ICC T20 World Cup

The tournament, scheduled to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand, will continue to feature 20 teams, but the route to the semi-finals will look completely different.

Australian team proved its absolute supremacy in the women's game, winning an unprecedented seventh T20 World Cup title after making short work of hosts England by seven wickets in the final here on Sunday. Among the greatest sporting outfits across all sports, the Southern Stars made a mockery of a record chase of 151 runs, completing the formalities in only 17.1 overs with Sophie Molineux winning her first ICC title as skipper. Young Phoebe Litchfield (48 off 35 balls), possibly the best batter among the younger crop in women's cricket, stitched a 100-run stand with veteran Beth Mooney (64 off 49 balls) that basically decimated an English attack which had to defend a total that was at least 25 runs sub-par on a decent batting track. Their century stand came off just 69 balls -- a marker why Australian women are a few country miles ahead of other teams in terms of skill and quality. Litchfield, with superb hand-eye co-ordination, muscled her way to six fours and two sixes while ..

Australia have been the most successful team in the tournament, with nine final appearances and seven title wins

Despite winning three of their five group-stage matches, India failed to reach the semi-finals. Here's a look at the key reasons behind the early exit, the positives and the road ahead

he live streaming of the India Women vs Australia Women match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India need to beat Australia on Sunday if they wish to qualify for the semi-finals without any big permutation and combination required

India will need to beat Australia in their final group-stage game if they wish to keep their campaign in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup alive beyond the group stage

Ireland, Netherlands and Pakistan have already been knocked out of the tournament, leaving nine teams battling for the top four positions

Marizanne Kapp struck a scintillating 45-ball 81 as South Africa overwhelmed India by six wickets in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. Batting first, India posted 158 for seven and South Africa rode on Kapp's brilliant unbeaten knock and Tazmin Brits' 36-ball 40 to complete the chase of 159 in 19.1 overs. Shree Charani (3/24) picked up three wickets for India. Earlier, India were off to a flying start and scored 59 runs in the powerplay due to Shafali Verma (3 off 15 balls) and Smriti Mandhana's (17 off 12 balls) aggressive approach. However, South Africa's bowlers fought back well by applying the brakes on India's scoring in the middle overs while picking up important wickets, including that of India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who made her 200th T20I appearance, a feat no other cricketer -- male and female -- has achieved in the history of the game. Harmanpreet made 24 in her landmark game while Deepti Sharma chipped in with an useful 29 in 21 balls. Shabnim I

The live streaming of the India Women vs South Africa Women match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma sizzled with the bat as India coasted to an emphatic 95-run win over the Netherlands in their Women's T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday. The Indian opening duo of Mandhana (74 off 47 balls) and Shafali (55 off 38 balls) slayed a hapless Netherlands attack to fire India to 209/5, their highest total in the tournament history. The pair shared a 115-run stand off 70 balls after Netherlands put the opposition in to bat. The Netherlands were never in the run chase despite promising knocks from skipper Babette de Leede (28 off 27 balls) and Sterre Kallis (18 off 13 balls) before being bundled out for 114 in 17.3 overs. From India's point of view, the biggest scare came when off-spinner Shreyanka Patil was stretchered off the field after twisting her ankle while fielding off her very first ball of the evening. India next face a much tougher opponent in South Africa in Manchester on June 21. On her World Cup debut, pacer Nandani Sharma had a producti

India's spinners Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma will once again be under focus after their combined eight-wicket outing against Pakistan

The live streaming of the India Women vs Pakistan Women match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

While India and Pakistan have met 16 times in T20Is overall, seven of these encounters came during the Women's T20 World Cup events

A positive start from Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma could be crucial to India's hopes of setting the tone for the tournament

British performers Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen led the celebrations alongside the full West End cast of the acclaimed musical Wicked

ICC revenue from women's ICC events has risen significantly in the last few years, but it has still not been enough to achieve a surplus

Former captain Diana Edulji believes openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma finding form quickly will be imperative and crucial to India's chances of winning the Women's T20 World Cup. India head into the global showpiece, scheduled to be played from June 12 to July 5 after suffering a 1-2 T20I series defeat to the tournament hosts England, with both Mandhana (40 runs) and Verma (35) enduring a lean patch with the bat. "Though it was not a very good series, we have lost 2-1, we need to just focus on our opening partnership," Edulji told PTI Videos on the sidelines of the launch of BBC Research's report on Indian women in sport. "Smriti and Shafali need to get quickly into form, and once they start getting into form, I think that will help India win (at the T20 World Cup)," she added. Edulji ruled out the notion of a tough draw for India who are placed in Group 1 along with six-times champion Australia and even South Africa, stressing that T20 cricket often produces surprises wit

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 will feature a total of 12 teams divided into two groups of six teams each

37-year-old returns to the national side with vast experience, having played 113 Twenty20 Internationals and claimed a record 123 wickets for South Africa