Women's Cricket World Cup History: Winners and Records

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup began in 1973, two years before the first men’s edition. England won the inaugural tournament, Australia has the most titles with seven, and India won its first crown in 2025 after beating South Africa in the final.

This page covers the 50-over Women’s Cricket World Cup. The Women’s T20 World Cup is a separate competition with its own winners and records.

Which teams have won the Women’s Cricket World Cup?

Australia leads the winners table with seven titles, followed by England with four and New Zealand with one; India joined the winners in 2025.

Team	Titles	Key winning years
Australia	7	1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005, 2013, 2022
England	4	1973, 1993, 2009, 2017
New Zealand	1	2000
India	1	2025

The 1973 event used a round-robin format and had seven participating teams. Later editions adopted larger fields and knockout stages, so title counts should be read alongside the format of each era.

How did the first Women’s World Cup change cricket?

The 1973 tournament created the first global multi-team World Cup in cricket and gave women’s cricket a visible international stage before the men’s event existed.

England finished top of the inaugural round-robin competition. The ICC history records Enid Bakewell’s centuries and England’s decisive win over Australia in the final round of matches, a reminder that the first edition did not use the modern semi-final-and-final structure.

What happened in the 2025 Women’s World Cup?

India won its first Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025 by defeating South Africa in the final.

ICC’s tournament report calls the result a historic first title for India and notes that India joined Australia, England and New Zealand as winners. The 2025 event also produced new individual milestones, including Laura Wolvaardt’s 510 tournament runs.

Which records define Women’s World Cup history?

Belinda Clark’s 229 not out against Denmark and the long run of Australian titles are two of the competition’s best-known records.

The ICC’s historical account identifies Clark’s innings as the first double century in international women’s ODIs, made 13 years before Sachin Tendulkar reached the men’s milestone. Record claims should always include the format, opponent and edition because ODI and T20I records are different categories.

How is the Women’s World Cup different from the Women’s T20 World Cup?

The Women’s World Cup is a 50-over ODI tournament, while the Women’s T20 World Cup uses 20-over innings and a different competitive rhythm.

The formats can share players and teams but not a single winners table. A 50-over title, T20 title, bilateral series win and Commonwealth Games medal each belong in their own record category.

For a basic format explanation, read our Test match guide, compare the Cricket World Cup winners by year, use our T20 World Cup winners list for the separate short-format competition and see fastest bowling speeds in women’s cricket for a format-specific records example.

How often should this history be reviewed?

SportsMuntra will recheck the winners and record notes after every completed Women’s Cricket World Cup and after an ICC correction.

Routine verification can update the data-check date without changing the article’s publication date. A new champion or material record should receive a substantive editorial update before the next review date.