Every Women's Cricket World Cup winner since 1973
Australia have won seven Women's Cricket World Cups, England four, and New Zealand and India one each. Here is every edition from 1973 to 2025.
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was first held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's tournament. Thirteen editions have been played. Australia have won seven, England four, and New Zealand (2000) and India (2025) one each.
Edition by edition
- 1973: England won on points in a league format with no final, ahead of Australia, 20 points to 17.
- 1978: Australia won on points, ahead of England, 6 to 4, with no final.
- 1982: Australia beat England by 3 wickets in Christchurch.
- 1988: Australia beat England by 8 wickets in Melbourne.
- 1993: England beat New Zealand by 67 runs at Lord's.
- 1997: Australia beat New Zealand by 5 wickets at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
- 2000: New Zealand beat Australia by 4 runs in Lincoln.
- 2005: Australia beat India by 98 runs in Centurion.
- 2009: England beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in Sydney.
- 2013: Australia beat West Indies by 114 runs in Mumbai.
- 2017: England beat India by 9 runs at Lord's.
- 2022: Australia beat England by 71 runs in Christchurch.
- 2025: India beat South Africa by 52 runs in Navi Mumbai.
Landmarks
Seven teams played in 1973, and funding problems meant some early gaps between tournaments were as long as six years. New Zealand's only title came in 2000, in a four-run win over Australia. The competition has been run by the ICC since 2005, and the field has been fixed at eight teams since 2000.
Alyssa Healy scored 170 in the 2022 final and finished that tournament with 509 runs. In 2025, Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa scored 571 runs, the most in a single tournament, and Deepti Sharma was Player of the Tournament as India won their first title after finals defeats in 2005 and 2017. Alana King of Australia took 7/18 against South Africa in that tournament, the best bowling figures in the competition's history.
Debbie Hockley of New Zealand has scored the most runs in Women's World Cups, 1,501 between 1982 and 2000. Belinda Clark of Australia holds the highest individual score, 229 not out against Denmark in 1997.
What comes next
The ICC has decided to expand the tournament from eight to ten teams from the 2029 edition. The host and dates for that event have not been confirmed.
