2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition of ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. It was held in South Africa between 10 February and 26 February 2023.[3] The final took place at Cape Town. Australia won their sixth[4] and third consecutive title after beating the hosts South Africa in the final by 19 runs.
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| Dates | 10 – 26 February 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (6th title) |
| Runners-up | South Africa |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Player of the series | Ashleigh Gardner |
| Most runs | Laura Wolvaardt (230)[1] |
| Most wickets |  Sophie Ecclestone (11)[2] |
| Official website | www |
Teams and qualification
In December 2020 the ICC confirmed the qualification process for the tournament.[5] 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 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[6] The remaining two teams were Ireland and Bangladesh, the finalists of the qualifying tournament.[7]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| South Africa | Host Nation |
| Australia | Automatic qualification |
| England | |
 India | |
 New Zealand | |
 Pakistan | |
 Sri Lanka | |
 West Indies | |
 Bangladesh | Via qualifying tournament |
 Ireland |
Squads
Each team selected a squad of 15 players before the tournament, and was able to replace any injured players.[8] Pakistan were the first to name their squad on 14 December 2022.[9]
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.[10][11][12]
| Cape Town | Gqeberha | Paarl | |
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| Newlands Cricket Ground | St George's Park | Boland Park | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 19,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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| 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.[13][14]
- 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:[15]
| 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 | ||
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.[16]
Warm-up matches
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Maddy Green 47* (37) Hayley Matthews 1/6 (2 overs) |
Shemaine Campbelle 26 (29) Amelia Kerr 3/20 (4 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
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Harshitha Samarawickrama 56 (46) Laura Delany 3/20 (3 overs) |
Gaby Lewis 38 (24) Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/22 (4 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
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Alice Capsey 61 (33) Nadine de Klerk 3/46 (4 overs) |
Chloe Tryon 65 (23) Sarah Glenn 3/30 (4 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
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Shamima Sultana 36 (41) Nida Dar 2/12 (3 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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Alyssa Healy 62 (40) Orla Prendergast 2/19 (4 overs) |
Laura Delany 32 (28) Megan Schutt 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Aliya Riaz 48 (30) Ayabonga Khaka 2/23 (3 overs) |
Laura Wolvaardt 65 (42) Aliya Riaz 2/24 (3 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Nilakshi de Silva 29 (26) Hayley Matthews 3/17 (4 overs) |
Hayley Matthews 50 (48) Malsha Shehani 1/11 (2 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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Richa Ghosh 91 (56) Nahida Akter 2/24 (3 overs) |
Nigar Sultana 40 (36) Devika Vaidya 2/21 (3 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
Group stage
The ICC released the fixture details on 3 October 2022.[17]
Group 1
| Pos | Team | 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
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Chamari Athapaththu 68 (50) Marizanne Kapp 1/15 (4 overs) |
Suné Luus 28 (27) Inoka Ranaweera 3/18 (4 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
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Sobhana Mostary 29 (32) Oshadi Ranasinghe 3/23 (4 overs) |
Harshitha Samarawickrama 69* (50) Marufa Akter 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shorna Akter (Ban) made her WT20I debut.
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Chloe Tryon 40 (34) Eden Carson 2/23 (4 overs) |
Sophie Devine 16 (26) Nonkululeko Mlaba 3/10 (4 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
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Nigar Sultana 57 (50) Georgia Wareham 3/20 (4 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
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Harshitha Samarawickrama 34 (40) Megan Schutt 4/24 (4 overs) |
Beth Mooney 56* (53) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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Shorna Akter 31 (22) Eden Carson 3/18 (4 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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Tazmin Brits 45 (36) Georgia Wareham 2/18 (3 overs) |
Tahlia McGrath 57 (33) Marizanne Kapp 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
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Nigar Sultana 30 (34) Marizanne Kapp 2/17 (4 overs) |
Laura Wolvaardt 66* (56) |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 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 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Advanced to the knockout stage
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Hayley Matthews 42 (32) Sophie Ecclestone 3/23 (4 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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Gaby Lewis 36 (37) Sophie Ecclestone 3/13 (4 overs) |
Alice Capsey 51 (22) Cara Murray 3/15 (3 overs) |
- 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).[19]
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Richa Ghosh 44* (32) Karishma Ramharack 2/14 (4 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Deepti Sharma became the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in WT20Is.[20][21]
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Muneeba Ali 102 (68) Arlene Kelly 2/27 (3 overs) |
Orla Prendergast 31 (21) Nashra Sandhu 4/18 (4 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Muneeba Ali became the first player for Pakistan to score a century in WT20Is.[22]
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Orla Prendergast 61 (47) Shamilia Connell 3/24 (4 overs) |
Hayley Matthews 66* (53) Leah Paul 1/26 (4 overs) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
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Nat Sciver-Brunt 50 (42) Renuka Singh 5/15 (4 overs) |
Smriti Mandhana 52 (41) Sarah Glenn 2/27 (4 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
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Rashada Williams 30 (34) Nida Dar 2/13 (4 overs) |
Aliya Riaz 29 (23) Hayley Matthews 2/14 (4 overs) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
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Smriti Mandhana 87 (56) Laura Delany 3/33 (4 overs) |
Gaby Lewis 32* (25) Renuka Singh 1/10 (2 overs) |
- 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.[23]
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Tuba Hassan 28 (20) Katherine Sciver-Brunt 2/14 (4 overs) |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Australia
| 172/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| India
| 167/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| Australia
| 156/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 137/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 164/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| England
| 158/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
Semi-finals
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Tazmin Brits 68 (55) Sophie Ecclestone 3/22 (4 overs) |
Nat Sciver-Brunt 40 (34) Ayabonga Khaka 4/29 (4 overs) |
- 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).[26]
Final
Statistics
South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 230 runs.[1] England's Sophie Ecclestone, was the leading wicket-taker, finishing with eleven dismissals.[2]
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.[28]
- 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)
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