The Infotainment of Cricket with CricTracker App
The Infotainment of Cricket with CricTracker App
The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 commenced on October 3rd where we saw the unexpected as the Proteas women beat the six-time champions Australia in the semi finals to reach this year’s finals
On the other hand, New Zealand women who lost ten consecutive T20I matches before arriving the T20 World Cup 2024 won their first ever World Cup title against the South Africa women. Group A of the tournament consisted of Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, whereas Group B with Bangladesh, England, Scotland, South Africa, West Indies. It was highly unexpected of the White Ferns to reach the finals with Australia and India in the same group.
New Zealand women put up a great show at this edition, being on the second of the Group A standings, they were full focused to win the title this season.
It is worth noting that, under the leadership of Sophie Devine, the team won their maiden title with Amelia Kerr becoming the Player of the match and the Player of the tournament. Kerr scored 46 off 38 balls in the high-voltage match and is the highest wicket-taker of the season with 15 wickets in 6 outings with an average of 7.33
The Indian women team led by Harmanpreet Kaur created history in 2020 by reaching their first-ever finals after beating England in the semi finals lacked at a point as they were knocked out of the group stage of the 2024 edition. However, they made a strong comeback after losing their first game in the tournament.
A total of eight editions have been played as of 2024 with Australia winning the most number of titles at 6, England with 2009 title, West Indies with 2016 and now New Zealand with the 2024 season’s title.
| EDITION | YEAR | WINNER | WON BY | RUNNER-UP | HOST |
| 9th | 2024 | New Zealand | 32 runs | South Africa | UAE for Bangladesh |
| 8th | 2023 | Australia | 19 runs | South Africa | South Africa |
| 7th | 2020 | Australia | 85 runs | India | Australia |
| 6th | 2018 | Australia | 8 wickets | England | West Indies |
| 5th | 2016 | West Indies | 8 wickets | Australia | India |
| 4th | 2014 | Australia | 6 wickets | England | Bangladesh |
| 3rd | 2012 | Australia | 4 runs | England | Sri Lanka |
| 2nd | 2010 | Australia | 3 runs | New Zealand | West Indies |
| 1st | 2009 | England | 6 wickets | New Zealand | England |
| WINNER | VICTORIES | WINNER YEAR |
| Australia | 6 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023 |
| England | 1 | 2009 |
| West Indies | 1 | 2016 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2024 |
*Last Updated on 21 October, 2024