Women’s cricket has spread its tentacles around the world now. It is being followed closely and has undoubtedly earned many fans worldwide. The televising of these matches has only helped female cricketers to get famous. People have started taking an interest in statistics. People read about women’s cricket to predict the teams on online fantasy games like Dream11. On similar lines, let me bring you the Top 10 Most Successful Teams In Women’s World Cup-

1. Australia

Australian women have earned heavy successes in the history of the Women’s World Cup. Australia is the most successful team in terms of the number of championships won and the percentage of matches won. Australian women have won the World Cup six times (1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005, 2013). They have played 84 matches and have won 70 of them, a success rate of 85.97%.

2. England

The first-ever Women’s World Cup in 1973 was hosted by England. In that edition, England became the first-ever host team to win the World Cup. England also hosted the tournament in 1993 and 2017 and emerged victorious in both of them. The English women also won the 2009 edition hosted by Australia. England women have played 83 matches and have prevailed in 57 (70.73%). They are the defending champions as they won it in 2017.

3. New Zealand

Since the inception of the Women’s World Cup in 1973, New Zealand reached the semi-finals every edition till 2009. In the year 2000, New Zealand hosted the World Cup and won it. It is set to host the upcoming edition in 2022. In the 80 matches they have played in, the Kiwi women have won 51.

4. India

Indian women have never managed to lay their hands on the trophy. But they have been runners-up in 2005 and 2017. In the 2017 edition, they fell agonizingly short by 9 runs. In the 63 World Cup games, the Indian women have won 34 (55.64%).

5. South Africa

South African women’s best performance came in the 2000 and 2017 editions. They were the semi-finalists on both occasions. They hosted the trophy in 2005. They have won 15 (40.54%) out of 38 matches in World Cups.

6. West Indies

West Indies Women made their World Cup debut in 1993 in England. Since then, they have played 38 matches and have won 13 (35.13%) of those. Their best outing came in the 2013 edition in India when they were the runners-up.

7. Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan women haven’t had significant success in World Cup history. Their best performance was in 2013 in India, when they were placed fifth. They have played in 35 matches and have won only 8 (23.52%).

8. Ireland

In the 1988 edition of the Women’s World Cup, Ireland bagged fourth place. This was the best performance of the Irish women. They made their World Cup debut in 1988 and have played 34 matches. 7 matches have ended in their favor, while one match yielded no result.

9. Pakistan

Unlike their male counterparts, Pakistan women have not earned much success in the World Cup. In the 23 matches, they have won only 2 (success rate of 8.69%). They were placed fifth in the 2009 edition in Australia, which stands as their best performance.

10. The Netherlands

The last time the Dutch women participated in the Women’s World Cup was way back in 2000. In their debut in 1988, they stood fifth in the final standings, which is their best performance. They have played 26 matches and have won only 2 of them.