Women T20 World Cup 2026 Awards List: Complete Winners, Top Performers & Prize Money

Women T20 World Cup 2026 Awards List: Celebrating the MVPs and the iconic performances that made it one of the most fierce editions of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup The tournament, which was hosted by England, ended with Australia winning a seventh title (extending their own record) at Lord’s after beating the hosts in the final. In addition to the championship trophy, there were a handful of other individual awards highlighting the players who influenced the tournament most.

The person getting the Player of the Tournament, Player of the Match (Final), Number of Runs Scored and Bowled from all only was reasonable consistency as well exceeding in performances which brought these awards points. This article features the Full Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Awards List, list of all winners, stats highlights, top performers, prize money, tournament records and memorable moments that makes the 10th edition of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup one to remember.

Quick Highlights

Category	Details
Champions	Australia (7th title, unbeaten campaign)
Runners-up	England
Final venue	Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Final result	Australia won by 7 wickets (chased 151, 17.1 overs)
Player of the Tournament	Beth Mooney (Australia)
Player of the Match – Final	Beth Mooney (Australia)
Most Runs	Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England) – 302
Most Wickets	Shree Charani (India) – 14
Total teams	12 (expanded format)
Total matches	33
Host	England and Wales
Total prize pool	US$8.76 million (richest edition ever)

Women T20 World Cup 2026 Awards List (Complete Table)

Award	Winner	Team	Key Stat
Player of the Tournament	Beth Mooney	Australia	238 runs, avg 47.60, SR 142.51
Player of the Match (Final)	Beth Mooney	Australia	64 off 49 balls
Most Runs	Danni Wyatt-Hodge	England	302 runs, avg 60.40
Most Wickets	Shree Charani	India	14 wickets, avg 8.35
Best Batter (highest average, qualifying)	Nat Sciver-Brunt	England	227 runs, avg 113.50
Best Bowler (single innings)	Deepti Sharma	India	5/10 vs Pakistan
Best All-Round Performer	Ellyse Perry	Australia	185 runs & 4 wickets, avg 7.50 with ball
Emerging Player	Darcey Carter	Scotland	208 runs, first Scot in Team of the Tournament
Captain of the Tournament	Sophie Molineux	Australia	Unbeaten campaign, 11 wickets

Player of the Tournament

Winner: Beth Mooney (Australia)

Beth Mooney was the Aramco Player of the Tournament, Ms Mooney now is the first multiple winner in Women T20 World Cup history of a Player Of The Tournament award after winning during Australia’s victorious home tournament in 2020.

Performance

A superb wicketkeeper-batting by Mooney proved to be the bedrock of Australia’s unbeaten run. Calm accumulation and match-defining acceleration, together on the biggest occasions: her most destructive self manifesting in an unbeaten-match-winning 61 against West Indies in a semi-final, and 64 against England to win the title.

Tournament Stats

He finished the seven matches with a total of 238 runs at an average of 47.60 and strike rate of 142.51 along with five catches behind the stumps as wicketkeeper. That was her eighth World Cup fifty in T20 World Cups shared joint most at the tournament byany player with New Zealand’s Suzie Bates, and her fourth title overall at theWorld Cups.

Key Moments

• A restaurant-knock gritty recovery from a first-ball duck against Pakistan, right-hand pinkie on both occasions for twice dislocating a finger whilst caring for the gloves.
• A crucial 61 not out that anchored Australia’s run-chase in the semi-final against West Indies
• A match-winning 64 off 49 balls in the final, including a defining 100-run partnership with Phoebe Litchfield that put England completely out of contention for the title

Player of the Match – Final

Winner: Beth Mooney (Australia)

Match-Winning Performance

Chasing 151 in the final, Australia lost Georgia Voll early but recovered through a century partnership between Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield that effectively ended England’s resistance. Mooney’s innings blended a watchful start — just nine runs off her first eleven balls on a tricky Lord’s surface — with a ruthless acceleration once she found her rhythm.

Batting Contribution

Mooney finished unbeaten on 64 off 49 balls as Australia completed the chase with 17 balls to spare, sealing a seven-wicket win and a record seventh world title. It was the second time Mooney had won Player of the Match in a Women’s T20 World Cup final, having also done so in 2023 — another first in tournament history.

Complete Individual Awards List

• Player of the Tournament

Beth Mooney (Australia) – 238 runs@47.60142.51 SR,5 catches

• Player of the Match (Final)

Beth Mooney (Australia) – 64* off 49 balls in successful chase for title

• Most Runs

Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England) — 302 runs at 60.40 and a strike rate of 149.50 from one reading across seven innings, thus being the first player to score in excess of 300 runs in a single Women’s T20 World Cup

• Most Wickets

Shree Charani (India) — 14 wickets in five matches at an average of 8.35 and an economy rate of 5.85, eclipsing Poonam Yadav’s previous Indian mark of 10 wickets set in 2020

• Best Batter

Nat Sciver-Brunt (ENG) — 227 runs from only four innings, averaging 113.50, including a pivotal 75 in semi-final followed by an unbeaten 58 in the final after missing three matches due to injury.

• Best Bowler

Best Bowling — Deepti Sharma (India) — 5/10 in four overs vs Pakistan in Birmingham

• Best All-Round Performer

Ellyse Perry (AUS) — 185 runs at 36.20 plus six wickets at 20.33, including a match-winning unbeaten half-century against India and match-defining figures of 2/9 against Pakistan It was Perry’s eighth world title across formats.

• Emerging Player

Darcey Carter (Scotland) — 21-year-old opener with 208 runs, including an unbeaten 72 against New Zealand; first Scottish cricketer to be picked in a Women’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament.

• Fair Play / Spirit Recognition

There was not an independent Fair Play award in action for this edition; the ICC, however, praised outstanding debut performances through its Team of the Tournament with Shree Charani and Darcey Carter named breakout stars.

Top Run Scorers (Top 10 Table)

Rank	Player	Team	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
1	Danni Wyatt-Hodge	England	302	60.40	149.50
2	Beth Mooney	Australia	238	47.60	142.51
3	Nat Sciver-Brunt	England	227	113.50	142.76
4	Tazmin Brits	South Africa	225	—	—
5	Shree Charani	India	208	52.00	111.82
5	Darcey Carter	Scotland	208	52.00	111.82
6	Ellyse Perry	Australia	185/198*	~46-49	—
7	Marizanne Kapp	South Africa	150	50.00	170.45
8	Orla Prendergast	Ireland	148	74.00	121.31

*Figures for Perry vary slightly (185 vs 198) across ICC and match-report sources depending on innings counted.

Top Wicket Takers (Top 10 Table)

Rank	Player	Team	Wickets	Average	Best Figures
1	Shree Charani	India	14	8.35	4/19 vs Netherlands
2	Sophie Molineux	Australia	11	—	—
2	Fatima Sana	Pakistan	11	—	—
3	Sophie Ecclestone	England	10	—	Economy 6.01
4	Marizanne Kapp	South Africa	—	—	3/23 vs Pakistan
5	Deepti Sharma	India	—	—	5/10 vs Pakistan (best figures of tournament)
6	Ellyse Perry	Australia	6	20.33	—
6	Orla Prendergast	Ireland	6	20.33	1/29 vs West Indies

Women T20 World Cup 2026 Statistical Leaders

• Highest Individual Score

Tazmin Brits (South Africa) — 114* off 69 vs Netherlands, Bristol, 15×4 & 3×6; Highest score in the tournament.

• Best Bowling Figures

5/10 from four overs against Pakistan in Birmingham (the best bowling spell of the tournament) Deepti Sharma (India)

• Most Sixes and Fours

Boundary-hitting power at the top of the order — Wyatt-Hodge, Mooney, Brits — ranked first in world cricket history for boundaries scored, setting a searing pace for what would become the highest-scoring edition so far; all kicked off by an historic and unbeaten ton to open proceedings from Wyatt-Hodge against Sri Lanka.

• Highest Strike Rate (qualifying batters)

Nat Sciver-Brunt (England) set the benchmark for high-volume run-scoring with a strike rate of 142.76 in an injury-affected campaign, while Marizanne Kapp struck at 170.45 during her abbreviated sequence of innings.

• Best Economy Rate

Sophie Ecclestone (England) — economy rate 6.01 for the tournament, best among frontline bowlers with heavy workloads.

• Most Catches

Most dismissals (with catches) in the tournament Jemimah Rodrigues: six catches in five matches » No fielder claimed more.

• Most Dismissals (Wicketkeeper)

Muneeba Ali (Pakistan) – 7 dismissals (4 catches, 3 stumpings)

Top Performers of the Tournament (Table)

Player	Team	Signature Contribution
Beth Mooney	Australia	Player of the Tournament, 238 runs, POTM in final
Danni Wyatt-Hodge	England	302 runs, first 300+ run edition in history
Shree Charani	India	14 wickets, most by an Indian bowler ever
Ellyse Perry	Australia	All-round brilliance across bat and ball
Nat Sciver-Brunt	England	113.50 average, led England to the final
Tazmin Brits	South Africa	Highest individual score of the tournament (114*)
Deepti Sharma	India	Best bowling figures of the tournament (5/10)
Sophie Molineux	Australia	Captained an unbeaten title-winning campaign
Orla Prendergast	Ireland	Central to Ireland’s historic maiden World Cup win
Darcey Carter	Scotland	Breakout batting, first Scot in Team of the Tournament

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Australia’s Championship Journey

Group Stage

Australia began on a positive note with a 65-run victory against South Africa in Manchester before sailing through a strong Group 1, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Netherlands. With Australia batting first in the second innings of this World Cup, they could not afford to lose too many wickets early on as it would most likely end their chances of winning, their highest challenge ahead of this fixture perhaps coming during the group-stages when Ellyse Perry s 56* led Australia home from 68/3 to overhaul India s score of 170/4.

Semi-Final

Australia qualified for their eighth T20 World Cup final with a comfortable win against West Indies at the Kennington Oval. An unbeaten 61 from Beth Mooney, after a near match-winning innings with Ashleigh Gardner helped secure a breezy eight-wicket win with 42 balls to spare, proved enough to send West Indies packing into the semi finals despite a plucky Ashleigh Matthews’ side.

Final

Sophie Molineux won the toss and opt to bowl in overcast London conditions, her decision was vindicated immediately once Australia’s attack moped up both England openers inside the powerplay. After losing 2 wickets early, England regrouped through a disciplined unbeaten fifty from Nat Sciver-Brunt and late fireworks from Freya Kemp (44 off 37) to finish with 150/4 – but Australia’s batting depth was never tested during the chase. Mooney and Litchfield had put the match beyond doubt with their century partnership, before Australia cruised home by seven wickets in 17 balls to spare.

Star Performers

Beth Mooney (Player of the Tournament and Player of the Match in the final), Ellyse Perry (rolls routes both with bat and ball during the campaign), Ashleigh Gardner (impactful cameos with bat and ball)y, Sophie Molineux (11 wickets and wearing abstract an approaching captaincy in her aboriginal accurate casting as captain): players to anon acknowledge for Australia’s seventh title.

Winning Moments

Certainly, those two were landmarks of Australia’s unbeaten passage but, arguably, the 100-run stand between Mooney and Litchfield in the final, Perry’s match-winning innings against India in the group stage and Molineux’s bowl-first call under ominous clouds at Lord’s were defining moments.

England’s Tournament Journey

League Performance

England started off their campaign on a memorable note, with Danni Wyatt-Hodge smashing an unbeaten ton in the opening match of the tournament against Sri Lanka, to finish with a team total of 219/1 — at that time the highest ever Women’s T20 World Cup final score by any side ever, equalled later by Australia. Seven matches played, seven wins → England came to their quarter-final with six victories out of six

Semi-Final

England managed to rebound from 23/3 against South Africa at the Oval via a 133-run stand between Nat Sciver-Brunt (75) and Heather Knight (58) — the highest partnership for any wicket in a Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final. South Africa, chasing 170 for victory could only muster 129/8 in response to England’s total of 169/5; which means that the home side moves on to their first final since 2018 with a comprehensive and clinical by 40 runs.

Final

After losing early wickets, England’s innings never really got going and was rescued to a more defendable 150/4 thanks to an unbeaten fifty from Sciver-Brunt (58) and quick runs from Freya Kemp (44, 25). However, the experienced batting line-up of Australia paced the target down with internal margin to deprive England from an home tournament grand slam victory and a second title after 17 years.

Best Performers

England’s memorable run to the final relied heavily on the form of Danni Wyatt-Hodge (tournament top-scorer with 302), Nat Sciver-Brunt (227 runs at an average of 113.50 derailed by injury) and Sophie Ecclestone (10 wickets, economy of 6.01).

Women T20 World Cup 2026 Records Broken

Batting Records

• Danni Wyatt-Hodge: The first player in a Women’s T20 World Cup to score 300+ runs in one edition of the tournament – going above the previous individual-runs record-holder for any edition of this competition in Beth Mooney.
• For a while, England’s 219/1 in the tournament opener had been the biggest team score in Women’s T20 World Cup history, equalled by Australia.
• The highest individual score of the edition was an unbeaten 114 by Tazmin Brits.

Bowling Records

• Shree Charani’s 14 became an Indian wicket-taker record for a single Women’s T20 World Cup, surpassing Poonam Yadav’s total of 10 in 2020.
• The best bowling figures of the tournament was Deepti Sharma’s 5/10 against Pakistan.
• Shanabnim Ismail became the 1st woman to go past 50 wickets in the history of Women’s T20 World Cups.

Team Records

• And Australia have become a record-extending seven-time winners of the Women’s T20 World Cup – now the only team to have lifted it more than once and also the only side to complete two unbeaten campaigns.
• This was the first edition of the tournament since it expanded to 12 teams, an increase from the previous ten team format.

Individual Milestones

• Beth Mooney is the only player to win the Player of the Tournament award twice, in 2020 and again in 2026 and was also the only player to win Player of the Match in the final more than once (2023 and afterwards).
• Ellyse Perry: First player to play in 50 Women’s T20 World Cup matches.
• Darcey Carter was the first Scottish player to be included in a Team of the Tournament for a Women’s T20 World Cup and finished as the leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets.

Partnership Records

• In the final, Mooney and Litchfield’s match-winning century stand clinched the title.
• It was the highest partnership for any wicket in a Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final, 133 runs between Sciver-Brunt and Knight.

Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Prize Money

Position	Prize Money (USD)	Approx. INR
Champions (Australia)	US$2.34 million	₹19.42 crore (approx.)
Runners-up (England)	US$1.17 million	₹9.71 crore (approx.)
Losing semi-finalists (South Africa, West Indies)	US$675,000 each	₹5.60 crore each (approx.)
Per group-stage win bonus	US$31,154 per win	—
Guaranteed minimum per team	US$247,500	—
Total prize pool	US$8.76 million	Richest edition in tournament history

Women’s T20 World Cup Winners List (2009–2026)

Year	Host	Champion	Runner-Up
2009	England	England	New Zealand
2010	West Indies	Australia	New Zealand
2012	Sri Lanka	Australia	England
2014	Bangladesh	Australia	England
2016	India	West Indies	Australia
2018	West Indies	Australia	England
2020	Australia	Australia	India
2023	South Africa	Australia	South Africa
2024	UAE	New Zealand	South Africa
2026	England	Australia	England

Australia’s seven titles make them by far the most successful team in the tournament’s history, with England, West Indies, and New Zealand each having won it once.

Awards Winners at a Glance (Summary Table)

Award	Winner
Champions	Australia
Runners-up	England
Player of the Tournament	Beth Mooney
Player of the Match (Final)	Beth Mooney
Most Runs	Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Most Wickets	Shree Charani
Best Bowling Figures	Deepti Sharma (5/10)
Highest Individual Score	Tazmin Brits (114*)
Most Catches	Jemimah Rodrigues
Most Dismissals (Keeper)	Muneeba Ali
Best Economy	Sophie Ecclestone
Captain of the winning side	Sophie Molineux

Key Takeaways

Biggest Surprises

India, who featured the tournament’s top wicket-taker in Shree Charani, but did not get past the group stage — individual talent does not always ensure team success. Perhaps the biggest upset story was Orla Prendergast to guide Ireland to their 1st ever Women’s T20 World Cup victory!

Best Performances

With the individual highlights of a stat heavy edition being Beth Mooney’s double Player of the Tournament and Player of the Match hauls, Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s 302-runs are a tournament record, and Deepti Sharma’s incredible performance with ball (5/10).

Emerging Stars

The growing strength outside of the traditional power bases was also evidenced in Shree Charani setting a new record for wickets under the age of 21 with 14 and Darcey Carter’s talismanic batting that established her as Scotland’s first Women’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament selection.

Memorable Moments

Other key moments included England’s 133-run partnership between Sciver-Brunt and Knight in the semi-final, Australia’s unbeaten century stand between Mooney and Litchfield in the final, and Ireland’s historic Women T20 World Cup opening victory over West Indies.

Impact on Women’s Cricket

In this context, an enlarged 12-team format with a record prize pool of US$8.76 million matched by unprecedented standing-room-only attendance at venues like Lord’s further highlighted the commercial and competitive momentum that is driving women’s cricket into a new era. With qualification spots at the 2028 LA Olympics given to Australia, South Africa, India and Great Britain based on their regional standing also up for grabs, this was always going to be a historic edition.

Conclusion

If the Women T20 World Cup 2026  was one of the biggest growth stories in international sport, 12 teams, 33 matches and Women T20 World Cup 2026 Awards List — then it ended with a familiar finale; no outcome except Australian victory. Beth Mooney’s two bitter individual awards and Australia’s march to a seventh title was headline news, but the real story was more about a depth that included a ‘300-runs-in-a-season’ season from Danni Wyatt-Hodge. 

A record-breaking bowling campaign for 17-year-old Shree Charani, and breakout moments for Scotland and Ireland both indicating an air of genuine competitiveness at least on the not-how-it-used-to-be side of the women’s game. With the tournament heading towards LA 2028, the awards list from this edition serves as both a record of what took place at Lord’s and a measure of how far women’s T20 has travelled since then in 2009.

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