Australia's grip on the Women's T20 World Cup: seven titles in ten editions
Since the ICC Women's T20 World Cup began in England in 2009, Australia have won it seven times, most recently beating England in the 2026 final. Only three other teams have lifted the trophy, a 50-centimetre silver-plated piece made by the British silversmiths Thomas Lyte.
The tournament is held every two years in the T20I format and is run by the International Cricket Council. England won the first edition on home soil in 2009. Australia then collected titles in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023 and 2026, while the West Indies triumphed in 2016 and New Zealand in 2024. By 2026 ten editions had been played and thirteen countries had taken part.
The field has grown steadily. Eight nations played in each of the first three editions, ten from 2014, and twelve from 2026. Entry depends on the ICC rankings plus a separate qualifying event. Until 2014 the six best-ranked teams went through automatically and two more came via qualifying. In 2014 six places went to sides from the top eight of the rankings, joined by the host and three qualifiers; from 2016 seven such places were joined by the host and two qualifiers.
For 2028 the 12-team tournament will hand automatic places to 10 sides: the top eight from 2026, the host if it has not already qualified, and the next best-ranked teams in the women's T20I rankings as of 6 July 2026. The rest will come through the Global Qualifier.
Standings tables order nations by best result, then appearances and winning percentage. Tied matches settled by Super Overs count as half a win whatever the outcome, and no-results are left out of the percentage. The trophy itself joins several separate metal castings on a silver-plated base metal.
Source: Women's T20 World Cup
