The eighth edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup has finally ended, and Australia once again became the world champion by defeating South Africa. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup started on February 10, 2023, and South Africa was the host country.
The 8th edition of the Women’s World Cup has started in Newlands, Cape Town. The final was held on February 26, 2023, between Australia and South Africa in Cape Town.
As South Africa hosted the ICC T20 women’s World Cup, India will be hosting the ICC Men’s world Cup 2023. Apart from this India will also host first edition of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final 2023
Australia and South Africa competed against each other on February 26, 2023, for the trophy in Newlands, Cape Town. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final was won by Australia for the sixth time.
Already there were chances that Australia could win the trophy as they have won most number of ICC Women’s World Cup Trohies in the history.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Semi-final 2023
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has finally come to an end. The top four teams that have reached the semifinals are India, Australia, England, and South Africa. On February 23, 2023, India and Australia played the first semi-final, and Australia advanced to the final by defeating India by 5 runs.
The second semi-final was played between England and South Africa on February 24, 2023. South Africa won the second semi-final by 6 runs.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Schedule 2023
| Date | Match & Results | Venue | Time (IST) |
| February 10, 2023 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka (LK won by 3 Runs) | Newlands, Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| February 11, 2023 | West Indies vs England (Eng won by 7 Wickets) | Boland Park, Paarl | 6:30 PM |
| February 11, 2023 | Australia vs New Zealand (Aus won by 97 Runs) | Boland Park, Paarl | 10:30 PM |
| February 12, 2023 | India vs Pakistan (Ind won by 6 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 12, 2023 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (LK won by 7 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| February 13, 2023 | England vs Ireland (ENG won by 4 wickets) | Boland Park, Paarl | 10:30 PM |
| February 13, 2023 | South Africa vs New Zealand (SA won by 65 runs) | Boland Park, Paarl | 10:30 PM |
| February 14, 2023 | Australia vs Bangladesh (AU won by 8 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 15, 2023 | West Indies vs India (IND won by 6 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| February 15, 2023 | Pakistan vs Ireland (PAK won by 70 runs) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 16, 2023 | Sri Lanka vs Australia (AU won by 10 wickets) | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| February 17, 2023 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh (NZ won by 71 runs) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 17, 2023 | West Indies vs Ireland (WI won by 6 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| February 18, 2023 | England vs India (ENG won by 11 runs) | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| February 18, 2023 | South Africa vs Australia (AU won by 6 wickets) | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 10:30 PM |
| February 19, 2023 | Pakistan vs West Indies (WI won by 3 runs) | Boland Park, Paarl | 6:30 PM |
| February 19, 2023 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (NZ won by 102 runs) | Boland Park, Paarl | 10:30 PM |
| February 20, 2023 | Ireland vs India (IND won by 5 runs) | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| February 21, 2023 | England vs Pakistan (ENG won by 114 runs) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 21, 2023 | South Africa vs Bangladesh (SA won by 10 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| February 23, 2023 | India vs Australia (AUS won by 5 runs) (Semi-final 1) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 24, 2023 | RESERVE DAY | – | – |
| February 24, 2023 | England vs South Africa (SA won by 6 runs) (Semi-final2) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 25, 2023 | RESERVE DAY | – | – |
| February 26, 2023 | Australia vs South Africa (AUS won by 19 runs) (Final) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 27, 2023 | RESERVE DAY | – | – |
Originally, the ICC Women’s World Cup was scheduled to be held in 2022, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the event. So now the eighth edition of the ICC Women’s World Cup is being held in South Africa.
Where to watch ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023?
The Indian cricket fans can watch the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 live on Disney + Hotstar and on Star Sports Network. The ICC Women’s T20 world cup 2023 matches started from February 10, 2023 and South Africa and Sri Lanka played the first match of the tournament.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Points Table
| Team | Matches | Win | Loss | NRR | Points |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | +2.149 | 8 |
| England | 4 | 4 | 0 | +2.860 | 8 |
| India | 4 | 3 | 1 | +0.253 | 6 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 | +0.738 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | +0.138 | 4 |
| West Indies | 4 | 2 | 2 | -0.601 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1.460 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | -0.703 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1.529 | 0 |
| Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1.814 | 0 |
Groups In ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2022
Two groups are created from the 10 teams. Each team will play the other four teams in their group once during the group games, which are scheduled to go until February 21. At the conclusion of the group stage, the top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals.
Group A: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
Group B: Pakistan, Ireland, the West Indies, England, and India.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Captain
Harmanpreet Kaur (India)
Heather Knight (England)
Laura Delany (Ireland)
Bismah Maroof (Pakistan)
Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Nigar Sultana Joty (Bangaladesh)
Meg Lanning (Australia)
Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
Sune Luus (South Africa)
Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Schedule/Venue For Team India
Overall, Team India’s performance in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 was satisfactory. India reached till the semifinals, and Australia defeated India by five runs in the semi-final. Now, India is no longer a part of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| February 12, 2023 | India vs Pakistan (IND won by 6 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
| February 15, 2023 | West Indies vs India (IND won by 6 wickets) | Newlands, Cape Town | 10:30 PM |
| February 18, 2023 | England vs India (ENG won by 11 runs) | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| February 20, 2023 | Ireland vs India (IND won by 5 runs) | St George’s Park, Gqeberha | 6:30 PM |
| February 23, 2023 | India vs Australia (Aus won by 5 runs) (Semi-final 1) | Newlands, Cape Town | 6:30 PM |
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: India Squad
Shikha Pandey, Sabbhineni Meghana, Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, and Pooja Vastrakar.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia
Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Alyssa Healy, Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Alana King, and Tahlia McGrath.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: New Zealand
Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu, Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Lauren Down, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, and Sophie Devine.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: South Africa
Sune Luus (c), Lara Goodall, Ayabonga Khaka, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Tazmin Brits, Laura Wolvaardt, Sinalo Jafta, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Anneke Bosch, Delmi Tucker, Micaéla Andrews, Tebogo Macheke, and Tumi Sekhukhune.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka
Chamari Athapaththu (c), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Kavisha Dilhari, Anushka Sanjeewani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshi de Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana, Malsha Shehani, Inoka Ranaweera, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasuriya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Tharika Sewwandi, Ama Kanchana, and Sathya Sandeepani
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Bangladesh
Shamima Sultana, Rumana Ahmed, Jahanara Alam, Nigar Sultana Joty, Marufa Akter, Fahima Khatun, Salma Khatun, Lata Mondol, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Ritu Moni, Disha Biswas, Sobhana Mostary, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Rabeya, and Sanjida Akther Maghla,
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Pakistan
Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hassan, Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali, and Nashra Sandhu.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Ireland
Cara Murray, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Shauna Kavanagh, Arlene Kelly, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, and Amy Hunter.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: West Indies
Hayley Matthews, Shemaine Campbelle, Aaliyah Alleyne, Chinelle Henry, Trishan Holder, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Shabika Gajnabi, Zaida James, Karishma Ramharack, Shakera Selman, Djenaba Joseph, Chedean Nation, Stafanie Taylor, and Rashada Williams.
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: England
Heather Knight, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Katherine Brunt, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Danni Wyatt, Issy Wong, and Dani Gibson.
FAQs
Ans. Australia won the ICC Women’s World Cup 2023.
Ans. Australia and South Africa will be competing against each other in ICC Women’s World Cup Final 2023.
Ans. The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup began in the year 1973.
Ans. Australia is considered as one of the most successful team as they have won World cup 5 times.
Good luck to Indian lionesses, we want another from you this year
Indian Women’s Cricket team missed a golden chance, poor fielding is the only reason i can say