The ICC Women's T20 World Cup was first held in 2009, featuring the top eight teams in women's cricket. While the initial three tournaments involved eight teams, the number of participating teams was increased to ten starting from the third edition. To date, ten tournaments have been successfully conducted, and four different teams have had the honor of winning the ICC Women's T20 World Cup title.
List of all ICC Women T20 World Cup winners
1. 2009 – England
The inaugural season was held in England and the hosts emerged triumphant. England became the first team to lift the Women’s T20 World Cup. They had a dominating performance under Charlotte Edwards’ captaincy throughout the competition, winning all of their games. They won three group-stage games and beat Australia in the semi-final. In the final, they beat New Zealand by six wickets.
England’s Claire Taylor won the Player of the Tournament award for scoring 199 runs in five innings while captain Edwards also bagged two Player of the Match awards in five games.2. 2010 – Australia
After losing in the semi-finals in 2009, Australia won the second edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2010 under the captaincy of Alex Blackwell. Australia remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. They defeated India by seven wickets in the semi-final and then secured a narrow three-run victory against New Zealand in the final. Ellyse Perry won the 'Player of the Match' award for her figures of 3/18 in the final.
3. 2012 – Australia
Under the captaincy of Jodie Fields, Australia successfully defended their Women's T20 World Cup title in the 2012 edition held in Sri Lanka. Australia finished second in the group stage and faced the West Indies in the semi-final, winning by 28 runs. Subsequently, Australia defeated England by just four runs in the final to claim their second title. Australia's Julie Hunter took the most wickets (11) in the tournament.
4. 2014 – Australia
Australia made history when they won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the third time in a row in the 2014 edition in Bangladesh, this time under Meg Lanning’s captaincy. Australia suffered only one defeat in the tournament, which came in their first match. But after that, they won five games on the trot to lift the title. Australia beat West Indies in the semi-final and England in the final. Captain Lanning scored the most runs (257) in the tournament.
5. 2016 – West Indies
West Indies broke Australia’s title-winning streak by beating them in the final of the 2016 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup that was held in India. Captain Stafanie Taylor played a massive role in West Indies’ title run. She scored 246 runs and picked up eight wickets to bag the Player of the Tournament award. Hayley Matthews played a match-winning knock of 66 off 45 in the final against Australia.
6. 2018 – Australia
It didn’t take long for Australia to win another ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title as Meg Lanning led them to glory in the 2018 edition that was played in the Caribbean Islands. Australia started with three wins, but they lost their last group match against India. In the semi-final, they beat the hosts West Indies by 71 runs. In the final, they faced England and registered a win by eight wickets. Ashleigh Gardner (3/22 and 33 off 26) was the star in the final. With this, Australia added fourth Women’s T20 World Cup title to their name.
7. 2020 – Australia
Australia started the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 with a shocking defeat against India. But after that, they picked themselves up and won all their remaining games. Australia sneaked past South Africa by just five runs in the semi-final. In the final, they faced India, and this time they took their revenge, winning the game by 85 runs at the MCG, courtesy of Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy’s half-centuries. Mooney won the Player of the Tournament award for scoring the most runs (259) while Megan Schutt (13) took the most wickets.
8. 2023 – Australia
The eighth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was hosted by South Africa. Australia clinched their sixth title and completed a second hat-trick of Women’s T20 World Cups; this was their fourth T20 title under the leadership of Meg Lanning. Australia were undefeated throughout the tournament. They beat India in the semi-final by five runs and won the final against hosts South Africa by 19 runs in Cape Town. Beth Mooney played a match-winning knock of 74* off 53 balls in the final. Ashleigh Gardner won the Player of the Tournament award.
9. 2024 – New Zealand
The ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2024 was originally scheduled to be played in Bangladesh, but due to political turmoil in the country, the tournament was moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tournament saw new champions as New Zealand crushed South Africa in the final in Dubai. Both the nations had not won a single ICC Cricket World Cup trophy (Men’s ODI, Men’s T20, Women’s ODI and Women’s T20) before entering the final.
New Zealand, batting first, scored 158/5 and then successfully defended the target to win their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup. New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr took most wickets for her country (15) in the tournament and rightfully won Player of the Tournament award.
10. 2026 – Australia
Australia scripted history when they registered their 7th Women’s T20 World Cup win. Under the leadership Sophie Molineux, they beat England in the final at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Australia remained unbeaten in the entire tournament and looked favourites to win right from the start.
Australia opted to field first and restricted England to 150 for four. Then with the bat, they were dominant and chased the target inside 18 overs and with seven wickets to spare.
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