Complete ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history, champions list and team records from 2009 to 2026.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history tells us how this mega-event became the biggest WT20I tournament in cricket history, where teams fight for the title. 2026 will be the 10th edition of the tournament, which will be hosted by England and Wales.
For the first time, a total of 12 teams will participate in this event, with Netherlands and Ireland being the two new teams. But if we look at the history, only 8 teams were part of the tournament until 2012. From 2014 to 2024, a total of 10 teams participated in the mega-event.
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In the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup History, Australia is the most successful team with a record six titles in just 9 editions. After the Aussies, England, West Indies and New Zealand have won one title each. Remember, the White Ferns are the defending champions, because they won the title in 2024 in the UAE.
Before the 2026 tournament starts, fans are keen to know the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup History, edition-wise team performances and champions list. So, here we look at the complete history of the tournament from 2009 onwards.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup History
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is the biggest WT20I tournament in women’s cricket. The first edition was played in 2009 with 8 teams, which were Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. England Women’s team were the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup champion.
After that, Australia dominated the tournament and won three consecutive titles from 2009 to 2014. Not to forget that, from 2012 to 2023 a total of 10 teams were participated. In between West Indies won their first-ever title in 2016, but Australia dominated and won three consecutive titles again from 2018 to 2023.
The 9th edition was played in UAE in 2024 and New Zealand won their first-ever title, and the 10th edition will be played in England, which will start on June 12, 2026. In this edition, a total of 12 teams will participate for the first time. The teams are Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies.
Team-wise Performances in Women’s T20 World Cup
If we talk about all 8 teams that have participated in the Women’s T20 World Cup since 2009, Australia is the most successful team with the most wins till date and they have also played the most matches. After that, England is second and New Zealand is third in those lists.
Also, South Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan are some of the original teams that have never won any title. In this list Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan are the only teams that have never reached the final.
But if we look at all participating teams till date, there are some teams who never won a single match in the tournament till date, that are Ireland (17 matches), Scotland (4 matches) and Thailand (4 matches). Here is the team-wise Women’s T20 World Cup performances details:
Australia
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023)
- Matches Played: 49
- Won: 39
- Lost: 9
- Tie: 1
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 80.61
England
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: Champions (2009)
- Matches Played: 42
- Won: 31
- Lost: 10
- Tie: 1
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 75.00
New Zealand
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: Champions (2024)
- Matches Played: 42
- Won: 29
- Lost: 13
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 69.04
West Indies
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: Champions (2016)
- Matches Played: 39
- Won: 23
- Lost: 16
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 58.97
South Africa
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: Runners-up (2023, 2024)
- Matches Played: 39
- Won: 18
- Lost: 21
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 46.15
India
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: Runners-up (2020)
- Matches Played: 40
- Won: 22
- Lost: 18
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 55.00
Sri Lanka
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: First Round (2009-2024)
- Matches Played: 35
- Won: 10
- Lost: 25
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 28.57
Pakistan
- Appearances: 9
- First Appearance: 2009
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: First Round (2009–2024)
- Matches Played: 36
- Won: 9
- Lost: 26
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 1
- Win Percentage: 25.71
Bangladesh
- Appearances: 6
- First Appearance: 2014
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: First Round (2014–2024)
- Matches Played: 25
- Won: 3
- Lost: 22
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 12.00
Ireland
- Appearances: 4
- First Appearance: 2014
- Latest Appearance: 2023
- Best Result: First Round (2014–2018, 2023)
- Matches Played: 17
- Won: 0
- Lost: 17
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 0.00
Scotland
- Appearances: 1
- First Appearance: 2024
- Latest Appearance: 2024
- Best Result: First Round (2024)
- Matches Played: 4
- Won: 0
- Lost: 4
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 0
- Win Percentage: 0.00
Thailand
- Appearances: 1
- First Appearance: 2020
- Latest Appearance: 2020
- Best Result: First Round (2020)
- Matches Played: 4
- Won: 0
- Lost: 3
- Tie: 0
- No Result: 1
- Win Percentage: 0.00
Netherlands
- Appearances: 0
- First Appearance: –
- Latest Appearance: –
- Best Result: Yet to debut
- Matches Played: –
- Won: –
- Lost: –
- Tie: –
- No Result: –
- Win Percentage: –
Edition-wise Performances in Women’s T20 World Cup
When we talk about the teams that delivered the best performances in the Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia is at the top of the list. They played nine editions before 2026, reached the finals seven times, and qualified for the semi-finals in all editions. Here, we will look at the edition-wise performances in the Women’s T20 World Cup of all teams.
Australia
- 2009 – Semi-finalist
- 2010 – Champions
- 2012 – Champions
- 2014 – Champions
- 2016 – Runners-up
- 2018 – Champions
- 2020 – Champions
- 2023 – Champions
- 2024 – Semi-finalist
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
Bangladesh
- 2009 – Did Not Enter
- 2010 – Did Not Enter
- 2012 – Did Not Enter
- 2014 – Round 1
- 2016 – Round 1
- 2018 – Round 1
- 2020 – Round 1
- 2023 – Round 1
- 2024 – Round 1
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
England
- 2009 – Champions
- 2010 – Round 1
- 2012 – Runners-up
- 2014 – Runners-up
- 2016 – Semi-finalist
- 2018 – Runners-up
- 2020 – Semi-finalist
- 2023 – Semi-finalist
- 2024 – Round 1
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
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India
- 2009 – Semi-finalist
- 2010 – Semi-finalist
- 2012 – Round 1
- 2014 – Round 1
- 2016 – Round 1
- 2018 – Semi-finalist
- 2020 – Runners-up
- 2023 – Semi-finalist
- 2024 – Round 1
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
Ireland
- 2009 – Did Not Enter
- 2010 – Did Not Enter
- 2012 – Did Not Enter
- 2014 – Round 1
- 2016 – Round 1
- 2018 – Round 1
- 2020 – Did Not Qualify
- 2023 – Round 1
- 2024 – Did Not Qualify
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
New Zealand
- 2009 – Runners-up
- 2010 – Runners-up
- 2012 – Semi-finalist
- 2014 – Round 1
- 2016 – Semi-finalist
- 2018 – Round 1
- 2020 – Round 1
- 2023 – Round 1
- 2024 – Champions
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
Pakistan
- 2009 – Round 1
- 2010 – Round 1
- 2012 – Round 1
- 2014 – Round 1
- 2016 – Round 1
- 2018 – Round 1
- 2020 – Round 1
- 2023 – Round 1
- 2024 – Round 1
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
South Africa
- 2009 – Round 1
- 2010 – Round 1
- 2012 – Round 1
- 2014 – Semi-finalist
- 2016 – Round 1
- 2018 – Round 1
- 2020 – Semi-finalist
- 2023 – Runners-up
- 2024 – Runners-up
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
Sri Lanka
- 2009 – Round 1
- 2010 – Round 1
- 2012 – Round 1
- 2014 – Round 1
- 2016 – Round 1
- 2018 – Round 1
- 2020 – Round 1
- 2023 – Round 1
- 2024 – Round 1
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
West Indies
- 2009 – Round 1
- 2010 – Semi-finalist
- 2012 – Semi-finalist
- 2014 – Semi-finalist
- 2016 – Champions
- 2018 – Semi-finalist
- 2020 – Round 1
- 2023 – Round 1
- 2024 – Semi-finalist
- 2026 – Qualified / Still in Competition
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All Women’s T20 World Cup Hosts and Hosting Nation Details
The first edition of the tournament was played in England in 2009. After that, West Indies and Bangladesh are the only countries that hosted the mega-event two times. ECB is hosting the event for the second time in 2026 after 17 years.
Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and India have also hosted once, and it’s confirmed that the next edition of the tournament will be played in Pakistan in 2028. Here are the editio-wise details of all Women’s T20 World Cup tournaments:
2009
- Dates: 11 June – 21 June 2009
- Host: England and Wales Cricket Board
- Hosting Nation: England
- Teams: 8
- Matches: 15
2010
- Dates: 5 – 16 May 2010
- Host: Cricket West Indies
- Hosting Nation: West Indies
- Teams: 8
- Matches: 15
2012
- Dates: 26 Sept – 7 Oct 2012
- Host: Sri Lanka Cricket
- Hosting Nation: Sri Lanka
- Teams: 8
- Matches: 17
2014
- Dates: 23 Mar – 6 Apr 2014
- Host: Bangladesh Cricket Board
- Hosting Nation: Bangladesh
- Teams: 10
- Matches: 27
2016
- Year: 2016
- Dates: 15 Mar – 3 Apr 2016
- Host: BCCI (India)
- Hosting Nation: India
- Teams: 10
- Matches: 23
2018
- Dates: 9 – 24 Nov 2018
- Host: Cricket West Indies
- Hosting Nation: West Indies
- Teams: 10
- Matches: 23
2020
- Dates: 21 Feb – 8 Mar 2021
- Host: Cricket Australia
- Hosting Nation: Australia
- Teams: 10
- Matches: 23
2023
- Dates: 10 – 26 Feb 2023
- Host: Cricket South Africa
- Hosting Nation: South Africa
- Teams: 10
- Matches: 23
2024
- Dates: 3 – 20 Oct 2024
- Host(s): Bangladesh Cricket Board
- Hosting Nation: UAE
- Teams: 10
- Matches: 23
2026
- Dates: 12 June – 5 July 2026
- Host: England and Wales Cricket Board
- Hosting Nation: England
- Teams: 12
- Matches: 33
2028
- Year: 2028
- Dates: TBA
- Host: Pakistan Cricket Board
- Hosting Nation: TBA
- Teams: 12
- Matches: 33
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Records
The tournament has witnessed several big records over the years, which are included in the Top 20 Biggest Women’s T20 World Cup Records ever. Here are some of the biggest records in the tournament’s history:
- Most Runs: Suzie Bates (New Zealand) – 1,216 (2009-2024)
- Highest Score: Meg Lanning (Australia) – 126 vs Ireland at Sylhet (2014)
- Highest Partnership: Nat Sciver-Brunt & Heather Knight (England) – 169* vs Thailand at Canberra (2020)
- Most Runs in a Tournament: Beth Mooney (Australia) – 259 (2020)
- Most Wickets: Megan Schutt (Australia) – 48 (2016-2024)
- Best Bowling Figures: Deandra Dottin (West Indies) – 5/5 vs Bangladesh at Providence (2018)
- Most Wickets in a Tournament: Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) – 15 (2024)
- Most Dismissals (Wicket-keeper): Alyssa Healy (Australia) – 32 (2010-2024)
- Most Catches (Fielder): Suzie Bates (New Zealand) – 26 (2009-2024)
- Highest Team Total: England – 213/5 vs Pakistan at Cape Town (2023)
- Lowest Team Total: Bangladesh – 46 vs West Indies at Providence (2018)
Women’s T20 World Cup Champions List (Edition-wise)
England was the first Women’s T20 World Cup champions in 2009. They beat New Zealand in the final at Lord’s and created history. Here is the edition-wise Women’s T20 World Cup Champions List:
- 2009 – England
- 2010 – Australia
- 2012 – Australia
- 2014 – Australia
- 2016 – West Indies
- 2018 – Australia
- 2020 – Australia
- 2023 – Australia
- 2024 – New Zealand
- 2026 – Yet To Start
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