan (SA) |
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Sri Lanka won by 2 runs Stellenbosh University 1,Western Cape Umpires:Narayanan Janani (Ind) andJacqueline Williams (WI) |
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England won by 17 runs Stellenbosh University 1,Western Cape Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andClaire Polosak (Aus) |
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Australia won by 44 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andAnna Harris (Eng) |
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Pakistan won by 6 wickets Western Province Cricket Club,Cape Town Umpires:Vrinda Rathi (Ind) andSue Redfern (Eng) |
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Ireland won by 3 wickets Stellenbosh University 1,Western Cape Umpires:Narayanan Janani (Ind) andJacqueline Williams (WI) |
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England won by 5 wickets Western Province Cricket Club,Cape Town Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andNimali Perera (SL) |
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West Indies won by 4 wickets Western Province Cricket Club,Cape Town Umpires:Nimali Perera (SL) andClaire Polosak (Aus) |
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India won by 52 runs Stellenbosh University 1,Western Cape Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andAnna Harris (Eng) |
The ICC released the fixture details on 3 October 2022.[17]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.149 |
| 2 | South Africa(H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.738 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.138 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.460 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.529 |
Advance tothe knockout stage
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Sri Lanka won by 3 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andAnna Harris (Eng) Player of the match:Chamari Athapaththu (SL) |
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Australia won by 97 runs Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Nimali Perera (SL) andSue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match:Ashleigh Gardner (Aus) |
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Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Anna Harris (Eng) andSue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match:Harshitha Samarawickrama (SL) |
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South Africa won by 65 runs Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Narayanan Janani (Ind) andEloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match:Chloe Tryon (SA) |
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Australia won by 8 wickets St George's Park,Gqeberha Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Georgia Wareham (Aus) |
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Beth Mooney 56* (53) |
Australia won by 10 wickets St George's Park,Gqeberha Umpires:Anna Harris (Eng) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Alyssa Healy (Aus) |
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New Zealand won by 71 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andNarayanan Janani (Ind) Player of the match:Suzie Bates (NZ) |
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Australia won by 6 wickets St George's Park,Gqeberha Umpires:Nimali Perera (SL) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Tahlia McGrath (Aus) |
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New Zealand won by 102 runs Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Narayanan Janani (Ind) andSue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match:Amelia Kerr (NZ) |
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Laura Wolvaardt 66* (56) |
South Africa won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Sue Redfern (Eng) andEloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match:Laura Wolvaardt (SA) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.860 |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.253 |
| 3 | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.601 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.703 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.814 |
Advanced tothe knockout stage
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England won by 7 wickets Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Claire Polosak (Aus) andVrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match:Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) |
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India won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Jemimah Rodrigues (Ind) |
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England won by 4 wickets Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Nimali Perera (SL) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Alice Capsey (Eng) |
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India won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Nimali Perera (SL) andEloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match:Deepti Sharma (Ind) |
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Pakistan won by 70 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Narayanan Janani (Ind) andClaire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match:Muneeba Ali (Pak) |
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West Indies won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Vrinda Rathi (Ind) andEloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match:Hayley Matthews (WI) |
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England won by 11 runs St George's Park,Gqeberha Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) |
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West Indies won by 3 runs Boland Park,Paarl Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andVrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match:Hayley Matthews (WI) |
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India won by 5 runs (DLS method) St George's Park,Gqeberha Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andAnna Harris (Eng) Player of the match:Smriti Mandhana (Ind) |
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England won by 114 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Lauren Agenbag (SA) andVrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match:Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Australia | 172/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| India | 167/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| Australia | 156/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| South Africa | 137/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| South Africa | 164/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| England | 158/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
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Australia won by 5 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andNimali Perera (SL) Player of the match:Ashleigh Gardner (Aus) |
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South Africa won by 6 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Umpires:Claire Polosak (Aus) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Tazmin Brits (SA) |
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Australia won by 19 runs Newlands Cricket Ground,Cape Town Attendance: 12,782 Umpires:Kim Cotton (NZ) andJacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match:Beth Mooney (Aus) |
| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa |
| 216 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | England |
| 206 | Beth Mooney | Australia |
| 189 | Alyssa Healy | Australia |
| 189 | Tazmin Brits | South Africa |
| Wickets | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sophie Ecclestone | England |
| 10 | Megan Schutt | Australia |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | |
| 9 | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa |
| 8 | Shabnim Ismail | South Africa |
| Lea Tahuhu | New Zealand |
On 27 February 2023, ICC announced its team of the tournament picked by a selection panel featuringIan Bishop,Anjum Chopra,Lisa Sthalekar,Mel Jones,Nasser Hussain,Ebony Rainford-Brent andMpumelelo Mbangwa.[31]
Tazmin BritsAlyssa Healy (wk)Laura WolvaardtNat Sciver-Brunt (c)Ashleigh GardnerRicha GhoshSophie EcclestoneKarishma RamharackShabnim IsmailDarcie BrownMegan SchuttOrla Prendergast (12th player)
