Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Check Out Past Winners, Prize Money, Trivia, Groups and All You Need to Know Here

The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is all set to commence on October 3 and the tournament will go on till October 20. Originally slated to be hosted by Bangladesh, the competition later had to be moved out to due to political unrest in the country.

The Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will feature some top-tier sides, including the likes of Australia, England, West Indies and India. Australia will be searching for their fourth-successive crown whereas Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team will be aiming to make their second-ever final this time.

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Edition and hosts

The upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup will be the tournament’s ninth edition. The United Arab Emirates are set to host the tournament.

Here is a list of all the hosts from the past eight editions –

2009 – England

2010 – West Indies

2012 – Sri Lanka

2014 – Bangladesh

2016 – India

2018 – West Indies

2020 – Australia

2023 – South Africa

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Past winners

Australia are the most successful team in the Women’s T20 World Cup history. They have won the tournament six times. England and West Indies have won the remaining two editions once each.

Here is the list of the winners and the finals of the last eight editions –

2009 – England defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets

2010 – Australia beat New Zealand by 3 runs

2012 – Australia overcame England by 4 runs

2014 – Australia defeated England by 6 wickets

2016 – West Indies beat Australia by 8 wickets

2018 – Australia beat England by 8 wickets

2020 – Australia overcame India by 85 runs

2023 – Australia defeat South Africa by 19 runs

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Groups

Here are the two groups of teams that will compete at the Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE :-

Group A – India, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka

Group B – England, West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh and Scotland

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Venues

The upcoming edition of the women’s T20 World Cup will feature 23 matches. All these matches will be played across two venues, including The Dubai International Cricket Stadium and The Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Prize money

The official prize money of the T20 World Cup 2024 has seen a significant increase compared to the previous edition. Defending champions Australia had won $1 million or Rs 8.4 crore in 2023. This time the winning team will walk away with $2.34 million or Rs 19.6 crore.

Here’s how the $7,958,080 or Rs 66.5 crore prize money will be distributed :-

Winners: $2.34 million or Rs 19.6 crore

Runners-up: $1.17 million or Rs 9.8 crore

Semi-finalists: $6,75,000 or Rs 5.7 crore

Placings between 5th to 8th: $2,70,000 each or Rs 2.25 crore

Last two placings (9th and 10th): $1,35,000 each or Rs 1.13 crore

Each group-stage victory will see the teams win $31,154 or Rs 26 lakh. The initial sum for all the 10 teams is $1,12,500 or Rs 94 lakh.