ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winners list: Australia most successful team, England inaugural winners

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has been critical in the international development of women’s T20 cricket. The competition has seen some spectacular matches, mesmerising performances, and game-changing moments since its start in 2009.

It began as an eight-team competition in 2009, but has since grown to a ten-team affair. The team’s WT20I standings and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup qualifying determine qualification.

England won the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009. Since then, the Australians have dominated the following six editions. The Australian women’s cricket team has won five Women’s T20 World Cups, a tournament record. They were also runners-up in 2016, when West Indies won the trophy.

India’s best performance at the Women’s T20 World Cup occurred in 2020, when they finished second after losing to Australia in the final.

England has suffered the most Women’s T20 World Cup heartbreaks, having lost the final three times, while New Zealand comes next in this dreadful position for most runner-up finishes, having lost the top showdown twice.

Let’s go over the complete list of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winners.

Women’s T20 World Cup winners list

Edition	Winner	Win margin	Runner-up	Host nation
2009	England	6 wickets	New Zealand	England
2010	Australia	3 runs	New Zealand	West Indies
2012	Australia	4 runs	England	Sri Lanka
2014	Australia	6 wickets	England	Bangladesh
2016	West Indies	8 wickets	Australia	India
2018	Australia	8 wickets	England	West Indies
2020	Australia	85 runs	India	Australia
2023	TBC	TBC	TBC	South Africa

 

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2009 winner – England

England, who hosted the inaugural competition, were also named winners after defeating New Zealand by six wickets in the final at Lord’s. Claire Taylor of the English cricket squad was selected Player of the Tournament for her batting performances.

In the 2009 edition, England Women won all five of their matches, including the league stage games, a semi-final against Australia, and the grand finale.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2010 winner – Australia

Australia first carved their mark on the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup trophy in the Caribbean in 2010. After defeating England, South Africa, and the West Indies in the group stage, Australia breezed through the Indian obstacle in the semi-final.

.The final against New Zealand, on the other hand, was a low-scoring thriller. While Australia only scored 106/8, all-rounder Ellyse Perry’s 3/18 in the run chase kept New Zealand three runs short of the total.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2012 winner – Australia

Another nail-biting final sealed Australia’s back-to-back victories in Colombo. Despite losing to England in the group round, Australia advanced to the semi-finals with victories over India and Pakistan.

Australia defeated England by four runs in the final after dominating the West Indies in the semi-final.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2014 winner – Australia

HAT-TRICK! In 2014, Meg Lanning and her teammates won their third ICC Women’s T20 World Cup victory in a row.

For the first time, the competition used a 10-team format. Australia struggled to defend their crown, losing to Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in their opening group-stage game. However, three consecutive victories over South Africa, Ireland, and Pakistan were enough to secure Australia a place in the semi-finals.

Australia defeated West Indies by eight runs in the semi-finals at Mirpur. Australia defeated England in the final, restricting them to 105/8 before chasing down the mark with 29 balls to spare.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2016 winner – West Indies

In the 2016 edition of the tournament in India, West Indies stopped the Australian juggernaut by defeating the three-time reigning winners in the final.

At Kolkata, the Australians posted a competitive score of 148/5. The West Indies women’s cricket team, however, chased the target in the last over owing to Hayley Matthews and captain Stafanie Taylor’s strong strokes.

West Indies were only defeated in the group stage by England. The Caribbean team defeated Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India in the group stage before overcoming New Zealand in the semi-finals to claim the T20 title.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 winner – Australia

The Australian cricket team reclaimed the title of “Women’s T20 World Cup Champions” in the Caribbean in 2018. In what appeared to be a perfect copy of the 2014 final, the Meg Lanning-led team knocked out England for 105 before comfortably chasing down the score with with five overs to spare.

Wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy was the leading run-scorer in 2018, earning her the Player of the Tournament award.

Australia won five of their six Caribbean matches, with their lone setback coming against India in their last group-stage encounter.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 winner – Australia

The four-time champions at the time In 2020, Australia will host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time. Following a defeat in their group-stage opener against India, Australia defeated Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and New Zealand.

Meg Lanning and company defeated South Africa by five runs (D/L method) in the semi-finals in Sydney, advancing to the final against India. In front of 86,174 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during the final, Australia were completely dominant with both bat and ball, defeating the Indian side by 85 runs. It was the largest margin of victory in a Women’s T20 World Cup final by runs.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 winner – TBC

From February 10 to February 26, 2023, South Africa will host the eighth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup.

The defending champions, Australia, will be joined by 2020 runners-up India, 2009 winners England, and 2016 winners West Indies in the 2023 edition.

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