The 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the most prestigious international Twenty20 cricket competition and to date four different countries have lifted the trophy.
Australia have dominated throughout the history of this competition and are the only side to have won it more than once.
Let's look back at the previous Women's World T20 winners.
England won the inaugural version of this competition in 2009, defeating New Zealand by six wickets in the final.
The 2009 tournament was held on home soil and the final, won by England, was held at Lord's Cricket Ground.
Since their 2009 success, England have failed to win any other Women's T20 World Cup in the last 16 years, finishing runners up three times in 2012, 2014 and 2018, losing to Australia each time.
Australia are undoubtedly the most successful team in this competition.
Having won the Women's T20 World Cup a record six times, including once on home soil in 2020, they are still the only side to have won it more than once.
In fact, such is their dominance, they have only missed out on the final twice out of the nine iterations of this tournament, in 2009 and 2024.
Despite hosting this tournament twice, in 2010 and 2018, it was actually on foreign soil in India where the West Indies have triumphed in this competition.
In 2016, the West Indies defeated the imperious Australia in the final by eight wickets to win the competition for the first time.
This win ended preventing the Southern Stars from winning seven successive tournaments.
As the Women's T20 World Cup travelled to the Middle East for the first time, being hosted in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, another first was achieved.
Losing finalists in the first two iterations of the tournament, New Zealand put that hurt behind them to lift the 2024 crown, defeating South Africa in the final held in Dubai by 32 runs.
Year | Winner |
2009 | England |
2010 | Australia |
2012 | Australia |
2014 | Australia |
2016 | West Indies |
2018 | Australia |
2020 | Australia |
2023 | Australia |
2024 | New Zealand |