Women's Cricket World Cup winners, finals and records

India's title run at the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup

The 2025 edition ran from 30 September to 2 November, eight teams and 31 matches. India were the official sole host; Pakistan's matches were relocated to Sri Lanka, which is why the tournament is listed with India and Sri Lanka as hosts.

India's league stage was anything but smooth. Seven matches brought three wins, three defeats and one no result, seven points and fourth place, which was just enough to reach the knockouts. From there the side found another gear: Australia were beaten by five wickets in the semi-final, and then came the final in Navi Mumbai.

Shafali Verma took the player of the match award in the final. Deepti Sharma was player of the tournament with 22 wickets, more than any other bowler in the competition. Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa finished with 571 runs, the most by any batter, and still ended up on the losing side.

Bangladesh finished seventh. One win from seven matches, five defeats and one no result gave them three points, and their exit was confirmed by the loss to Sri Lanka in match 21. Player lists for both teams sit on the India squad page and the Bangladesh squad page.

Every Women's Cricket World Cup winner since 1973

The first two editions had no final at all. England won the inaugural 1973 event on 20 points to Australia's 17, and Australia took the 1978 title in India on six points to England's four. A knockout final arrived in 1982 and has decided every edition since.

Australia's 356/5 against England at Hagley Oval in 2022 is the biggest winning total in the list below, and New Zealand's four run win at Lincoln in 2000 the tightest margin. England's nine run win over India at Lord's in 2017 is the one Indian fans spent eight years trying to forget, until Navi Mumbai. Year by year detail is on the winners page.

Titles by country

What happened at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2026

England hosted the 2026 edition from 12 June to 5 July, with 12 teams and 33 matches. India and Bangladesh were both drawn in Group A alongside Australia, the Netherlands, Pakistan and South Africa. Group B held England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.

The final at Lord's went to Australia. England batted first and made 150/4, Australia chased it down at 153/3 in 17.1 overs for a seven wicket win and a seventh title in this format.

Neither subcontinental side got out of the group. India won three and lost two for six points and third place, Bangladesh won two and lost three for four points and fourth. Two defeats in a six team group is enough to end a campaign, and that is what happened to both.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge of England made the most runs with 302. The leading wicket taker was Shree Charani of India with 14, which tells you something about where India's tournament went right and where it did not. More on the shortest format sits on the T20 World Cup page.

India and Bangladesh in Group A, match by match

Both teams beat the same two opponents and lost to the same two. The difference came in the head to head, played as match 23, where India chased down Bangladesh's total with five wickets in hand.

Looking ahead to 2029 and the 2027 World Cup

The next Women's Cricket World Cup is the 2029 edition, and it grows to 10 teams from the eight that played in 2025. Host country, venues and schedule are still to be announced, so there is nothing to book flights around yet.

Before that, the big global event on the calendar is the men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, running from 2 October to 21 November 2027. That one has 14 teams, 57 matches and 12 venues, eight of them in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in Namibia.

Three dates matter most to readers here. India open against Australia at Newlands in Cape Town on 7 October. India play Pakistan at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on 10 October. The final is at the Wanderers on 21 November, with 22 November kept as a reserve day. Tickets were announced in a band from USD $9.62 to USD $31.31, and prices move, so check the current listing before you buy. The full fixture list is on the schedule page.

Questions fans ask about the women's World Cup

Who won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup?

India. They made 298/7 and dismissed South Africa for 246 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on 2 November 2025, a win by 52 runs and their first title. Shafali Verma was player of the match in the final.

Which country has won the most women's World Cups?

Australia, with seven: 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005, 2013 and 2022. England follow with four, then New Zealand and India with one each.

How did Bangladesh do in 2025?

Seventh out of eight. One win, five defeats and a no result from seven league matches gave them three points, and the loss to Sri Lanka in match 21 ended their run. Seventh is also where they finished in 2022.

Who scored the most runs and took the most wickets in 2025?

Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa topped the run charts with 571. Deepti Sharma took 22 wickets, the most in the tournament, and was named player of the tournament.

Where was the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup final played?

At Lord's in London on the closing day of the England-hosted event. Australia chased England's 150/4 with 153/3 in 17.1 overs to win by seven wickets.

How many teams play the 2029 Women's Cricket World Cup?

Ten, up from the eight that contested 2025. The host and the venues are still to be announced.

Has India ever reached a World Cup final before 2025?

Yes, twice as runners-up. Australia beat them by 98 runs at SuperSport Park in Centurion in 2005, and England won by nine runs at Lord's in 2017.

Where to go next on this site

• All World Cup winners
• 2027 fixture list
• Tournament records and figures
• T20 World Cup history
• India squad