Women's T20 World Cup: Out of seven T20 WC editions, this team featured in six finals and clinched five titles

The focus now shifts from the just concluded Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 to the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup 2023 which is scheduled to take place in South Africa from February 10 to February 26. The marquee tournament will see 10 teams, including three former champions, battling out for the coveted title. In the eighth edition of the tournament, the ten teams will be divided into two groups of five and each team will face each team of their respective group in single round-robin format with the top two teams progressing to the knock-out round. Defending and record champions Australia have been drawn alongside hosts South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Group 1, while India are grouped along with 2009 winner England, 2016 winner West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland in Group 2.

Let's take you back to the history of Women's World Cup to know about the most dominating team which has clinched the most titles so far and have featured in most finals.
 

Just like the Men's Australian cricket team, the reigning champions Australian women's, having won the tournament five times, are the most successful team in the history of Women's T20 World Cup. Australia have dominated women’s cricket at senior level in recent years, winning five of the seven ICC T20 World Cups and winning four of the last seven ICC Cricket World Cups.

Saga of Australia's continuous dominance

Women's T20 WC, 2020 – Megan Schutts Australia bulldozed Indian ambitions

Australia hosted their first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020 and the tournament captured the imagination of the public, with 86,174 supporters packing out the MCG for a final which included India for the first time. The hosts were convincing 85-run winners, with Megan Schutt’s four for 18 taking her tournament tally to 13 scalps after Beth Mooney had earlier compiled an unbeaten 78. The competition featured two centuries, England’s Heather Knight and South Africa’s Lizelle Lee punishing debutants Thailand, with Knight consequently becoming the first woman to reach three figures in all three formats.

Women's T20 WC, 2018 – Gardner propelled Australia back on top

Two years after their memorable triumph, West Indies played hosts but were unable to defend their crown as Australia knocked out the champions in the last four before defeating England in the final. Ashleigh Gardner was the star of the showpiece, taking three wickets and top-scoring with 33, while there were several more impressive individual displays over the course of the competition.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored India’s first IT20 century, Alyssa Healy and Sophie Devine scored 21-ball half-centuries and Deandra Dottin claimed the best bowling figures in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history, taking five for five in West Indies’ victory against Bangladesh.

Women's T20 WC, 2014 – Lanning led Australia to glory

Bangladesh hosted the first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to feature 10 teams but there was no change in the nation who came out on top, Australia easing past England by six wickets in a one-sided final. Ireland were one of the two competition debutants, alongside the hosts, but were on the receiving end of a Meg Lanning masterclass against the eventual champions. Lanning’s 126 from just 65 balls remains the highest score in the tournament’s history and helped Australia bounce back from defeat against New Zealand in their opening group game.

Women's T20 WC, 2012: Australia reclaim crown in dramatic style

History repeated itself in 2012 as Australia again triumphed in a final which went down to the wire, this time against England, who needed a six from the final ball but could only manage a single. Australia’s two Jess’s proved pivotal, Jess Cameron scoring 45 from 34 balls before Jess Jonassen took three for 25. The final was one of several close contests in Sri Lanka, Pakistan earlier beating India by one run in a group stage classic, while England captain Charlotte Edwards was named Player of the Tournament after scoring 172 runs.

Women's T20 WC, 2010: Australia had the last laugh in thriller

Australia were no strangers to tight finishes in 2010. In the group stage, they beat defending champions England on countback of sixes after a tie in both the regulation 20 overs and the super over, and another nail-biting contest was in store in the final.

New Zealand needed 14 from the last over but could not quite get there, Australia winning by three runs with Ellyse Perry claiming three for 18. Earlier in the competition, Deandra Dottin scored the first century in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup history with her unbeaten 112 for hosts West Indies against South Africa.

Women's T20 WC, 2016: Australian went down to West Indies

Hayley Matthews turned 18 during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2016 and wasted no time in announcing herself on the global stage, smashing a 45-ball 66 as the West Indies ended Australia’s dominance with an eight-wicket win in the final.

Stafanie Taylor also played an integral role for the victors in India, scoring a tournament-high 246 runs and chipping in with eight wickets. Her tally with the bat included a half-century in the final, played as the first part of a double header alongside the men’s competition – also won by the West Indies.

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Winners List 2023