Women's World Twenty20
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2009, England |
| Next tournament | 2018, West Indies |
| Tournament format | Round robin and knockout |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champion |
 West Indies (1st title) |
| Most successful |
 Australia (3 titles) |
| Most runs |
 Charlotte Edwards (768) |
| Most wickets |
Ellyse Perry (27) |
The ICC Women's World Twenty20 is the biannual international championship for women's Twenty20 International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with the first edition being held in England in 2009. For the first three tournaments, there were eight participants, but this number has been raised to ten from the 2014 edition onwards. At each tournament, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with the remaining teams determined by the World Twenty20 Qualifier. Australia are the most successful team at the World Twenty20, having won three tournaments, while the most recent tournament in 2016 was won by the West Indies.
Qualification is determined by the ICC Women's Twenty20 international rankings and a qualification event, the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. Until 2014, six teams were determined by the top six teams of the ICC Women's Twenty20 International rankings at the time of the draw and the remaining two places determined by a qualification process. For the 2014 tournament, six places are determined by the top eight teams of the ICC Women's T20I rankings, with the host country and three qualifiers joining them in the finals.
During the group stage and Super Eight, points are awarded to the teams as follows:
In case of a Tie (i.e. both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a Super Over would decide the winner. In case of a Tie again in the Super Over, the match is won by the team that has scored the most 6s in their innings. This is applicable in all stages of the tournament.
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