The four teams that have made it through to the semi-finals from both Group A and Group B of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup are now confirmed most people already know who they are by now.
The semi-finals begin tomorrow, so today’s discussion is going to focus on the past semi-final records of the teams that have made it through this time.
Let’s talk today about England, who finished Group B unbeaten and head into the semi-finals as hosts this time around.
England have made it to the semi-finals in 7 of the 9 Women’s T20 World Cups held so far, and they’ve done it again this time as well.
That gives England an 80% rate of reaching the semi-finals from the group stage the most successful team after Australia in that regard.
Across those 7 semi-final appearances (excluding this current tournament), England have gone on to reach the final 4 times, while falling short 3 times.
That puts their conversion rate from semi-final to final at 57%.
It’s been 17 years since England last hosted a Women’s T20 World Cup, so this time England head into the semis as the only unbeaten team.
England and South Africa have previously met each other at the semi-final stage of the Women’s T20 World Cup twice before in 2014 and 2023. In 2014, England beat South Africa to reach the final, but lost to them at the same stage in 2023.
In 2024, England failed to even make it to the semi-finals. This time, though, they’ve arrived at the semi-final stage with home advantage on their side.
Another important point worth noting is that across the 5 matches England have played against their opponents in this tournament, they’ve scored a combined 888 runs in 94.5 overs. Of those 888 runs, 282 came from the bat of Danni Wyatt-Hodge alone. She’s the key player South Africa will need to pay the closest attention.
What do you think will England make it to the final for the 8th time?
