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ICC Women's T20 World Cup Preview
The 2028 ICC Women's T20 World Cup will take place in Pakistan for the first time and will be hosted by 1 of the 2 only ever-present coutries who had previously never hosted it, New Zealand being the other.
The tournament start date and date of the final will be announced closer to the tournament, as will the locations. One would expect the final to be held in Lahore which would be great for the women's game.
Australia will be the defending champions, having beaten England in the 2026 final at Lord's, which means the Aussies have now won 7 of the 10 tournaments.
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2028 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Format
How many teams will participate?
It is expected that there will be 12 teams taking part in the World Cup following its expansion in 2026. The format will be announced closer to the tournament.
What we do know is that Pakistan gets an automatic berth as the official hosts.
Australia, India, South Africa and Bangladesh qualify as the top four teams in Group A at the 2026 World Cup, whilst England, West Indies, New Zealand and Sri Lanka qualify via Group B.
| T20 World Cup Women 2028 25 Mar @ 08:00 - Outright Winner | ||
|---|---|---|
| Australia W | 1.67 | |
| England W | 4.33 | |
| India W | 4.50 | |
| South Africa W | 8.00 | |
| West Indies W | 26.00 | |
What are the T20 World Cup Groups?
If the tournament remains at 12 teams, then it should follow the same format as we saw in 2026.
That was two groups of six teams, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockouts.
Who makes it to the Knockout Stage?
After the countries have played their five group games, it's the top two from each group who advance to the semi-finals, with the Group A winner playing the Group B runner-up and vice versa.
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Betting Tips
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2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final Highlights
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Past Winners
Here are the past winners of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Australia has been dominant in this tournament, as you can see here.
Last Ten Women's T20 World Cup Winners
| Year | Hosts | Winners | Result | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | England | Australia 153/3 (17.1 overs) | Won by 7 wickets | England 150/4 (20 overs) |
| 2024 | U.A.E | New Zealand 158/5 (20 overs) | Won by 32 runs | South Africa 126/9 (20 overs) |
| 2023 | South Africa | Australia 156/6 (20 overs) | Won by 19 runs | South Africa 137/6 (20 overs) |
| 2020 | Australia | Australia 184/4 (20 overs) | Won by 85 runs | India 99 (19.1 overs) |
| 2018 | West Indies | Australia 106/2 (15.1 overs) | Won by 8 wickets | England 105 (19.4 overs) |
| 2016 | India | West Indies 149/2 (19 overs) | Won by 8 wickets | Australia 148/5 (20 overs) |
| 2014 | Bangladesh | Australia 106/4 (15 overs) | Won by 6 wickets | England 105/8 (20 overs) |
| 2012 | Sri Lanka | Australia 142/4 (20 overs) | Won by 4 runs | England 138/9 (20 overs) |
| 2010 | West Indies | Australia 106/8 (20 overs) | Won by 3 runs | New Zealand 103/6 (20 overs) |
| 2009 | England | England 86/4 (17 overs) | Won by 6 wickets | New Zealand 85 (20 overs) |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Country Performances
Considering that they have won seven of the ten tournaments, it is no surprise to see Australia top the performance charts; they have won over 83% of their matches.
Some would argue that England has been unlucky as a team who have won 77% of their games and yet has only picked up one tournament win; they have been losing finalists on four occasions, all to Australia!
Here are the performances of the countries that have previously taken part in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup:
| Country | App | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10 | 55 | 45 | 9 | 1 (1) | 0 | 83.63% |
| England | 10 | 48 | 37 | 10 | 1 (0) | 0 | 77.08% |
| New Zealand | 10 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 65.95% |
| West Indies | 10 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57.77% |
| India | 10 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55.55% |
| South Africa | 10 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 48.88% |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 32.50% |
| Pakistan | 10 | 41 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 25.00% |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16.66% |
| Scotland | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.11% |
| Ireland | 5 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.54% |
| Thailand | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Records
Highest Innings Total
The two highest totals both came during the 2026 tournament in England. England set a record 219/1 against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston with Danni Wyatt-Hodge hitting an unbeaten 105.
Just eight days later, Australia matched that total with a final score of 219/6, with Beth Mooney top scoring with 74 and had to retire hurt. Because England lost fewer wickets, their total is rated as the best.
The 213/5 set by England during the 2023 tournament against Pakistan in Cape Town was the previous record for the highest total set by a team at the WC, with the 81 not out from Nat Sciver-Brunt from just 40 balls playing a big part of that total.
Biggest Win Margin
The already mentioned game, in which England scored 213, is also the biggest win margin because, in reply, Pakistan only scored 99, giving England a 114-run win.
There are only four winning margins by over 100 runs: the already mentioned England win, South Africa won by 113 against Thailand (2020), Australia also won by 113 against Pakistan (2026) and the 102-run victory by New Zealand against Sri Lanka (2023).
In terms of wickets, there have been six ten-wicket victories; the latest of those came in the 2024 tournament when England chased down the 110 set by Scotland without losing a single wicket.
Biggest Match Aggregate
We had another new record set during the 2026 tournament when England and Scotland combined for a total of 362 runs at Headingley. England set Scotland 201 to win, and they managed 162 during their 20 overs.
The Providence Stadium in Guyana during the 2016 WC was the previous biggest match aggregate score. India set New Zealand a total of 195 to chase; they only got 160, but still, the combined score of 354 is the biggest the WC has seen.
There is only one other game to go over 350 runs, which was also set during the 2026 tournament and again involved England, who set Sri Lanka 220 to win. They only managed 132, but that was a combined total of 351.
Lowest Innings Total
Bangladesh holds two of the three lowest totals at the T20 World Cup. In 2014 against England, from their 20 overs, they scored just 58 runs, but went even worse in 2018 against the West Indies when chasing a 107 target; they were bowled out for just 46 runs.
Pakistan doesn't have a great record either; their 2024 score of just 56 slotted in as the second-worst performance, and they now hold three of the worst six scores in this tournament's history.
There have been a large number of teams scoring under 100; the top 10 lowest scores see the highest of those being just 71 runs, and for the top 20, the highest score is just 78!
Lowest Match Aggregate
There have not been too many low-scoring games; the majority of these came in the earlier tournaments, which would suggest the quality has improved as the years have gone by. Of the top 20 lowest match scores, two are from 2020, and the rest are from before then.
Only one match saw under 100 runs, and that came at the 2012 tournament, although this match was affected by the weather, so it was a shortened version. Sri Lanka scored 50 off 10.3 overs, and the West Indies were set a target of 48 from 8 overs; they only got to 42, making the match score 92 runs.
The lowest scoring, where the game was not affected in any way, came in 2010, when Pakistan scored just 65 from their 20 overs and was successfully chased down by New Zealand, who scored 71 for a match total of 136, which is the lowest of any normal game.
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Records were sourced from ESPN cricinfo and past winners and team information from Wikipedia.
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