ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2014
2014 · 10 teams · T20 cricket
Tournament Overview
Series Overview
The 2014 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, held in Bangladesh, cemented Australia's status as the undisputed dynasty of women's T20 cricket. Three tournaments, three titles — no team in men's or women's T20 World Cup history had achieved three consecutive World Cup victories. Australia arrived in Dhaka as overwhelming favourites and delivered exactly as expected. The final against England at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium was played on a slow, spin-friendly surface. England managed 105/8 — a below-par total that Australia's batters were always likely to chase. Australia reached the target with 6 wickets to spare and nearly five overs remaining. In an unusual twist, the Player of the Tournament award went to England's Anya Shrubsole — a fast-medium bowler who had taken 10 wickets across the tournament at an average of 10.80, finishing as the leading wicket-taker despite her side's defeat in the final. It was a rare acknowledgment that exceptional individual performances can transcend team results. For Australia, the hat-trick of titles raised inevitable questions about whether any team could challenge their supremacy — questions that West Indies would answer dramatically just two years later in Kolkata.
Key Highlights
- 1Australia claimed a hat-trick of consecutive Women's T20 World Cup titles — the first team in men's or women's combined T20 history to do so
- 2England managed only 105/8 batting first — Australia's pace attack restricted the opposition well inside a competitive total
- 3Anya Shrubsole of England won the Player of the Tournament award despite her side finishing runners-up, for 10 wickets at 10.80
- 4The tournament was played in Bangladesh — South Asian conditions that suited spin bowlers on slow, turning pitches
- 5Australia's dominance was near-total: three titles in three editions had established them as the sport's first true dynasty