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

More runs are being scored at this tournament than ever before.

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

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

The percentage of runs coming in boundaries is 52% for this tournament – a reflection of the increasing power in the women’s game but also organisers’ wish for good batting surfaces.

In the 2024 tournament in the United Arab Emirates, when surfaces were slower and lower, that figure was down at 40%.

Interestingly, three of the four highest successful chases have also come in this tournament. There had only been two in the nine editions of the tournament to this point but there have been three already in 2026.

“The pressure of a chase isn’t as daunting because there is more cricket being played,” former England spinner Alex Hartley said. “World Cups are so often.

“If you come to a World Cup and have chased a big score seven times, what is the difference doing it an eighth?”