Women’s T20 World Cup: Record runs, scoops and Australia’s bowling dominance – what we’ve learned so far

This tournament is getting more runs than ever before.

Five of the six highest team totals in the Women’s T20 World Cup have been made in the last two weeks, with four scores of 200 or more.

This has come, in part, through an increase in the number of boundaries, with the tournament having a higher boundary percentage than any previous edition.

The percentage of runs coming to the boundary for this tournament is 52% – a reflection of the growing strength in the women’s game but also the desire of the organizers for better batting surfaces.

By the 2024 tournament in the United Arab Emirates, when the surfaces were slower and lower, that number dropped to 40%.

Interestingly, three of the four highest successful chases also came in this tournament. There have been only two of the nine editions of the tournament so far, but there have already been three in 2026.

“The pressure to chase is not as dire because there is more cricket being played,” says former England spinner Alex Hartley. “The World Cup happens often.

“If you come to the World Cup and chase a big score seven times, what difference does it make to score eight?”