Women’s world cup Twenty20 is a biennial international championship for women cricketers. International Cricket Council, the sports governing body, organizes the T20 matches.
The first edition was held in 2009 in England. Eight teams participated in the first three tournaments held in 2009, 2010, and 2012.
Those were-
- Australia,
- England,
- India,
- New Zealand,
- Pakistan,
- South Africa,
- Sri Lanka, and
- West Indies.
But, from 2014 onwards, the number of teams increased to 10. Ireland and Bangladesh joined in 2014 when the tournament became a 10-team event and was part of the 2016 and 2018 editions.
Here, we shall discuss the participation of teams in the ICC t20 women’s world cup.
How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup from 2009 to 2023?
From 2009 to 2023, a total of 14 teams participated, and those teams were:
- Australia,
- South Africa,
- Bangladesh,
- England,
- West Indies,
- India,
- Ireland,
- Netherlands,
- Thailand,
- New Zealand,
- Pakistan,
- Sri Lanka,
- Afghanistan, and
- the United States.
Now we shall see which teams participated in each world cup from 2009 to 2023 one by one.
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How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2009?
2009 was the starting year of the women’s t20 world cup tournament. It took place in England from 11th to 21st June 2009. Eight teams participated in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009, split into two groups.
The participating teams were:
- New Zealand,
- Australia,
- South Africa,
- West Indies,
- India,
- England,
- Pakistan, and
- Sri Lanka.
How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2010?
A total of 8 teams participated in the 2010 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
These teams included:
- Sri Lanka,
- New Zealand,
- India,
- Pakistan,
- Australia,
- West Indies,
- England, and
- South Africa.
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How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2012?
The 2012 women’s ICC t20 world cup tournament held in Sri Lanka was the third competition in women’s cricket sport. It took place from 26th September to 7th October 2012.
Eight teams participated in the 2012 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Those teams were:
- England,
- Australia,
- India,
- New Zealand,
- Pakistan,
- West Indies,
- South Africa, and
- Sri Lanka.
How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2014?
The tournament hosted in 2014 was the fourth competition in the women’s cricket world cup. It took place from 23rd March to 6th April 2014. As a result, ten teams participated in the 2014 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup tournament.
Before 2014, 8 teams participated in the world cup competition. In 2014, Ireland and Bangladesh joined to world cup t20 match, and thus groups increased to 10. The first time ten teams participated in women’s t20.
These teams were:
- Australia,
- England,
- India,
- New Zealand,
- Pakistan,
- South Africa,
- Sri Lanka,
- West Indies,
- newly joined Bangladesh and
- Ireland.
How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2016?
The women’s t20 cricket played in 2016 was the fifth women’s cricket sports competition. It was played from 15th March to 3rd April 2016. Participation of ten teams that started in 2014 continued in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2016.
The teams were:
- South Africa,
- Australia,
- Bangladesh,
- India,
- England,
- Ireland,
- New Zealand,
- Pakistan,
- Sri Lanka, and
- the West Indies.
The top eight teams qualified directly from the performance in 2014. The bottom two teams- Ireland and Bangladesh, had to earn qualification for the 2016 world cup. A total of eight teams Thailand, five regional qualifiers, Ireland and Bangladesh, participated in the 2015 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier. It was held in Thailand from 28th November to 5th December 2015.
Ireland defeated Bangladesh in the final match by two wickets. Thus both Bangladesh and Ireland earned their qualification automatically in the 2015 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier.
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How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2018?
The women’s t20 cricket played in 2018 was the sixth women’s cricket sports competition. It was played from 9th to 24th November 2018 in West Indies.
The world cup qualifier tournament for ICC women’s T20 world cup played in 2018 was the third edition. It was held in the Netherlands from the 7th to the 14th of July, 2018. In this tournament, Ireland and Bangladesh won their semi-final matches.
In the 2018 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, ten teams participated from around the world. Eight teams automatically qualified, and two teams- Ireland and Bangladesh earned their qualification by winning semi-final matches in the qualifier tournament.
Thus, ten teams participated in the 2018 women’s t20 world cup were:
- Australia,
- Bangladesh,
- England,
- India,
- South Africa,
- New Zealand,
- Pakistan,
- West Indies,
- Sri Lanka, and
- the host nation, the Republic of Ireland.
How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2020?
The women’s t20 cricket played in 2020 was the seventh women’s cricket sports competition. It was played from 21st February to 8th March 2020 in Australia.
A total of 10 teams participated in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020. The eight top-ranked teams from 2018 were automatically qualified for the 2020 tournament. The remaining two teams had to qualify by participating in the fourth edition of the ICC women’s t20 world cup qualifier, the tournament to qualify for the 2020 t20 world cup. It was held in August and September 2019 in Scotland.
Bangladesh and Thailand qualified for the 2020 world cup tournament in this competition.
Thailand qualified for the first time for ICC t20 world cup.
Thus, the qualified teams participating in the 2020 women’s world cup were:
- Australia,
- Bangladesh,
- England,
- India,
- New Zealand,
- Pakistan,
- South Africa,
- Sri Lanka,
- West Indies, and
- Thailand.
How many teams participated in ICC Women’s t20 World Cup in 2023?
The women’s t20 cricket played in 2023 is the eighth women’s cricket sports competition. It will be played from 10th to 26th February 2023 in South Africa.
The 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will feature ten teams worldwide.
Seven highest-ranked positioned teams in 2020 are qualified.
As the host nation, South Africa is automatically qualified.
Two teams: Bangladesh and Ireland, qualified by playing in semi-final matches in the 5th edition of the women’s t20 world cup qualifier tournament held in September 2022.
In the semi-finals, Bangladesh defeated Thailand, and Ireland beat Zimbabwe.
So, the entire ten teams participating in the 2023 ICC women’s t20 world cup are:
Group A-
- Australia,
- New Zealand,
- Sri Lanka,
- South Africa,
- and Bangladesh
Group B-
- Ireland,
- England,
- India,
- West Indies, and
- Pakistan
