The eighth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup is scheduled in South Africa, and ICC has announced that it will start on 10 February 2023. The final will take place on 26 February, and in case of any disturbance, 27 February is available for reserve day. South Africa is the host nation, and they qualified for the world cup as a host. Australia, India, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies, New Zealand, and Pakistan automatically qualified for the world cup. Bangladesh and Ireland qualified for the qualifying tournament.
ICC has divided 10 teams into two groups – Group A and Group B. Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh are placed into Group A. India, England, Pakistan, Ireland, and West Indies are placed into Group B. The first match will take place on 10 February between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.
The first semi-final will take place on 23 February between the Winner of Group A and the runner-up of Group B. The second semi-final will be played between the winner of Group B and the runner-up of Group A on 24 February. The final ICC Women’s World Cup will be held on 26 February at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.
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Winners Over the Years
The first edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup was held in 2009, and 2023 is the latest edition of the season. Let’s see the winner of the world cup over the years.
- England (2009)
The inaugural season of the Women’s T20 World Cup was held in 2009, and England hosted the world cup. The English team took advantage of the home situation and won the first-ever world cup. England and New Zealand played the final at Lord’s, and the English team won the match by wickets. Katherine Brunt was the player of the match for her performance of 4-2-6-3.
England women won the toss and decided to bowl first. New Zealand’s opener Suzie Bates and Lucy Doolan came to bat, but the Blackcaps lost their wickets very early. Only four batters reached double digits, and New Zealand scored 85 runs. English openers Sarah Taylor and Charlotte Edwards came to open, but Charlotte got out very early. Claire Taylor played an unbeaten 39 runs innings, and England won the final by 6 wickets.
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- Australia (2010)
The second season of the world cup was held in the West Indies. New Zealand and Australia reached the final. Once again, New Zealand women lost the final, and Australian women won the title. In a thrilling match, Australia won the match by three runs.
Australian women won the toss and decided to bat first. Australia women came to bat and didn’t start well, but they scored 106/8 in 20 overs with little contribution from each player. New Zealand came to chase, and Sophie Devine(38) played a fabulous inning. In the last over, Black Caps required 14 runs, but they couldn’t make it and lost the match by 3 runs.
- Australia (2012)
Sri Lanka hosted the third season of the world cup, and the previous winners – Australia and England faced each other in the final. Once again, Australia won the match in a close encounter.
England women won the toss and decided to bowl first. Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy came to bat for Australia and gave a solid start. Australia scored 142 runs with a loss of 4 wickets. England came to chase, but their batters struggled to make a partnership, and they came close to the target. England scored 138-9 and lost the final by 4 runs.
- Australia (2014)
Bangladesh hosted this season, and once again, Australia and England reached the final. Australian women won the toss and decided to bowl first. England scored 105-8, and Heather Knight(29) scored the maximum runs for their team. Australia won the match by 6 wickets.
- West Indies (2016)
India hosted the 5th edition of the world cup, and Australia tasted a loss for the first time in the final. Australian women won the toss, decided to bat first, and scored 148-5 with the help of two half-centuries. West Indies chased the score in 19.3 overs and became the champions for the first time.
- Australia (2018)
West Indies hosted the world cup for the second time and Australia gained their spot once again. History repeated itself as England & Australia reached the final. England scored 105-10 batting first, and Australia chased the score and won the final.
- Australia (2020)
Australia hosted the world cup, and India reached the final for the first time. Australian women scored 184 runs batting first, and India scored 99 runs and lost the match by 85 runs. The dream of India was shattered by a loss.
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