Most runs, most wickets & points table live updates— ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026

With five wides, Australia completed the successful chase of 153 runs and earned their seventh title on the 10th edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. England were timid with their batting approach at Lord's after put into bat first as they could make only 150 runs for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Their slow approach was reflected on their captain Nat Scriver-Brunt's unbeaten 58 runs off 53 balls while Freya Kemp gave them the aggression with undefeated 44 runs off 28 balls with four fours and one six. 

It was never a score to challenge the quality of this invincible Australian side, who completed the chase with 17 balls to spare and seven wickets in hand. Beth Mooney's 64-run became her third successive fifty in the T20 World Cup finals that he played in 2020, 2023, and 2026. England, despite their incredible effort throughout the competition, couldn't get over the line against this opposition.

With the 40-run victory during the second semifinal at the Kennington Oval, England reached their fifth final of the Women's T20 World Cup in 2026 and will meet Australia at Lord's on July 05. It was the captain, Nat Scriver-Brunt, who played a sensational knock of 75 runs off 47 balls with 11 boundaries and one six to put the game on bed. 

The massive chase far from South Africa's reach, who was resricted only to 129/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Charlotte Dean picked up 2/31 while Lauren Bell finished with a fine bowling of 2/28 to reach another home final of the T20 World Cup. 

Australia had a walk in the park during the first semifinal of the event against West Indies at the Kennington Oval to book their spot in their eighth final of the T20 World Cups as they eye their seventh title of the competition. Some superb bowling performance restricted the Hayley Matthews-led side to only 125/7 in their allotted 20 overs. 

Australia needed just one big partnership as they completed the chase in just 13 overs with eight wickets in hand. Beth Mooney remained unbeaten on 61 runs off 36 balls at a strike rate of 169.44 while Ashleigh Gardner smacked 35* off 20 balls to get them over the line. 

To South Africa's joy and India's shock, Australia beat the latter as the blue briagde got knocked out of the event with a six-wicket defeat. At Lord's, batting first, they posted a decent score of 170/4, thanks to Harmanpreet Kaur's vital knock of 56 runs off 27 balls at a strike rate of 207.41, with the help of six boundaries and three sixes. 

Australia were far behind in the chase before 100-run stand for the fourth wicket, lifted them over the finishing line. Ellyse Perry clubbed 56 runs off just 38 balls while Ashleigh Gardner remained unbeaten on 53 runs off 29 balls to complete the chase as they will face West Indies in the semifinal. 

At Lord's during the morning game, South Africa earned a nervy victory by four wickets in the 118-run chase as their semi-final hopes hinged around the evening game between India and Australia. Bangladesh batted first and posted a weak score of 117 runs of the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Their captain, Nigar Sultana, recovered them with a unbeaten knock of 32 runs in 20 balls with four boundaries and one six. 

The Proteas made the chase really hard for them with bad shots and regular wickets. Bangladesh continued to put pressure on them, but the Rainbow Nation eventually got over the line by four wickets with four balls to spare. 

New Zealand couldn't write the fairytale story as their nine-wicket defeat against England saw the West Indies qualify for the semifinal of the event along with the hosts from group B. The White Ferns posted 163/6 in their allotted 20 overs with many of their batters getting the starts but failing to convert them into big scores. 

Meanwhile, the home side completed the chase by nine wickets withe 16 balls to spare, thanks to the unbeaten 128-run second wicket stand between Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who smashed 89 runs off 53 balls, thanks to 15 boundaries and one six, at a strike rate of 167.92. 

Just 24 hours after their men's side earned their first-ever T20I victory against India, Ireland's women's side scripted history by winning their first-ever Women's T20 World Cup 2026 clash against West Indies in Bristol. With their win, New Zealand remained alive in the event as of now. None of the batters of Hayley Matthews-led side could put a big score and stretch their starts to be reduced to 128/7. 

Meanwhile, Orla Prendergast played a sensational knock of 63 runs off just 44 balls at a strike rate of 143.18, thanks to eight boundaries and two sixes to complete the chase by six wickets with 11 balls to spare. 

Pakistan finished the campaign with their first victory of the event against Netherland, who left the event without any success. The former batter first and posted a decent score of 126 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs as their opener, Gull Feroza, remained unbeaten on 63 runs off 52 balls with the help of nine boundaries. 

In reply, Netherlands were bundled out for 89 in 18 overs with only two of their batters making into the double figures. Ayesha Zafar and Fatima Sana shared six wickets between them for the combined figures of 6/25 in six overs with two maidens to earn the 37-run victory. 

In what was thought to be a comfortable run chase in Manchester for Sri Lanka, Scotland made it tricky towards the end. However, the Asian side was able to get over the winning line as they earned their highest successful chase of the T20 World Cup in women's cricket hstory and collected three wins in a campaign for the very first time. 

Ireland's Sarah Bryce batted well for her unbeaten knock of 47 runs off 33 balls at a strike rate of 142.42 with the help of six boundaries to shoulder them to 151/6. Chamari Athapaththu again showed her brilliance at the top with a 16-ball 33 before they went over the finishing line by three wickets on the penultimate delivery. 

Batting first, South Africa posted a their first 200+ score in the Women's T20 World Cup. The 121-run opening partnership gave them the vital platform for a clinical start as they ended up with 208/1 in their allotted 20 overs. Their opening batter, Tanzim Brits, remained unbeaten on 114 runs off 69 balls at a strike rate of 165.22, thanks to 15 boundaries and three sixes. Annerie Dercksen also slammed 37* runs off 16 balls. 

In reply, the Nertherlands side were restricted to 120/7 with the Proteas earning the victory by 88 runs. Ayabonga Khaka picked up 3/19 in three overs while Chole Tyron had 2/16 in four overs. 

India, after their previous defeat against South Africa, got back into winning ways against Bangladesh in the 137-run chase. They were really poor in the fielding dropping a truck-loaded catches, including four inside the first six overs. But still, Radha Yadav's 3/28 and Shree Charani's 2/21 gave them the chance to boost the NRR. 

It was Shafali Verma's knock of 53 runs off just 34 balls that put the game on bed as the blue brigade went over the finishing line by five wickets with 19 balls to spare. 

Both the unbeaten sides, West Indies and England, met each other at Lord's where the hosts gained a 38-run win to qualify into the semi-final of the event. They were put into bat first by the visiting captain. Thanks to a fine knock of 65 runs off 42 balls by Danni Wyatt-Hodge and 43 runs off 26 balls by Heather Knight, England finished with 186/7 in their allotted 20 overs. 

In reply, West Indies were never in the chase and were restricted to only 148/5 as Chinelle Henry celebrated an unbeaten 51-run knock off 30 balls, thanks to her four boundaries and two sixes. 

Despite losing Beth Mooney on the very first ball of the game, Australia posted a strong score of 199/7 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to Ellyse Perry's fabulous knock of 71 runs off 48 balls at a strike rate of 147.92, thanks to her nine boundaries and one six. She also got support from the other batters, including Nicola Carey's unbeaten 26 runs. 

In reply, Pakisan got bundled out for just 86 runs as the Sophie Molineux-led side earned a massive victor by 113 runs. Along with the captain, Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherlands also picked up two wickets with the ball. 

Sri Lanka kept themselves alive in the event with a massive victory by nine wickets in the 131-run chase with 27 balls to spare. And it was their captain, Chamari Athapaththu, who led the batting with an unbeaten knock of 106 runs off just 61 balls in Bristol, thanks to 17 boundaries and a couple of sixes. 

Earlier, the Asian side restricted the Ireland side for just 130/5 as the Irish captain, Gaby Lewis, clubbed a decent knock of 59 runs off 50 balls. Mithali Ayodhya was excellent her figures of 1/18 in four overs, including a maiden. 

New Zealand, after a tough start, kept themselves alive with a win over Scotland at the County Ground in Bristol. The Scotland side batted first and posted a below average score of 131 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to their opener, Darcey Carter's fabulous knock of 72 runs off 52 balls with eight boundaries and one six. 

The White Ferns made a shocking start at 26/3 in the sixth over before Izzy Sharp and Brooke Halliday's 101-run stand for the fourth wicket shouldered them near the winning line. Sharp was dismissed for 62 runs off 43 balls as NZ earned a six-wicket victory. Scotland, meanwhile, get knocked out of the competition. 

India faced their very first defeat of the T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa, who kept themselves alive in the competition with the six-wicket victory in the 159-run chase. The blue brigade, despite a fiery start with the bat, lost their way in the middle with the flurry of wickets. 

The Proteas were under pressure a little bit at the start of the chase, but the veteran Marizanne Kapp, stood up on the special occasion for her unbeaten 81-run knock of just 45 balls at a strike rate of 180, thanks to seven boundaries and four sixes, to take them home. 

At Briston in the morning contest, West Indies blew away a spirited Sri Lanka side for just 98 runs in 19.4 overs. The Asian side didn't get anything from the batting line-up after Hayley Matthews 3/15 in four overs reduced them to 23/4 inside the powerplay. 

The West Indies captain was superb with the short ball, using the big side of the ground. Sri Lanka showed some fight with timely wickets, but it was never going to be enough for them as the 2016 champions got their third successive win of the campaign by five wickets. 

The hosts England continued their impressive performance in the campaign with their third consecutive victory against Scotland. After Sophia Dunkley' 57 runs and contributions from Freya Camp, Danielle Gibson, and Alice Capsey to reach 200/5 with the bat, they restricted the opposition to 162/7. 

Sophie Ecclestone was excellent for her 2/23 in four overs while all the other bowlers, apart from Lauren Bell, picked up one wicket each to earn the 38-run win. 

At Southampation, Bangladesh earned a memorable maiden women's T20 World Cup victory against Pakistan by 23 runs in defending just 123 runs. One would never win too many games when they depend heavily on a couple of players, have a solid weakness in one department, and can't score a boundary off the last 12 overs. 

Bangladesh held their nerve with some tight bowling and superb fielding performances to overtake South Africa in the points table with their second win in the third clash.  

Australia met the Netherlands for their third encounter of the Women's T20 World Cup 2026. Even though it was an easy 98-run victory for them, the Dutch made the fans proud as every single fan stood up and applauded themselves.

Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner slammed half-centuries to get their first 200+ score in WT20 WCs. Meanwhile, it was a historic fifty for Babette de Leede, the Dutch captain. 

After two successive defeats to begin the campaign, New Zealand were under tremendous pressure as they faced Ireland in Southampton. Their batting, somehow, wrestled through to finish with 140/6 in their allotted 20 overs, surprisingly keeping Suzie Bates at number 7 in the line-up. 
Ireland were at a strong position in the chase, thanks to the 110-run stand for the second wicket. But the White Ferns captain, Amelia Kerr's double-wicket over changed the equation as New Zealand held their nerve for the four-run win to open their account. 

Scotland, who began their campaign with a strong win over Ireland, gave a close fight to West Indies in the 154-run chase, thanks to Darcey Carter's maiden half-century in the T20 World Cup. But the Hayley Matthew-led side held their nerve in crunch situations and earned the nervy seven-run victory to continue their winning journey of the event.