In international women’s Twenty20 cricket, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup serves as the biennial world championship, know the previous winners list
The event was first hosted in England in 2009 and is put on by the International Cricket Council, the supreme body of cricket.
The Australian women’s team dominated the upcoming 7th ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, and they ultimately prevailed. The MCG in Melbourne was the scene of the final, which Australia won by beating India. Australia has now won a record-tying fifth World Cup.
ICC women’s T20 world cup previous winners list by year and winner prize money
The winning team will receive $1 million with the losing finalist team receiving $500,000 in 2023.
Since 2009, the Indian women’s cricket team has competed in this event. The Indian women’s team won’t play their best until the championship game in 2020. The Indian women’s squad made history in 2020 by becoming the first to reach the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
In 2016, India played host to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which was ultimately won by the West Indies after they defeated Australia in the finals.
Harmanpreet Kaur will be the captain of the Indian team at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020.
Facts about the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
- First Edition: 2009
- First Winner: England
- First Host Nation: England
- Administrator: International Cricket Council
- Tournament format: Round robin and knockout
- Current champion: Australia (2020)
- Most successful Team: Australia (5 titles)
- Indian Team Titles: 0
- Most runs: Suzie Bates (929), New Zealand
- Most wickets: Anya Shrubsole (41), England
List of winners of ICC Women T20 world cup
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Winner |
Runner up |
Year/Host |
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England |
New Zealand |
2009/England |
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Australia |
New Zealand
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2010/West Indies |
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Australia |
England |
2012/Sri Lanka |
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Australia |
England |
2014/Bangladesh
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West Indies |
Australia |
2016/India |
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Australia |
England |
2018/West Indies |
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Australia
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India |
2020/Australia |
Australia has won the most Women T20 with five, while England has finished in second place three times. Since Australia has now won the men’s and women’s world cups a combined five times, it becomes the first nation to do so.
With 29 victories from a possible 38, Australia is the most successful team. As a team, India has played 31 games, with 17 victories and 14 defeats to date.
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