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{{Short description|International women's cricket tournament}}
{{About||the equivalent men's tournament|ICC Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = ICC Women's T20 World Cup
| image = ICC_Women's_T20_World_Cup_Trophy.jpg
| imagesize = 
| caption ='''ICC Women's T20 World Cup Trophy'''
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
| tournament format = [[Round robin tournament|Round robin]] and [[Single elimination tournament|knockout]]
| first = [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]] England
| last = [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]] South Africa
| next = [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024]] Bangladesh
| participants = 10 (12 from [[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2026]])
| champions = {{crw|Australia}} (6th title)
| most successful = {{crw|Australia}} (6 titles)
| most runs = {{criconw|NZ}} [[Suzie Bates]] (1,066)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=136&type=trophy|title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
| most wickets = {{criconw|SA}} [[Shabnim Ismail]] (43)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=136&type=trophy|title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
| website = [https://www.t20worldcup.com/# t20worldcup.com]
}}
{{Season sidebar
| title = Tournaments
| list =
* [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]
* [[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]
* [[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]
* [[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]
* [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]
* [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]
* [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]
* [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]
* ''[[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024]]''
* ''[[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2026]]''
}}
The '''ICC Women's T20 World Cup''' (known as the '''ICC Women's World Twenty20''' until 2019) is the biennial international championship for [[women's Twenty20 International]] cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/917529|title=World T20 renamed as T20 World Cup|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200931/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/917529|archive-date=2018-11-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/world-t20-to-be-called-t20-world-cup-from-2020-edition-icc/articleshow/66772304.cms|title=World T20 to be called T20 World Cup from 2020 edition: ICC|website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2018-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124064512/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/world-t20-to-be-called-t20-world-cup-from-2020-edition-icc/articleshow/66772304.cms|archive-date=2018-11-24|url-status=live}}</ref> The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC), with the first edition having been held in England [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|in 2009]]. For the first three tournaments, there were eight participants, but this number has been raised to ten from the [[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014 edition]] onwards. In July 2022, the ICC announced that the Bangladesh would host the [[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024 tournament]] and that England would host the [[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2026 tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-set-to-host-2025-women-s-world-cup-1326281 |title=India set to host 2025 Women's ODI World Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> The number of teams in at the 2026 tournament is also set to increase to twelve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2687344 |title=Three sub-continent countries set to host ICC events in next cycle |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>

At each tournament, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with the remaining teams determined by the [[ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier]]. [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]], having won the tournament six times, are the most successful team.

== Qualification ==

Qualification is determined by the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] Women's Twenty20 international rankings and a qualification event, the [[ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier]]. Until 2014, six teams were determined by the top six teams of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] Women's [[Twenty20 International]] rankings at the time of the draw and the remaining two places determined by a qualification process. In 2014 edition, six places were determined by the top eight teams of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] Women's T20I rankings, with the host country and three qualifiers joining them in the tournament. 2016 onwards, seven places were determined by the top eight teams of the [[ICC Women's ODI and T20I Team Rankings|ICC Women's T20I Team rankings]], with the host country and two qualifiers joining them in the tournament.

== Summary ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=14%|Host nation(s)
!rowspan=2 width=14%|Final venue
!colspan=4|Final
|-
!width=20%|Winners
!width=24%|Result
!width=20%|Runners-up
!'''Teams'''
|-bgcolor=#D0E6FF 
|[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]
|{{Flag icon|ENG}}<br />[[England]]
|[[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's, London]]
|{{crw|England}}<br /><small>86/4 (17 overs)</small> 
|'''[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20#Final|England won by 6 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wwt202009/engine/match/355990.html Scorecard]
|{{crw|New Zealand}}<br /><small>85 (20 overs)</small>
|8
|-
|[[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]
|{{Flag icon|West Indies}}<br/>[[West Indies]]
|[[Kensington Oval|Kensington Oval, Bridgetown]]
|{{crw|Australia}}<br /><small>106/8 (20 overs)</small>
|'''[[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20#Final|Australia won by 3 runs]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/wwt202010/engine/current/match/412718.html Scorecard]
|{{crw|New Zealand}}<br /><small>103/6 (20 overs)</small>
|8
|-bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|[[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]
|{{Flag icon|SRI}}<br />[[Sri Lanka]]
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium|R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo]]
|{{crw|Australia}}<br /><small>142/4 (20 overs)</small>
|'''[[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20#Final|Australia won by 4 runs]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-twenty20-2012/engine/match/533313.html Scorecard]
|{{crw|England}}<br /><small>138/9 (20 overs)</small>
|8
|-
|[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]
|{{Flag icon|BAN}}<br />[[Bangladesh]]
|[[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka]]
|{{crw|Australia}}<br /><small>106/4 (15 overs)</small>
|'''[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20#Final|Australia won by 6 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/683015.html Scorecard]
|{{crw|England}}<br /><small>105/8 (20 overs)</small>
|10
|-bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]
|{{Flag icon|IND}}<br />[[India]]
|[[Eden Gardens|Eden Gardens, Kolkata]]
|{{crw|West Indies}}<br /><small>149/2 (19 overs)</small>
|'''[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final|West Indies won by 8 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-twenty20-2016/engine/match/951419.html Scorecard]
|{{crw|Australia}}<br /><small>148/5 (20 overs)</small>
|10
|-
|[[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]
|{{Flag icon|West Indies}}<br />[[West Indies]]
||[[Sir Vivian Richards Stadium|Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound]]
||{{crw|Australia}}<br /><small>106/2 (15.1 overs)</small>
|'''[[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final|Australia won by 8 wickets]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150555.html Scorecard]
||{{crw|England}}<br /><small>105 (19.4 overs)</small>
|10
|-bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|[[2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2020]]
|{{Flag icon|Australia}}<br />[[Australia]]
| [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]
||{{crw|Australia}}<br /><small>184/4 (20 overs)</small>
|'''[[2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final|Australia won by 85 runs]]'''<br>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1173070.html Scorecard]
||{{crw|India}}<br /><small>99 (19.1 overs)</small>
|10
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]
|{{Flag icon|South Africa}}<br />[[South Africa]]
| [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands, Cape Town]]
|{{crw|Australia}}<br /><small>156/6 (20 overs)</small>
|'''[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|Australia won by 19 runs]]'''<br> [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1338062.html Scorecard]
|{{crw|South Africa}}<br /><small>137/6 (20 overs)</small>
|10
|-
|[[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024]]
|{{Flag icon|Bangladesh}}<br />[[Bangladesh]]
| colspan="4" |''To be confirmed''
|10
|-
|[[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2026]]
|{{Flag icon|England}}<br />[[England]]
| colspan="4" |''To be confirmed''
|12
|}

== Performance of teams ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"|Team
!colspan=3|Appearances
!rowspan="2" style="width:300px;"|Best performance
!colspan="6"|Statistics<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-twenty20-2014/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=136&type=trophy |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
|-
!width=75|Total
!width=75|First
!width=75|Latest
!width=30|Played
!width=30|Won
!width=30|Lost
!width=30|Tie
!width=30|NR
!width=30|Win%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|Australia}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1|Champions}} (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023)||44||35||8||1(1)||0||80.68
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|England}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1|Champions}} (2009) ||38||28||9||1(0)||0||75.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|West Indies}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||bgcolor=gold| {{sort|1|Champions}} (2016)  ||34||20||14||0||0||58.82
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|New Zealand}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||bgcolor=silver| {{sort|3|Runners-up}} (2009, 2010)||36|||24||12||0||0||66.66
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|India}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||bgcolor=silver| {{sort|3|Runners-up}} (2020) ||36||20||16||0||0||55.55
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|South Africa}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||bgcolor=silver| {{sort|3|Runners-up}} (2023)||33||14||19||0||0||42.42
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|Sri Lanka}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||{{sort|5|First Round}} (2009–2023) ||31||10||21||0||0||32.25
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|Pakistan}}
|8||[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||{{sort|5|First Round}} (2009–2023)||32||8||23||0||1||25.80
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|Bangladesh}}
|5||[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||{{sort|5|First Round}} (2014–2023)||20||2||19||0||0||9.52
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|Ireland}}
|4||[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]||[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||{{sort|5|First Round}} (2014–2018, 2023)||17||0||17||0||0|| 0.00
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Crw|Thailand}}
|1||[[2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2020]]||[[2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2020]]||{{sort|5|First Round}} (2020)||4||0||3||0||1||0.00
|}

''Note:''
* The number in bracket indicates number of wins in tied matches by [[Super Over]]s however these are considered half a win regardless of the result. The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.
* Teams are sorted by their best performance, then winning percentage, then (if equal) by alphabetical order.

==Team results by tournament==
The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the ICC World Twenty20. 
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

;Legend
* {{bg|gold|'''C'''}} – Champions
* {{bg|silver|'''RU'''}} – Runners-up
* {{bg|#cc9966|'''SF'''}} – Semi-finalist
* R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
* Q – Qualified, Still in Competition
*{{border|width=1px|color=gray|&nbsp;•&nbsp;}} – Did not qualify
*{{border|width=1px|color=gray|&nbsp;×&nbsp;}} – Did not enter

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Venue/
Year/
Teams

!{{flagicon|ENG}}<br/>[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]<br/> (8)
!{{flagicon|WIN}}<br/>[[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]<br/> (8)
!{{flagicon|SRI}}<br/>[[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]<br/> (8)
!{{flagicon|BAN}}<br/>[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]<br/> (10)
!{{flagicon|IND}}<br/>[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]<br/> (10)
!{{flagicon|WIN}}<br/>[[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]<br/> (10)
!{{flagicon|AUS}}<br/>[[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]<br/> (10)
!{{flagicon|RSA}}<br/>[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]<br/> (10)
!{{flagicon|BAN}}<br/>[[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024]]<br/> (10)
!{{flagicon|ENG}}<br/>[[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2026]]<br/> (12)

!Total
|-
| id=AUS"" align=left| {{crw|AUS}}
| bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' ||bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || bgcolor=silver | '''RU''' || bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || Q || || '''8''' 
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|BAN}}
| × || × || × || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || Q || ||'''5'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|ENG}}
| bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || R1 ||bgcolor=silver| '''RU''' ||bgcolor=silver| '''RU''' ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' ||bgcolor=silver| '''RU''' ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF'''|| Q || Q ||'''8'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|IND}}
|bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || R1 || R1 || R1 ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || bgcolor=silver | '''RU''' ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || Q|| ||'''8'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|IRE}}
| × || × || × || R1 ||R1 || R1 || • || R1 || || ||'''4'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|NZL}}
|bgcolor=silver| '''RU''' ||bgcolor=silver| '''RU''' ||bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || R1 || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || R1 || R1 || R1 || Q|| || '''8'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|PAK}}
| R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || Q|| || '''8'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|SAF}}
| R1 || R1 || R1 || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || R1 || R1 || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || bgcolor=silver | '''RU''' || Q || || '''8'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|SRI}}
| R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || R1 || || || '''8'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|THA}}
| × || × || × || • || • || • || R1 || • || || ||'''1'''
|-
| id="" align=left| {{crw|WIN}}
| R1 || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' ||bgcolor=gold| '''C''' || bgcolor="#cc9966"| '''SF''' || R1 || R1 || Q|| ||'''8'''
|}

Entry of players in groups

===Debutant teams in each tournament===
{| class="wikitable" width=100% sortable" style="text-align:"
|-
! Year
! Debutants
! Total
|-
| [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]
| {{Crw|Australia}}, {{Crw|England}}, {{Crw|India}}, {{Crw|New Zealand}}, {{Crw|Pakistan}}, {{Crw|South Africa}}, {{Crw|Sri Lanka}}, {{Crw|West Indies}}
| 8
|-
| [[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]
| ''none''
| 0
|-
| [[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]
| ''none''
| 0
|-
| [[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]
| {{Crw|Bangladesh}}, {{Crw|Ireland}}
| 2
|-
| [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]
| ''none''
| 0
|-
| [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]
|  ''none'' 
| 0
|-
| [[2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2020]]
|  {{Crw|Thailand}}
| 1
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]
|  ''none'' 
| 0
|-
|[[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024]]
|  TBD
| 0
|-
|[[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2026]]
|  TBD 
| 0
|-
| Total
|
| 11 
|}

==Other results==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
===Results of host teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Host Team
! Finish
|-
| [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]
| {{crw|England}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
| [[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]
| {{crw|West Indies}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Semi-finalists'''
|-
| [[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]
| {{crw|Sri Lanka}}
| Round 1
|-
| [[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]
| {{crw|Bangladesh}}
| Round 1
|-
| [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]
| {{crw|India}}
| Round 1
|-
| [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]
| {{crw|West Indies}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Semi-finalists'''
|-
|[[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]
| {{crw|Australia}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]
| {{crw|South Africa}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
|-
|[[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024]]
| {{crw|Bangladesh}}
|
|-
|[[2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2026]]
| {{crw|England}}
|
|}

{{col-break}}
===Results of defending champions===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Defending champions
! Finish
|-
| [[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]
| {{crw|England}}
| Round 1
|-                                                                        
| [[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]
| {{crw|Australia}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
| [[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]
| {{crw|Australia}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
| [[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]
| {{crw|Australia}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
|-
| [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]
| {{crw|West Indies}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Semi-finalists'''
|-
|[[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]
| {{crw|Australia}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]
| {{crw|Australia}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
|[[2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2024]]
| {{crw|Australia}}
| 
|}

{{col-end}}

==Records==

===Team records===

====Highest innings totals====
{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#99ccff
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Score
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Batting team
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Opposition
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Venue
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Date
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Scorecard
|-
!213/5 (20 overs)
|{{crw|ENG}} || {{crw|PAK}} || [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] || 21 February 2023
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1338058.html Scorecard]
|-
!195/3 (20 overs)
|{{crw|RSA}} || {{crw|THA}} || [[Manuka Oval|Canberra]], [[Australia]] || 28 February 2020
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1173058.html Scorecard]
|-
!194/5 (20 overs)
|{{crw|IND}} || {{crw|NZL}} || [[Providence Stadium|Providence]], [[Guyana]] || 9 November 2018
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150533.html Scorecard]
|-
!191/4 (20 overs)
|{{crw|AUS}} || {{crw|IRE}} || [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]] || 27 March 2014
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/682983.html Scorecard]
|-
!189/1 (20 overs)
|{{crw|AUS}} || {{crw|BAN}} || [[Manuka Oval|Canberra]], [[Australia]] || 27 February 2020
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1173057.html Scorecard]
|-
| scope="row" colspan=6 |<small>Updated: 21 February 2023</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=136;type=trophy|title=RECORDS / ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP / HIGHEST TOTALS
|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
|}

====Lowest innings totals====
{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#99ccff
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Score
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Batting team
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Opposition
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Venue
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Date
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" | Scorecard
|-
!46 (14.4 overs)
|{{crw|BAN}} || {{crw|WIN}} || [[Providence Stadium|Providence]], [[Guyana]] || 9 November 2018
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150535.html Scorecard]
|-
!58/9 (20 overs)
|{{crw|BAN}} || {{crw|ENG}} || [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]] || 28 March 2014
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/682987.html Scorecard]
|-
!60 (16.5 overs)
|{{crw|PAK}} || {{crw|ENG}} || [[County Ground, Taunton|Taunton]], [[England]] || 16 June 2009
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/355986.html Scorecard]
|-
!60 (15.5 overs)
|{{crw|LKA}} || {{crw|NZ}} || [[Boland Park|Paarl]], [[South Africa]] || 19 February 2023
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1338056.html Scorecard]
|-
!65/9 (20 overs)
|{{crw|PAK}} || {{crw|NZL}} || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts & Nevis]] || 10 May 2010
| [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/412714.html Scorecard]
|-
| scope="row" colspan=6 |<small>Updated: 19 February 2023</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/lowest_innings_totals.html?id=136;type=trophy|title=RECORDS / ICC WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP / LOWEST TOTALS
|publisher=ESPN| work=Cricinfo|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
|}

===Individual records===
====Highest individual score====

{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |[[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Balls
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Batter
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Batting team
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Opposition
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Venue
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Date
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Scorecard
|-
! scope="row"|126   
| align="center"|65 || [[Meg Lanning]] || {{crw|AUS}} || {{crw|IRE}} || [[Sylhet International Cricket Stadium|Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]] || 27 March 2014 || [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/682983.html Scorecard] 
|-
! scope="row" |112*
| align="center"|45 || [[Deandra Dottin]] || {{crw|WIN}} || {{crw|RSA}} || [[Warner Park Sporting Complex|Basseterre]], [[Saint Kitts & Nevis]] || 5 May 2010 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/412704.html Scorecard]
|-
! scope="row" |108*   
| align="center"|66 || [[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]] || {{crw|ENG}} || {{crw|THA}} || [[Manuka Oval|Canberra]], [[Australia]] || 26 February 2020 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1173054.html Scorecard]
|-
! scope="row" |103   
| align="center"|51 || [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] || {{crw|IND}} || {{crw|NZL}} || [[Providence Stadium|Providence]], [[Guyana]] || 9 November 2018 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150533.html Scorecard] 
|-
! scope="row" |102  
| align="center"|68 || [[Muneeba Ali]] || {{crw|PAK}} || {{crw|IRE}} || [[Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands]], [[South Africa]] || 15 February 2023 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1338049.html Scorecard]
|-
| scope="row" colspan=8 |
<small>Updated: 16 February 2023</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=136;type=trophy|title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup–Most runs in an innings|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
|}

====Best bowling figures====

{| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Figures
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Overs
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Bowler
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Bowling team
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Opposition
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Venue
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Date
! style="background-color:#99ccff;" scope="col" |Scorecard
|-
! scope="row"|5/5
| align="center"|3.4|| [[Deandra Dottin]] || {{crw|WIN}} ||{{crw|BAN}} || [[Providence Stadium|Providence]], [[Guyana]] || 9 November 2018 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1150535.html Scorecard]
|-
! scope="row" |5/8
| align="center"|4.0 || [[Suné Luus]] || {{crw|RSA}} || {{crw|IRE}} || [[MA Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]], [[India]] || 23 March 2016 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951397.html Scorecard]
|-
! scope="row" |5/12
| align="center"|3 || [[Ashleigh Gardner]] || {{crw|AUS}} || {{crw|NZ}} || [[Boland Park|Paarl]], [[South Africa]] || 11 February 2023 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1173054.html Scorecard]
|-
! scope="row" |5/15
| align="center"|4 || [[Renuka Singh Thakur]] || {{crw|IND}} || {{crw|ENG}} || [[St George's Park Cricket Ground|Gqeberha]], [[South Africa]] || 18 February 2023 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533312.html Scorecard] 
|-
! scope="row" |4/9
| align="center"|3.4 || [[Holly Colvin]] || {{crw|ENG}} || {{crw|PAK}} || [[Galle International Stadium|Galle]], [[Sri Lanka]] || 27 September 2012 || [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/533301.html Scorecard]
|-
| scope="row" colspan=8 |
<small>Updated: 11 February 2023</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=136;type=trophy|title=ICC Women's T20 World Cup–Best bowling figures in an innings|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
|}

===Records by tournament===

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
====Most runs in the tournament====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!|Year
!|Player
!|Performance details
|-
|[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||{{crwicon|New Zealand}} [[Aimee Watkins]]||200 runs
|-
|[[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]||{{crwicon|New Zealand}} [[Sara McGlashan]]||147 runs
|-
|[[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]||{{crwicon|England}} [[Charlotte Edwards]]||172 runs
|-
|[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Meg Lanning]]'''||257 runs
|-
|[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]||{{crwicon|West Indies}} '''[[Stafanie Taylor]]''' ||246 runs
|-
|[[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]|| {{crwicon|AUS}} '''[[Alyssa Healy]]''' ||225 runs 
|-
|[[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]|| {{crwicon|AUS}} '''[[Beth Mooney]]''' ||259 runs 
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]|| {{crwicon|RSA}} '''[[Laura Wolvaardt ]]'''  ||230 runs
|}

{{col-break}}
====Most wickets in the tournament====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|- 
!|Year
!|Player
!|Performance details
|-
|[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||{{crwicon|England}} [[Holly Colvin]]||9 wickets
|-
|[[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]||{{crwicon|India}} [[Diana David]] <br> {{crwicon|NZL}} [[Nicola Browne]] ||9 wickets
|-
|[[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} [[Julie Hunter ]]||11 wickets
|-
|[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]||{{crwicon|England}} [[Anya Shrubsole]]||13 wickets
|-
|[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]||{{crwicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Leigh Kasperek]]'''  <br> {{crwicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Sophie Devine]]'''  <br> {{crwicon|West Indies}} [[Deandra Dottin]]||9 wickets
|-
|[[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]|||{{crwicon|West Indies}} [[Deandra Dottin]]  <br> {{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Ashleigh Gardner]]'''  <br> {{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Megan Schutt]]'''||10 wickets
|-
|[[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Megan Schutt]]'''||13 wickets
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]||{{crwicon|England}} '''[[Sophie Ecclestone]]||11 wickets
|}
{{col-end}}

==Awards==

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{{col-break}}
===Player of the tournament===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!|Year
!|Player
!|Performance details
|-
|[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||{{crwicon|England}} [[Claire Taylor]]||199 runs 
|-
|[[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]||{{crwicon|New Zealand}} [[Nicola Browne]]||9 wickets
|-
|[[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]||{{crwicon|England}} [[Charlotte Edwards]]||172 runs
|-
|[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]||{{crwicon|England}} [[Anya Shrubsole]]||13 wickets
|-
|[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]||{{crwicon|West Indies}} '''[[Stafanie Taylor]]'''||246 runs and 8 wickets
|-
|[[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]|| {{crwicon|AUS}} '''[[Alyssa Healy]]''' ||225 runs
|-
|[[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]|| {{crwicon|AUS}} '''[[Beth Mooney]]''' ||259 runs
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]|| {{crwicon|AUS}} '''[[Ashleigh Gardner]]''' || 110 runs and 10 wickets
|}

{{col-break}}
===Player of the final===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!|Year
!|Player
!|Performance details
|-
|[[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]||{{crwicon|England}} [[Katherine Sciver-Brunt]] ||3 wickets
|-
|[[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Ellyse Perry]]''' ||3 wickets
|-
|[[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} [[Jess Cameron]] ||45 runs
|-
|[[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} [[Sarah Coyte]] ||3 wickets
|-
|[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]]||{{crwicon|West Indies}} '''[[Hayley Matthews]]'''||66 runs and 1 wicket
|-
|[[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Ashleigh Gardner]]''' ||33 runs and 3 wickets
|-
|[[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]||{{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Alyssa Healy]]''' ||75 runs and 1 catch
|-
|[[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]|| {{crwicon|Australia}} '''[[Beth Mooney]]''' || 74 runs
|}
{{col-end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Cricket|Sports}}
* [[Women's Cricket World Cup]]
* [[ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy]]
* [[ICC Women's Championship]]
* [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-twenty20-2014/content/current/series/628373.html ICC Women's World Twenty20] on [[ESPNcricinfo]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205181530/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/twenty20/index.php ICC World Twenty20 2012] on [[International Cricket Council]] Official Website

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