Similar to ICC Men’s T20 tournaments, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is also a two-year international competition for women’s Twenty20 International Cricket. Cricket’s governing body – the International Cricket Council (ICC), organizes the event.
List of Women’s T20 World Cup Winners
Year | Winners | Runner-ups | Highlights | Host |
2009 | England | New Zealand | England won by 6 wickets | England |
2010 | Australia | New Zealand | Australia won by 3 runs | West Indies |
2012 | Australia | England | Australia won by 4 runs | Sri Lanka |
2014 | Australia | England | Australia won by 6 wickets | Bangladesh |
2016 | West Indies | Australia | West Indies won by 8 wickets | India |
2018 | Australia | England | Australia won by 8 wickets | West Indies |
2020 | Australia | India | Australia won by 85 runs | Australia |
2022 | – | – | – | – |
2023 | Australia | South Africa | Australia won by 19 runs | South Africa |
2024 | New Zealand | South Africa | New Zealand won by 32 runs | United Arab Emirates |
Also Read: Men’s T20 World Cup Winners
Women’s T20 World Cup Winners: A look through the years
The first edition in the History of the women’s T20 World Cup started in 2009. England was the host for the first edition. In the initial three tournaments, there were only eight teams, but the number is continuously rising to ten from the 2014 edition and onwards.
Australia has won the tournament 6 times by making themselves invincible in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup.
In 2020, the seventh edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup was held in Australia. It was scheduled from 21 February to 8 March 2020.
Melbourne Cricket Ground hosted the final on International Women’s Day. The host country won the title for 5th time by defeating India by 85 runs. Even after being beaten by Australia in the finals, it was a huge achievement for the team India. They qualified for the semi-finals for the first time in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Also Read: T20 World Cup History