From 2009 to 2024: List of all ICC Women's T20 World Cup winners

Australia are the most successful team in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was played for the first time in 2009 and it was contested among the top eight teams at that time in women’s cricket. The first three editions had eight participants, and then the tournament was extended to ten teams from the third edition.

To date, nine editions have been held successfully, and four different teams have lived the glory of lifting the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title.

Some teams have come close, but couldn’t hold their nerves under pressure. In this article, we will list all the winners of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

List of all ICC Women’s 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 the semi-final in 2009, Australia won the second edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2010, under the captaincy of Alex Blackwell.

Australia were unbeaten throughout the tournament. They beat India by seven wickets in the semi-final and followed it up with a close three-run win against New Zealand in the final.

Ellyse Perry won the Player of the Match award in the final for her 3/18.

3. 2012 – Australia

Under Jodie Fields, Australia successfully defended their Women’s T20 World Cup title in the 2012 edition that was held in Sri Lanka.

Australia finished group stage at second position and met West Indies in the semi-final, which they won by 28 runs. Australia then beat England in the final by just four runs to lift 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.

(List updated till 16th October, 2024)

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