The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for the sport of cricket in the T20I format. It is organised by the International Cricket Council. The first edition was held in England in 2009. For the first three editions, there were eight participating nations, The number was raised to ten from the 2014 edition, and further to 12 for the 2026 edition.
At each tournament, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with the remaining teams determined by the Global Qualifier. For 2028 the 12-team tournament will feature automatic qualification for 10 teams, including the top eight teams from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, the host nation if not already qualified, and the next highest-ranked team(s) on the ICC Women's T20I rankings as of 6 July 2026.
As of 2026, a total of ten editions have been held and thirteen teams have participated. Australia, having won the tournament seven times (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2026) are the most successful team, while England (2009), West Indies (2016) and New Zealand (2024) have one title each.
Australia are the current champions having won the 2026 edition for a record seventh time, after defeating England in the final.
History
Qualification 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 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. From 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.
Trophy The winners of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup receive a trophy designed and made by British silversmiths Thomas Lyte. Standing at 50 cm in height, the women's trophy was created with silver-plated base metal and brings together a number of separate metal castings.
Summary Tournaments
+ Details of Women's T20 World Cup tournaments # Year Dates Host(s) Venues Teams Matches Attendance 1 2009 11 June – 21 June2009 England and WalesCricket Board 4 in England 8 15 rowspan="10" 2 2010 5 – 16 May2010 CricketWest Indies 3 in West Indies 3 2012 Sri LankaCricket 4 in Sri Lanka 17 4 2014 23 March – 6 April2014 BangladeshCricket Board 2 in Bangladesh 10 27 5 2016 15 March – 3 April2016 8 in India 23 6 2018 9 – 24 November2018 CricketWest Indies 3 in West Indies 7 2020 21 February – 8 March2020 CricketAustralia 6 in Australia 8 2023 10 – 26 February2023 CricketSouth Africa 3 in South Africa 9 2024 3 – 20 October2024 BangladeshCricket Board 10 2026 12 June – 5 July2026 England and WalesCricket Board 7 in England 12 33 11 2028 PakistanCricket Board
Final results
+ Details of Women's T20 World Cup finals Year Final Date & Venue Winner Victory margin Runner-up 2009 Lord's, London 86/4 (17 overs) 6 wickets 85 (20 overs) 2010 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 106/8 (20 overs) 3 runs 103/6 (20 overs) 2012 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 142/4 (20 overs) 4 runs 138/9 (20 overs) 2014 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 106/4 (15.1 overs) 6 wickets 105/8 (20 overs) 2016 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 149/2 (19.3 overs) 8 wickets 148/5 (20 overs) 2018 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 106/2 (15.1 overs) 8 wickets 105 (19.4 overs) 2020 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 184/4 (20 overs) 85 runs 99 (19.1 overs) 2023 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 156/6 (20 overs) 19 runs 137/6 (20 overs) 2024 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 158/5 (20 overs) 32 runs 126/9 (20 overs) 2026 Lord's, London 153/3 (17.1 overs) 7 wickets 150/4 (20 overs)
Performance by nations
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: TeamAppearancesBest resultStatisticsTotalFirstLatestPlayedWonLostTieNRWin%1020092026 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2026)564691(1)083.921020092026 (2009) 4937111(0)075.511020092026 (2024) 4731160065.951020092026 (2016) 4526190057.771020092026 (2023, 2024) 4522230048.881020092026 (2020) 4525200055.551020092026 (2009–2024) 4013270032.501020092026 (2009–2024)4110300125.00720142026 (2014–2024)305250016.66520142026 (2014–2018, 2023, 2026)22121004.54220242026 (2024–2026) 9180011.11120202020 (2020)403010.00120262026 (2026)505000.00 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.
By editions 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.
Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Semi-finalist R1 – Round 1 (group stage) Q – Qualified, Still in Competition – Did not qualify – Did not enter — Hosts
scope="col" (8)2009(8)2010(8)2012(10)2014(10)2016(10)2018(10)2020(10)2023(10)2024(12)2026(12)2028Total SF C C C RU C C C SF C Q 11 × × × R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 Q 8 C R1 RU RU SF RU SF SF R1 RU Q 11 SF SF R1 R1 R1 SF RU SF R1 R1 Q 11 × × × R1 R1 R1 • R1 • R1 Q 6 RU RU SF R1 SF R1 R1 R1 C R1 Q 11 × × × • • • • • • R1 1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 Q 11 × × × × • • • • R1 R1 2 R1 R1 R1 SF R1 R1 SF RU RU SF Q 11 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 Q 11 × × × • • • R1 • • • 1 R1 SF SF SF C SF R1 R1 SF SF Q 11
Team debuts Year Debutants Total 2009 , , , , , , , 8 2010 none 0 2012 none 0 2014 , 2 2016 none 0 2018 none 0 2020 12023 none 02024 12026 12028 Total 13
Records
T20 World Cup recordsBattingMost runs Suzie Bates1,254 Highest score Meg Lanning v at Sylhet126 Highest partnership Nat Sciver-Brunt & Heather Knight at Canberra169* Most runs in a tournament Danni Wyatt-Hodge302 BowlingMost wickets Shabnim Ismail51 Best bowling figures Deandra Dottin v at Providence5/5 Most wickets in a tournament Amelia Kerr15 FieldingMost dismissals Alyssa Healy32 Most catches Suzie Bates28 TeamHighest team total (v ) at Birmingham219/1 (2026)Lowest team total (v ) at Providence46
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