The ICC Women's T20I World Cup was inaugurated in 2009. The top 10 teams participate in the tournament. Initially, eight teams participated, but the team count increased to 10 with days.

So far, 9 editions have been successfully conducted, with Australia winning 6 times in it.

The other three teams who turned out to be the winners are England, West Indies, and New Zealand.

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Here is a summary of the winner since its inaugural version in 2009.

1| Australia

Australia has been the most dominating force in the World Cups, be it any format. A 5-time ICC Women's ODI World Cup Champion, Australia has won the ICC Women's T-20 World Cup six times.

An unprecedented exit from the 2024 Women's World Cup doesn't undermine the capabilities this team holds.

Here are the years Australia won their title.

2010—the maiden title

Led by  Alex Blackwell, Australia won its maiden title in the ICC Women's T20I World Cup, hosted by West Indies.

They remained undefeated throughout the tournament. In the semi-final, they defeated India by seven wickets. 

In a thrilling final, they edged past New Zealand by three runs. Ellyse Perry's 3/18 earned her Player of the Match.

2012—defended the title

Hosted by Sri Lanka, Australia defended their title there in 2012 under Jodie Fields. 

After finishing second in the group, they beat the West Indies women by 28 runs in the semi-final.

They defeated England by four runs in the final, with Julie Hunter taking the most wickets (11) in the tournament.

2014—third consecutive title

In 2014, Bangladesh hosted the tournament. Meg Lanning led Australia to a third consecutive Women’s T20 World Cup title.

Even though they lost their opening match, they bounced back to win five straight. They defeated the West Indies in the semi-final, defeating England in the final.

Lanning topped the run charts with 257 runs.

2018—title reclaimed

West Indies hosted the World Cup for the second time, with Australia winning it again in 2018.

Led by Meg Lanning, Australia won three group games but lost to India. However, they bounced back, defeating the West Indies by 71 runs in the semi-final and England by eight wickets in the final.

Ashleigh Gardner shone with 3/22 and 33 runs in the final.

2020—Win at home

Hosted by Australia itself, the team clinched their fifth title. Even though they suffered a shocking defeat against India, they went on to win the rest of the matches.

This included a narrow 5-run win against South Africa in the semi-final and a massive 85-run win against India at the MCG.

Beth Mooney (259 runs) won Player of the Tournament, with Megan Schutt taking 13 wickets.

2023—sixth title

In 2023, Australia won their sixth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title in South Africa, remaining undefeated.

They defeated India in the semi-final and South Africa by 19 runs in the final.

Beth Mooney’s 74* sealed the victory, and Ashleigh Gardner was Player of the Tournament.

2| England

England hosted the inaugural ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009. The hosts dominated the tournament, defeating New Zealand by six wickets.

Led by Charlotte Edwards, England maintained an unbeaten streak in the group stage and defeated Australia in the semi-final.

Claire Taylor was named Player of the Tournament for her impressive 199 runs in five innings. Captain Edwards also shone, earning two Player of the Match awards.

3| West Indies

In 2016, India hosted the World Cup, seeing West Indies win its maiden title. 

They ended Australia's winning streak by defeating them in the final by 8 wickets.

Led by captain Stafanie Taylor, the West Indies sealed a historic win with the captain leading from the front. Taylor scored 246 runs and took eight wickets, earning the Player of the Tournament award. 

In the final, Hayley Matthews played a crucial role, scoring a match-winning 66 off 45 balls, helping the West Indies chase down Australia’s total. 

4| New Zealand

The 2024 edition of the tournament, which was supposed to be organized in Bangladesh, was shifted to the United Arab Emirates due to the political unrest in the former.

New Zealand won their maiden ICC Women's T20 World Cup Trophy title in 2024, defeating South Africa in the final after defending 158/5.

Amelia Kerr, who took 15 wickets, was named Player of the Tournament. 

Cricket Australia on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Women's ODI World Cup 2025. The Australian team will enter the World Cup under the leadership of experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Alyssa Healy. Left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux and allrounder Georgia Wareham have returned to the squad after recovering from injury.

The seven-time champion Australia is also the defending champion and will look to maintain its dominance in the upcoming competition. This tournament will be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2.

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Players return from injuries

Sophie Molineux has been out since January due to a knee injury. However, she will not be able to play in the three-match ODI series against India from 14 to 20 September. Darcie Brown and Georgia Wareham also returned to the squad from recent injuries.

Ten of the 15 members named featured in the previous edition of the tournament back in 2022, with skipper Alyssa Healy taking charge of the squad in her third Cricket World Cup.

Australia to begin campaign on October 1

The Australia also includes 10 players who were also part of the last tournament played in 2022. This team also includes experienced players like Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia McGrath and Ash Gardner. Australia will begin its campaign against New Zealand in Indore on October 1.

Australia will finalise its preparations for the mega event with three ODIs against hosts India from September 14-20 in New Chandigarh and New Dehli, before opening its Women's ODI World Cup 2025 campaign.

Australia will face each of the other seven nations across the round-robin format, with the top four sides progressing to the semi-finals on October 29 and 30. The Final will be played November 2.

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Women's ODI World Cup 2025: Australia Squad

Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham.

Team India will play the fifth and final Test match against England at Kennington Oval in London, which starts on July 31. If India has to level the series, then it is important for them to win this match. So far, England is leading 2-1 in this 5 match Test series. They won the first and third Tests while Team India won the second Test. The fourth Test match between the two was a draw.

In the final match, India will aim to replicate their Edgbaston’s performance to beat the hosts and for that, they will have to form a formidable playing XI against the English side. 

Prior to the massive game, here is everything you need to know before the ENG vs IND fifth test match at Kennington, Oval in London.

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Match Details

• Match: England vs India
• Tournament: India tour of England, 5th Test
• Date: 31 July 2025
• Time: 3:30 PM IST
• Venue: Kennington Oval, London

Streaming Details

The ENG vs IND 5th Test will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.

The viewers can watch the India vs England 5th Test live telecast on the Sony Sports Network.

ENG vs IND: Head-to-head stats

Pitch Report: Kennington Oval

The ugly verbal spat between India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and Oval’s pitch curator has been the major talking point ahead of the fifth Test. Keeping that aside, the pitch matchday minus day two looked quite greenish. However, the groundsman will cut some grass on the eve of the clash.

This means the pacers will do the talking, especially with the brand new red Dukes cherry. This domestic season, seamers have ruled the roost as well, having picked up 131 of the 150 wickets that have fell in 5 games.

Moreover, since 2019, the average score has been less than 300 across all the four innings in Tests at Kennington Oval. This all sums up that we might have a low-scoring affair, favouring seamers.

Weather Report

The weather prediction for London on Day 1 is for partly overcast conditions with a few afternoon showers. A full day of play is anticipated on Day 2, which is predicted to be sunny.

The third day will be lovely and transparent. There will probably be rainy periods on Day 4. Long stretches of sunlight on Day 5 will allow for another full day of recreation.

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ENG vs IND Predicted XI

England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer/Gus Atkinson.

India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

The Anderson-Tendulkar series between India and England has now reached an exciting stage. Four matches of this five-match series have been completed so far. England is leading the series 2-1.

The final match of this exciting series will be played at Kennington Oval, London. Victory is a must for Team India in this final and decisive Test match to be held from July 31. However, the record of the Indian team on this ground has been worrying, due to which the match is expected to be even more challenging. Team India faces the difficult challenge of defeating England in the last Test and ending the series on a draw.

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India’s Test records at Oval

India has played a total of 15 Test matches at Kennington, Oval so far. Out of which 14 matches have been played between India and England, while one match was the final of the World Test Championship between India and Australia.

In these matches, India has won only twice, while it has faced defeat six times. The remaining seven matches have ended in a draw. These figures show that this ground has not been easy for India.

India played its first Test match on this ground in August 1936, in which it lost to England by 9 wickets. After this, the matches held in 1946 and 1952 were drawn, but in 1959 India had to face a crushing defeat by an innings and 27 runs.

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First victory in 1971

India got its first victory at the Oval in the year 1971. This victory is counted among the golden moments of Indian cricket history. Under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, India defeated England by 4 wickets and registered its first big Test victory abroad. This victory proved to be a milestone for Indian cricket at that time.

A long string of defeats

From 1979 to 2007, India played five Test matches here, all of which were draws. India struggled during these years, but victory remained elusive. After this, a series of defeats started in 2011, when England defeated India by an innings and 8 runs. In 2014, India again lost by an innings and 244 runs, which was one of its biggest defeats at that time. In 2018 also, India had to face defeat by 118 runs.

Historic victory of 2021

However, in 2021, India performed its best at the Oval and defeated England by 157 runs. This victory was the biggest victory ever for Team India on this ground. In that match, both the bowlers and the batsmen performed brilliantly, which gave new energy to India's confidence.

WTC Final disappointment

In July 2023, India played the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia at the Oval. However, in this title match, India had to face defeat by 209 runs and another disappointing record was added to the Oval.

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India’s Test records at Oval match-wise

India’s Test records at Oval performance-wise

• Highest Total: 664 vs England in 2007
• Lowest Total: 94 vs England in 2014
• Best Batting: Sunil Gavaskar (221) in 1979
• Best Bowling: BS Chandrasekhar (6/38) in 1971

The Nation England has produced some extraordinary Batsmen in Cricket. They have impressed Cricket fans from all over the world with their achievements and glory. The test is considered the Best Format in Cricket. England has & had some players who are the best among many in the world of Test Cricket. Sir Jack Hobbs is considered the Best Test Batsman for England in Tests. He has scored 5410 runs in just 102 innings with 15 centuries and 28 half-centuries.

In recent times of greats, Joe Root has proven himself one of the greatest if not the greatest for England in Test Format as he has every right due to his achievements. Now, Let's give a look at the list of the Top 5 Batsmen with the most test centuries for England.

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Top 5 Batsmen with the Most Test Centuries for England:

1. Joe Root | 38 Centuries

England batter Joe Root has written his name in the history books for England in Test Format by bringing up his 38th Test hundred on the third day of the fourth Test between England and India in Manchester. With this century, Root also climbed to second on the all time list of Test run-scorers. Moreover, he also overtook Graham Gooch as the highest run-scorer at Lord's in international cricket. 

Root made his debut in 2012 against team India and since then he has played 157* test matches. He has scored 13,409 runs with an average of 51.17.

2. Alastair Cook | 33 Centuries

Alastair Cook was one of the greats in Test Cricket of his generation. He made his debut against India in 2006 for the national team in Test Cricket. Cook played 161 Test matches in which he batted 291 innings. He scored 12,472 runs with an average of 45.35. His highest score was 294 and he made 33 centuries and 57 half-centuries for his team. Cook played his last Test Match against India in 2018.

3. Kevin Pietersen | 23 Centuries

Kevin Pietersen has proved himself across every format for England. He made his Test debut in 2005 against the Australian side at Lords. Pietersen played 104 test matches, in which he scored 8181 runs with an average of 47.29. He played his last test match against Australia in 2014. Kevin Pietersen is third on the list with 23 Centuries.

4. Wally Hammond | 22 Centuries

The judgment of cricket history is that the greatest batsmen the game has known are - WG Grace, Jack Hobbs, Walter Hammond, and Don Bradman. Others may come close indeed to those four but do not quite take place with them. Hammond made his test debut against South Africa in 1927. He played 85 test matches and scored 7249 runs with an average of 58.45. He is 4th on the list with 22 test centuries. The Great Walter Hammond played his last Test match against New Zealand in 1947.

5. Colin Cowdrey | 22 Centuries

Colin Cowdrey mostly known as Michael Cowdrey played Cricket for 21 years, One of the most durable batsmen in the history of Test Cricket. Cowdrey made his test debut in 1954 against the Aussies and played 114 matches, scoring 7624 runs with an average of 44.06. He is 5th on the list with the same no as Wally Hammond, 22 centuries. Michael Cowdrey played his last test match in 1975 against the Australian side.

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Indian team's star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will be available to bat. However, he will not do wicketkeeping. Dhruv Jurel will take over wicketkeeping in his place. BCCI confirmed this news on Thursday through their X handle.

India vice-captain Rishabh Pant, on Thursday, joined the Indian camp at the Old Trafford ground on Day 2 of the ongoing ENG vs IND fourth Test, a day after he sustained a foot injury. 

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“Rishabh Pant, who sustained an injury to his right foot on Day 1 of the Manchester Test, will not be performing wicket-keeping duties for the remainder of the match. Dhruv Jurel will assume the role of wicket-keeper. Despite his injury, Rishabh Pant has joined the team on Day 2 and will be available to bat as per team requirements,” BCCI wrote.

𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: Rishabh Pant, who sustained an injury to his right foot on Day 1 of the Manchester Test, will not be performing wicket-keeping duties for the remainder of the match. Dhruv Jurel will assume the role of wicket-keeper.

Despite his injury, Rishabh Pant has joined the…

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 24, 2025

However, the board has not said whether he is out of the series or not. Earlier, news agency PTI had informed that Pant is out of the remaining series. 

Pant looked in a lot of pain

Pant was batting on 37 runs in the first innings when the ball hit his foot while attempting a reverse sweep. In the 68th over of the Indian innings, a ball from Chris Woakes hit his right leg. After this, he lay down on the ground and looked in a lot of pain.

Even when the physio arrived, he was seen groaning in pain. Then an attempt was made to lift him up and take him away, but he could not walk. Then he was taken to the ambulance. Blood was seen oozing from Pant's right leg, and there was a lot of swelling in that part of the body.

Post stumps, Pant was taken for scans, which confirmed a toe fracture.

“Yes, Rishabh Pant is ruled out of the series. He went for scans last night, and the reports have revealed a toe fracture. There is just no chance of him batting as he is in a lot of pain right now.” Source said.

Jurel to keep the wickets

The board may also ask KL Rahul to keep wickets, but he has not performed this responsibility since the South Africa tour in the 2023-24 season. The team's other wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel was not included in the playing XI for the fourth Test match.

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This is the second time Pant has suffered an injury in the series. He injured his finger while wicketkeeping during the third Test at Lord's due to which he was unable to keep wickets in England's second innings. Dhruv Jurel had kept wicket as a replacement then. He will be seen keeping wicket in place of Pant in the ENG vs IND 4th test as well.