Women’s T20 World Cup 2026: What is the skill scale and how does it work?

The T20 skill scale used at the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup is a metric used to rate players’ playing styles based on certain aspects of their game.

Conceptualised by the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) broadcast production, and delivered by cricket data experts CricViz, the skill scale ratings are regularly shown by the ICC in television coverage of major tournaments.

In essence, it is designed to show viewers how a player performs and what their strengths and weaknesses are based on previous performances.

A new version of the skill scale was designed specifically for this World Cup in England and Wales.

All metrics are rated between 0 and 100, with the higher the number equating to how much of that metric is incorporated into that player’s game.

For bowlers, threat, control and variation are the three metrics. For batters, power, control and innovation are measured.

In the Women’s T20 World Cup, ratings are based on data since the start of 2023 and are calculated for all players who have either faced or bowled a minimum of 180 deliveries.

Among the reasons for the skill scale’s introduction is to portray whether certain teams, opposition and playing conditions either suit or do not suit a player, given the range of competitions and opposition players face.

It is a moving scale that is easily adaptable to different conditions and opponents accordingly.