The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup serves as the two-year international championship for women’s T20 cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC), which oversees the sport, is in charge of organising the occasion. The inaugural edition took place in England in 2009. The number of competitors was eight for the first three tournaments, but starting with the 2014 event, it was increased to ten. The ICC announced in July 2022 that Bangladesh will host the 2024 competition and England would host the 2026 competition. Moreover, there will be twelve teams competing in the event in 2026.
In this context, here is a glimpse of the different countries and their performance-records statistics:
- Australia: Australia is represented internationally in women’s cricket by the Australian women’s national cricket team, formerly known as the Southern Stars. They are now ranked as the best team in the world for women’s cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which is currently led by Meg Lanning and Shelley Nitschke. As per reports, they successfully made their first appearance in 2009, and as a whole were successful in making 7 appearances so far. Moreover, the team managed to showcase its best performances in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2020.
- England: According to the career records and statistics, this team has managed to play 33 matches, and was able to register a victory in 24 matches among them. However, they were formerly regulated by the Women’s Cricket Association, but the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been in charge of them since 1998. Test, One Day International (ODI), and T20 International (T20I) status make England a Full Member of the International Cricket Council. Heather Knight serves as their current captain, and Jon Lewis is their coach.
- West Indies: The West Indies women’s cricket team, sometimes known as the Windies, is an international women’s cricket team made up of players from several Caribbean nations. Going by the team’s best performances, it successfully managed to secure the Runners-up position in 2009 and 2010, furthermore has made 7 appearances to date.
| Team | Appearances | Best Performance | Statistics | |||||||
| Total | First | Latest | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR | Win% | ||
| Australia | 8 | 2009 | 2020 | Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020) | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1(1) | 0 | 77.63 |
| England | 8 | 2009 | 2020 | Champions (2009) | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1(0) | 0 | 74.24 |
| West Indies | 8 | 2009 | 2020 | Runners-up (2009, 2010) | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 2009 | 2020 | Runners-up (2020) | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 68.75 |
| India | 8 | 2009 | 2020 | Semi-finals (2014, 2020) | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 54.83 |
| South Africa | 8 | 2009 | 2020 | First Round (2009–2023) | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.74 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 2009 | 2023 | First Round (2009–2023) | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 29.62 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 2009 | 2023 | First Round (2014–2023) | 28 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 25.92 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 2014 | 2023 | First Round (2014–2023) | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2014 | 2023 | First Round (2014–2023) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thailand | 1 | 2020 | 2023 | First Round (2020) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
The above table, however, summarises the different records and career statistics of various teams who are a part of the ICC Women’s Cricket team in T20 World Cup matches. As a whole, the women’s teams have managed to register history in the world of cricket because of their thrilling and exciting performance records throughout the years.
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