New Delhi: The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is all in readiness to get underway on October 3 as the warm-up fixtures are already under progress and the 10 participating teams are gearing up for the marquee event that follows. Defending champions Australia will be eyeing a record-most seventh title glory in the UAE where the tournament is scheduled after getting shifted from Bangladesh.
Australia are placed in Group A alongside India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka in what is a group of heavyweights where each team will be fighting hammer and tongs to make it to the knockout stage. Australia traditionally have excelled in the last eight editions of the showpiece T20 event held so far, and not just that… they have been highly successful in the Women’s Cricket World Cup (50 over) as well.
Being one of the most successful teams in international cricket, Australia Women hold numerous records to their name in the ICC tournaments. Let’s have a deeper look at their key records in all the ICC events that they participate in.
Australia’s record at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
– Most titles: Australia have won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup six times – 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2023.
– Most final appearances: Australia have appeared in as many as seven finals out of the eight editions held so far! It is the most by any team in the tournament. The only time they didn’t make it to the final was the inaugural edition (2009).
– Most consecutive match wins: Australia set a record for registering most number of consecutive wins in the Women’s T20 World Cup from 2018 to 2020.
Australia’s record at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup
– Most titles: Australia boasts the record of clinching most Women’s Cricket World Cup titles, winning it seven times – 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005, 2013, and 2022.
– Most final appearances: Australia have appeared in nine finals, out of the 12 editions held so far. It is too the most by any team in the tournament.
– Most consecutive match wins: Australia set a record for most consecutive wins in Women’s World Cup, as they won a total of 21 matches from 1997 to 2005.
Australia’s record at the ICC Women’s Championship
– Most titles: The Australian team have also asserted its dominance in the ICC Women’s Championship – a two to three-year tournament that determines qualification for the approaching 50-over World Cup. They have got two titles having won the tournament in 2014-2016, and 2017-2020. The tournament was called off midway in 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak and was revived in 2022. The current cycle of 2022-2025 also sees Australia on the top.
Other records
– Most runs in a single World Cup edition: Australia smashed the most number of runs by a team in a single edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, scoring a total of 2210 runs.
– Highest victory margin in a World Cup final: Australia scored 365/5 against England in the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final which is one of the highest team totals in a final, and also registered a win by 71 runs, making it the highest victory margin in a World Cup final.
– Most centuries by a team in a single WC edition: They set the record for most centuries in the 2022 World Cup, hitting five centuries in total.
All these records affirm the sheer power and dominance held by Team Australia on the cricket field in both ODI and T20 formats, and it would be a tough battle to challenge them in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 and their unmatched success.
Australia Women have been a force to be reckoned with in the past ICC tournaments be it the ODI or the T20 World Cup. As they head into the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup scheduled in UAE, here’s a look at their stellar ICC records. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today