# 2023 Women's T20 World Cup

The 2023 Women's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition of Women's T20 World Cup tournament. It was held in South Africa between 10 February and 26 February 2023. The final took place at Cape Town. Australia won their sixth and third consecutive title after beating the hosts South Africa in the final by 19 runs.

## Teams and qualification

In December 2020 the ICC confirmed the qualification process for the tournament. South Africa automatically qualified for the tournament as the hosts. They were joined by the seven highest ranked teams in the ICC Women's T20I Rankings, as of 30 November 2021, who competed at the 2020 Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. The remaining two teams were Ireland and Bangladesh, the finalists of the qualifying tournament.
| Team | Qualification |
| South Africa | Host Nation |
| Australia | Automatic qualification |
| England | Automatic qualification |
| India | Automatic qualification |
| New Zealand | Automatic qualification |
| Pakistan | Automatic qualification |
| Sri Lanka | Automatic qualification |
| West Indies | Automatic qualification |
| Bangladesh | Via qualifying tournament |
| Ireland | Via qualifying tournament |

## Squads

Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and was able to replace any injured players. Pakistan were the first to name their squad on 14 December 2022.

## Venues

In August 2022, the ICC announced that three venues in three cities would host matches. The venues were Newlands Cricket Ground, St George's Park and Boland Park.
| Cape TownGqeberhaPaarlclass=notpageimage| Venues of 2023 ICC World T20 in South Africa | Cape Town | Gqeberha | Paarl |
| Cape TownGqeberhaPaarlclass=notpageimage| Venues of 2023 ICC World T20 in South Africa | Newlands Cricket Ground | St George's Park | Boland Park |
| Cape TownGqeberhaPaarlclass=notpageimage| Venues of 2023 ICC World T20 in South Africa | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 19,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| Cape TownGqeberhaPaarlclass=notpageimage| Venues of 2023 ICC World T20 in South Africa | Matches: 12 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 6 |

## Match officials

On 27 January 2023, the ICC appointed the all-woman panel of match officials for the tournament. Along with the ten umpires, G. S. Lakshmi, Shandre Fritz and Michell Pereira were also named as the match referees.

### Match Referees

* Shandre Fritz
* G. S. Lakshmi
* Michell Pereira

### Umpires

* Lauren Agenbag
* Kim Cotton
* Anna Harris
* Narayanan Janani
* Nimali Perera
* Claire Polosak
* Vrinda Rathi
* Sue Redfern
* Eloise Sheridan
* Jacqueline Williams

## Prize money

The total prize money purse of US$2,450,000 was available for the tournament and was allocated according to the performance of the team as follows:
Prize money :
| Stage | Teams | Prize money (USD) | Total (USD) |
| Winner | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 2 | $210,000 | $420,000 |
| Winner of each pool match | 20 | $17,500 | $350,000 |
| Teams that do not pass the group stage | 6 | $30,000 | $180,000 |
| Total | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 |

## Warm-up matches

Before the T20 World Cup, the participating nations competed in ten warm-up matches, which were played from 6 February to 8 February 2023. These matches did not have either Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status or WT20 status.
* 6 February 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 123/5 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 91/7 (20 overs) |
| Maddy Green 47* (37) Hayley Matthews 1/6 (2 overs) | | Shemaine Campbelle 26 (29) Amelia Kerr 3/20 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 32 runs Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Eloise Sheridan (SA)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 February 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 149/5 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 147 (19.5 overs) |
| Harshitha Samarawickrama 56 (46) Laura Delany 3/20 (3 overs) | | Gaby Lewis 38 (24) Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 2 runs Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 February 2023 14:30 Scorecard
| England 246/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 229/9 (20 overs) |
| Alice Capsey 61 (33) Nadine de Klerk 3/46 (4 overs) | | Chloe Tryon 65 (23) Sarah Glenn 3/30 (4 overs) |
* England won by 17 runs Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 February 2023 14:30 Scorecard
| Australia 129/8 (20 overs) | v | India 85 (15.1 overs) |
| Georgia Wareham 32* (17) Shikha Pandey 2/9 (3 overs) | | Deepti Sharma 15 (18) Darcie Brown 4/17 (3.1 overs) |
* Australia won by 44 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Anna Harris (Eng)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6 February 2023 14:30 Scorecard
| Bangladesh 103/7 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 105/4 (16 overs) |
| Shamima Sultana 36 (41) Nida Dar 2/12 (3 overs) | | Nida Dar 24* (19) Rumana Ahmed 2/6 (2 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 6 wickets Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 February 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| Australia 168/5 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 169/7 (19.4 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 62 (40) Orla Prendergast 2/19 (4 overs) | | Laura Delany 32 (28) Megan Schutt 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Ireland won by 3 wickets Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 February 2023 10:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 114/9 (20 overs) | v | England 118/5 (13.5 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 36 (35) Sophie Ecclestone 3/19 (4 overs) | | Sophia Dunkley 60* (38) Hayley Jensen 2/20 (3 overs) |
* England won by 5 wickets Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Nimali Perera (SL)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 February 2023 14:30 Scorecard
| Pakistan 142/5 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 143/4 (18.2 overs) |
| Aliya Riaz 48 (30) Ayabonga Khaka 2/23 (3 overs) | | Laura Wolvaardt 65 (42) Aliya Riaz 2/24 (3 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 February 2023 14:30 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 107 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 111/6 (19.4 overs) |
| Nilakshi de Silva 29 (26) Hayley Matthews 3/17 (4 overs) | | Hayley Matthews 50 (48) Malsha Shehani 1/11 (2 overs) |
* West Indies won by 4 wickets Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 February 2023 14:30 Scorecard
| India 183/5 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 131/8 (20 overs) |
| Richa Ghosh 91 (56) Nahida Akter 2/24 (3 overs) | | Nigar Sultana 40 (36) Devika Vaidya 2/21 (3 overs) |
* India won by 52 runs Stellenbosh University 1, Western Cape Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Anna Harris (Eng)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.

## Group stage

The ICC released the fixture details on 3 October 2022.

### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.149 |
| 2 | South Africa (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.738 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.138 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.460 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.529 |
Advance to the knockout stage
* 10 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 129/4 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 126/9 (20 overs) |
| Chamari Athapaththu 68 (50) Marizanne Kapp 1/15 (4 overs) | | Suné Luus 28 (27) Inoka Ranaweera 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 3 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Anna Harris (Eng) Player of the match: Chamari Athapaththu (SL)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
* 11 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Australia 173/9 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 76 (14 overs) |
| Alyssa Healy 55 (38) Amelia Kerr 3/23 (4 overs) | | Amelia Kerr 21 (30) Ashleigh Gardner 5/12 (3 overs) |
* Australia won by 97 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 126/8 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 129/3 (18.2 overs) |
| Sobhana Mostary 29 (32) Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/23 (4 overs) | | Harshitha Samarawickrama 69* (50) Marufa Akter 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Harshitha Samarawickrama (SL)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shorna Akter (Ban) made her WT20I debut.
* 13 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| South Africa 132/6 (20 overs) | v | New Zealand 67 (18.1 overs) |
| Chloe Tryon 40 (34) Eden Carson 2/23 (4 overs) | | Sophie Devine 16 (26) Nonkululeko Mlaba 3/10 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 65 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Chloe Tryon (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 107/7 (20 overs) | v | Australia 111/2 (18.2 overs) |
| Nigar Sultana 57 (50) Georgia Wareham 3/20 (4 overs) | | Meg Lanning 48* (49) Shorna Akter 1/12 (2 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets St George's Park, Gqeberha Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Georgia Wareham (Aus)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 112/8 (20 overs) | v | Australia 113/0 (15.5 overs) |
| Harshitha Samarawickrama 34 (40) Megan Schutt 4/24 (4 overs) | | Beth Mooney 56* (53) |
* Australia won by 10 wickets St George's Park, Gqeberha Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| New Zealand 189/3 (20 overs) | v | Bangladesh 118/8 (20 overs) |
| Suzie Bates 81* (61) Fahima Khatun 2/36 (4 overs) | | Shorna Akter 31 (22) Eden Carson 3/18 (4 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 71 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Narayanan Janani (Ind) Player of the match: Suzie Bates (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| South Africa 124/6 (20 overs) | v | Australia 125/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Tazmin Brits 45 (36) Georgia Wareham 2/18 (3 overs) | | Tahlia McGrath 57 (33) Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Australia won by 6 wickets St George's Park, Gqeberha Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field.
* 19 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| New Zealand 162/3 (20 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 60 (15.5 overs) |
| Amelia Kerr 66 (48) Inoka Ranaweera 1/27 (4 overs) | | Chamari Athapaththu 19 (21) Amelia Kerr 2/7 (2.5 overs) |
* New Zealand won by 102 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (NZ)
* New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Bangladesh 113/6 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 117/0 (17.5 overs) |
| Nigar Sultana 30 (34) Marizanne Kapp 2/17 (4 overs) | | Laura Wolvaardt 66* (56) |
* South Africa won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Sue Redfern (Eng) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
* Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
* Suné Luus (SA) played in her 100th WT20I.

### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.860 |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.253 |
| 3 | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.601 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.703 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.814 |
Advanced to the knockout stage
* 11 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| West Indies 135/7 (20 overs) | v | England 138/3 (14.3 overs) |
| Hayley Matthews 42 (32) Sophie Ecclestone 3/23 (4 overs) | | Nat Sciver-Brunt 40* (30) Chinelle Henry 2/30 (3.3 overs) |
* England won by 7 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 149/4 (20 overs) | v | India 151/3 (19 overs) |
| Bismah Maroof 68* (55) Radha Yadav 2/21 (4 overs) | | Jemimah Rodrigues 53* (38) Nashra Sandhu 2/15 (4 overs) |
* India won by 7 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Ind)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| Ireland 105 (18.2 overs) | v | England 107/6 (14.2 overs) |
| Gaby Lewis 36 (37) Sophie Ecclestone 3/13 (4 overs) | | Alice Capsey 51 (22) Cara Murray 3/15 (3 overs) |
* England won by 4 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Eng)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Alice Capsey (Eng) equalled the record for the fastest 50 in a Women's T20 World Cup match (21 balls).
* 15 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| West Indies 118/6 (20 overs) | v | India 119/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Stafanie Taylor 42 (40) Deepti Sharma 3/15 (4 overs) | | Richa Ghosh 44* (32) Karishma Ramharack 2/14 (4 overs) |
* India won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Nimali Perera (SL) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (Ind)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* Deepti Sharma became the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in WT20Is.
* 15 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 95 (16.3 overs) |
| Muneeba Ali 102 (68) Arlene Kelly 2/27 (3 overs) | | Orla Prendergast 31 (21) Nashra Sandhu 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 70 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Narayanan Janani (Ind) and Claire Polosak (Aus) Player of the match: Muneeba Ali (Pak)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
* Muneeba Ali became the first player for Pakistan to score a century in WT20Is.
* 17 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Ireland 137/9 (20 overs) | v | West Indies 140/4 (19.5 overs) |
| Orla Prendergast 61 (47) Shamilia Connell 3/24 (4 overs) | | Hayley Matthews 66* (53) Leah Paul 1/26 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 6 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Eloise Sheridan (Aus) Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI)
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| England 151/7 (20 overs) | v | India 140/5 (20 overs) |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt 50 (42) Renuka Singh 5/15 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 52 (41) Sarah Glenn 2/27 (4 overs) |
* England won by 11 runs St George's Park, Gqeberha Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)
* India won the toss and elected to field.
* 19 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| West Indies 116/6 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 113/5 (20 overs) |
| Rashada Williams 30 (34) Nida Dar 2/13 (4 overs) | | Aliya Riaz 29 (23) Hayley Matthews 2/14 (4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 3 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (WI)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| India 155/6 (20 overs) | v | Ireland 54/2 (8.2 overs) |
| Smriti Mandhana 87 (56) Laura Delany 3/33 (4 overs) | | Gaby Lewis 32* (25) Renuka Singh 1/10 (2 overs) |
* India won by 5 runs (DLS method) St George's Park, Gqeberha Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Anna Harris (Eng) Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* No further play was possible due to rain.
* Harmanpreet Kaur (Ind) became the first player among male or female, to play 150th T20Is.
* 21 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| England 213/5 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 99/9 (20 overs) |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt 81* (40) Fatima Sana 2/44 (4 overs) | | Tuba Hassan 28 (20) Katherine Sciver-Brunt 2/14 (4 overs) |
* England won by 114 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* England's score of 213/5 was the highest total in a women's T20 World Cup match.
* England's margin of victory was the highest (by runs) in a women's T20 World Cup match.

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Australia | Australia | 172/4 (20 overs) | | | |
| India | India | 167/8 (20 overs) | | | |
| India | India | 167/8 (20 overs) | Australia | Australia | 156/6 (20 overs) |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | 137/6 (20 overs) |
| South Africa | South Africa | 164/4 (20 overs) | South Africa | South Africa | 137/6 (20 overs) |
| England | England | 158/8 (20 overs) | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 23 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| Australia 172/4 (20 overs) | v | India 167/8 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 54 (37) Shikha Pandey 2/32 (4 overs) | | Harmanpreet Kaur 52 (34) Darcie Brown 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Nimali Perera (SL) Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| South Africa 164/4 (20 overs) | v | England 158/8 (20 overs) |
| Tazmin Brits 68 (55) Sophie Ecclestone 3/22 (4 overs) | | Nat Sciver-Brunt 40 (34) Ayabonga Khaka 4/29 (4 overs) |
* South Africa won by 6 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Claire Polosak (Aus) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Tazmin Brits (SA)
* South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tazmin Brits (SA) equalled the record for taking most number of catches in a WT20I match (4 catches).

### Final

* 26 February 2023 15:00 Scorecard
| Australia 156/6 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 137/6 (20 overs) |
| Beth Mooney 74* (53) Shabnim Ismail 2/26 (4 overs) | | Laura Wolvaardt 61 (48) Ashleigh Gardner 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Australia won by 19 runs Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Attendance: 12,782 Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Jacqueline Williams (WI) Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jess Jonassen (Aus) played in her 100th T20I.

## Statistics

South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 230 runs. England's Sophie Ecclestone, was the leading wicket-taker, finishing with eleven dismissals.

### Team of the tournament

On 27 February 2023, ICC announced its team of the tournament picked by a selection panel featuring Ian Bishop, Anjum Chopra, Lisa Sthalekar, Mel Jones, Nasser Hussain, Ebony Rainford-Brent and Mpumelelo Mbangwa.
* Tazmin Brits
* Alyssa Healy (wk)
* Laura Wolvaardt
* Nat Sciver-Brunt (c)
* Ashleigh Gardner
* Richa Ghosh
* Sophie Ecclestone
* Karishma Ramharack
* Shabnim Ismail
* Darcie Brown
* Megan Schutt
* Orla Prendergast (12th player)