New Zealand players pose with the trophy after winning the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup final against South Africa at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, October 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Find out the full list of Women’s T20 World Cup winners after New Zealand won the 2024 edition.
The New Zealand women’s cricket team became the latest entrants in the illustrious list of ICC T20 World Cup winners with their thumping win over South Africa on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium in the 2024 edition of the tournament.
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has brought women’s cricket to the fore. With several female cricket stars unveiled on the biggest stage, the T20 exhibition event continues to be a growing spectacle.
Let’s take a look at the complete list of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winners:
2009 – England Women – Host: England
The first women’s T20 World Cup winners. Charlotte Edwards’ England Women’s side were crowned their first Women’s T20 World Champions in a low-scoring match with victory over New Zealand. The Aimee Watkins-led White Ferns set an accurate target of 86 runs after being bowled out thanks to Katherin Sciver-Brunt’s economical wicket of four overs as she picked up three wickets while giving away just six runs. The chase ended easily thanks to calculated strikes by Sarah Taylor and Claire Taylor to seal the win.
2010 – Australia Women – Host: West Indies
New Zealand once again found themselves in the final, but now faced the mighty Aussies who had outmaneuvered their neighboring rivals to suffer two heartbreaking defeats in a row. With a target of just 107 runs, Sophie Devine’s all-out display of two wickets and an unbeaten knock of 38 proved futile, with Australia’s Ellyse Perry the star of the show with three wickets while giving away just 18 runs in her four overs. Overs to give the Australians their first women’s T20 title.
2012 – Australia Women – Host: Sri Lanka
The Australian dominance continued as they were able to overcome their Ashes rivals England in the final played in Colombo. Thanks to some good starts from the opening pair of Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy coupled with Jess Duffin’s 45, the Australians made a massive score of 142 in the first innings. England, on the other hand, were outdone by the sheer quality of the Australian bowling attack as Jess Jonassen was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for just 25 runs in her quota of four overs to give the Australian team their second World T20 title.
2014 – Women Australia – Host: Bangladesh
The previous year’s finalists, Australia and England, once again met head-to-head, this time in Mirpur, Bangladesh. But the result was the same, as the Australians edged out their English rivals to claim their third successive title. Thanks to Sarah Kuytey’s outstanding bowling performance with figures of 3/16, she kept the English batsmen quiet and made a low total of 106 runs which the Australian women’s unit chased down with ease thanks to the brilliance of skipper Meg Lanning at No. 3 alongside Elise. Perry at 4. They both scored 44 and 31 respectively to secure the win by 6 wickets and 29 balls to spare.
2016 – West Indies Women – Host: India
It took a herculean effort to end Australian dominance. But West Indies managed to break the streak by downing the mighty Australian team to win their first T20 world title. Hayley Matthews produced a performance for the ages by picking up one wicket and helping chase down 149 runs by scoring 66 runs in 45 balls to help complete the chase with three balls to spare. Skipper Stephanie Taylor also had a big role at the top of the standings as she scored 59 points to help the Maroon Women reach the top spot.
2018 – Australia Women – Host: West Indies
The Ashes rivals went head-to-head for the third time. However, the pattern continued with the Australian contingent outperforming its English rivals. England’s batting unit is disappointing apart from the likes of Danny White and Heather Knight. Australian all-rounder Ashley Gardner stole the show with the ball with figures of 3/22 and also with the bat with a useful cameo of 33 runs in 26 balls to give the Australians victory by 8 wickets and 29 balls to spare.
2020 – Women Australia – Host: Australia
The 2020 final held in Melbourne was India’s first appearance in the finals. However, their campaign came to a heartbreaking end at the hands of the Australians as Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney scored 75 and 78 respectively to give a massive score of 185 as a target. The batting was an even bigger disappointment as the Indian batsmen were combined for just 99 runs with Megan Schutt taking a four-wicket haul to give the Australians their fifth World T20 title, beating India by 85 runs.
2023 – Women Australia – Host: South Africa
Australian dominance continued in 2023 with hosts South Africa battling their way into the final. Beth Mooney gave the Australians a good contribution of 74 runs to help set a target of 157 runs. But the South African team despite putting up a tough fight could not cross the finish line as Laura Wolfardt’s knock of 61 runs at the top of the order proved futile as Australia won their sixth World T20 title, beating South Africa by 19 runs. .
2024 – New Zealand – Host: United Arab Emirates
Reaching the final as two-time runners-up, the New Zealand women ensured they were third time’s lucky as they scored 158 runs to eclipse Amelia Kerr’s 43-run knock. Kerr came back to haunt the South African Women, who had made a good start to the chase, with the ball as she claimed a three-wicket haul to stun the Proteas and send the New Zealanders into dreamland with their first taste of the coveted nugget of silverware. .
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